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Digital companies that boomed during lockdowns hit by fears they cannot withstand a recession
The sector, and investors, may be trying to maintain business as usual — but a messy unwinding is under way
Sequoia’s Michael Moritz says investors are in ‘their bunkers’ and prices will recover
Blame fickle shareholders, says biggest shareholder
Plus, Klarna becomes the poster child of the private markets meltdown and a highly leveraged Chinese tycoon battles the property bond rout
Swedish fintech’s decline highlights how investors are souring on ‘buy now, pay later’ sector
Valuations have collapsed even faster than they climbed, making fresh funding hard to come by
Buy now, pay later company’s struggle underscores challenges facing the sector
BNPL companies face rising interest rates, default risks and threat of tighter regulation
Industry operators are money lenders and should be treated as such before it blows up in all our faces
High energy bills and rising inflation have raised doubts about a sector that relies on consumers who might struggle to meet repayments
Tether’s Bahamas bank, Top Gun’s top takings, Xiaomi’s new TVs
Europe’s most valuable private tech business forced to cut staff as losses mount
Buy now, pay later pioneer faces one of the biggest challenges in its 17-year history
CEO blames Ukraine war, volatile stock market and rising inflation for ‘hardest’ announcement bank has made
Sector spends heavily on customer acquisition which means funding rounds are usually vital not optional
Swedish fintech moves to address concerns about consumer financial wellbeing
Swedish ‘buy now, pay later’ start-up posts jump in credit defaults as it pushes into new markets
Concerns mount in UK over market that quadrupled in 2020 to nearly £3bn
Regulators scrutinise fast-growing sector that allows customers to delay payments
Regulators around the world focus on threat of rising indebtedness from payment method
Tie-up will allow retailers easily to add option for customers to pay in instalments at checkouts
Regulatory changes include new wording to clarify the group is offering credit and a ‘pay now’ option
BNPL might be the hottest game in town but standalone businesses are going to struggle to make any money.
Britons’ love affair with their ‘flexible friend’ appears to be on the rocks, as buy now, pay later deals emerge
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