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KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (Bernama) -- The Consumer Credit Commission (CCC) will implement a comprehensive and sustainable regulatory framework for the “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) scheme to ensure the public does not fall into debt traps or face a rise in bankruptcy cases.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (Bernama) -- The government should establish a creditworthiness or credit scoring agency to regulate the eligibility of consumers taking loans, according to Member of Parliament (MP) Sim Tze Tzin (PH-Bayan Baru).
KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (Bernama) -- The volume of “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) transactions has increased from 83.8 million in the second half (2H) of 2024 to 102.6 million in the first half (1H) of this year.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Buy now, Pay Later (BNPL) activity has grown rapidly, although the total outstanding BNPL debt remained a small proportion of overall household debt at RM2.8 billion or 0.2 per cent as of December 2024.
PUTRAJAYA, March 23 (Bernama) -- Consumers’ ability to repay debt from 'Buy Now, Pay Later' (BNPL) facilities is increasingly a concern, especially with the significant growth in BNPL transactions in Malaysia, thus raising concerns about the risks of high indebtedness and the importance of financial literacy.
By Zairina Zainudin
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- The Consumer Credit Oversight Board (CCOB) task force aims to have the Consumer Credit Bill 2025 gazetted by the end of this year, said Bank Negara Malaysia Assistant Governor Abu Hassan Alshari Yahaya.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Local consumer 'buy now, pay later' (BNPL) transactions surged in the second half (2H) of 2024, reaching RM7.1 billion, up from RM4.9 billion in the first half, said Finance Minister II, Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- Duck Creek Technologies, the global intelligent solutions provider defining the future of property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has announced a strategic partnership with Worldpay to enhance payment solutions.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) proposal to abolish the flat-rate method for calculating personal financing is seen as a significant step towards improving the financial health of households, said an economist.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 (Bernama) -- The Consumer Credit Act (CCA), to be tabled in the next parliamentary sitting, will address overlaps in responsibilities between regulatory authorities and reduce coverage gaps in the supervision of consumer credit providers, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) -- Thredd, a next-generation payments processor, reported positive third quarter (Q3) results with 2024 on track to outperform all prior years, powered by a 20 per cent increase in transactions, key global client wins, programme expansions and growth in distinct payment segments and markets.
