The future of Buy Now Pay Later

What’s on the other side of the BNPL boom?

Shopping bag saying buy now pay later

We’ve all heard of Afterpay, Zip, and Klarna. Even tech giants like Apple are launching their own platforms, during the pinnacle of their popularity.

For many, BNPL schemes are a fast and easy way to access credit for discretionary spending and pay back these loans interest-free. But, is this too good to be true?

In this episode of Think: Business Futures, presenter Stefan Posthuma chats to Thomas Matthys, Lecturer of Finance at the UTS Business School, and Nikesh Lalchandani, Head of Policy at the Emerging Payments Association Asia about the intricacies of BNPL scheme regulation policy.

LISTEN > The future of Buy Now Pay Later | 16 August 2022 | 29 min

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Thomas Matthys is a Lecturer and Assistant Professor of Finance at the UTS Business School. See Thomas’s bio on UTS experts.   

Nikesh Lalchandani is the Head of Policy at the Emerging Payments Association Asia. See Nikesh’s bio on LinkedIn.

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Think: Business Futures is produced by 2SER in partnership with UTS Business School.

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