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What the buy now, pay later regulations mean for your fintech portfolio
Stocks
What the buy now, pay later regulations mean for your fintech portfolio
Buy now, pay later companies will be regulated as credit products by the end of the year. Here's what it means for investors.
Joshua Peach | 23 May 2023
Zip Co facing significant headwinds
Stocks
Zip Co facing significant headwinds
Zip could run out of cash before it can achieve profitability. We explore the outlook for the fintech and what it means for the wider...
Joshua Peach | 16 April 2023
RBNZ calls recession and a wake up call for buy-now pay-later: What we learned this week
Markets
RBNZ calls recession and a wake up call for buy-now pay-later: What we learned this week
The Fed may be making some changes and EU oil caps dragged.
Nicola Chand | 25 November 2022
Transactions at Zip Co are up but profits are down
Stocks
Transactions at Zip Co are up but profits are down
Morningstar equity analyst says Zip needs to learn the art of cutting costs.
Nicola Chand | 01 September 2022
Why is Zip up 160% this month?
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Why is Zip up 160% this month?
The latest update management told investors what they wanted to hear—cost cutting, lowering credit risk and a commitment to reduce cash burn.
Shaun Ler | 29 July 2022
From Australia's biggest deal to a share market bloodbath: Lessons from the BNPL fallout
Stocks
From Australia's biggest deal to a share market bloodbath: Lessons from the BNPL fallout
Too many investors were willing to jump on the buy-now-pay-later bandwagon at any price, says Morningstar equity analyst Shaun Ler.
Christine St Anne | 18 July 2022
Short sellers circle battered Zip
Stocks
Short sellers circle battered Zip
Panic sellers may be playing into the hands of these institutional investors.
Lewis Jackson | 09 June 2022
Afterpay's rivals set for battle with rates and regulators
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Afterpay's rivals set for battle with rates and regulators
Regulators are likely to be less lenient now the buy-now-pay-later sector is part of the fabric of Australian payments.
Lewis Jackson | 03 March 2022
Will rising interest rates kill the tech boom?
Stocks
Will rising interest rates kill the tech boom?
Rising inflation threatens to end tech stocks’ winning run in 2022 with higher interest rates increasing borrowing costs.
Anthony Fensom | 17 January 2022
Latitude makes 'opportunistic' bid for Humm: Morningstar View
Stocks
Latitude makes 'opportunistic' bid for Humm: Morningstar View
We would be surprised if the deal proceeded at current terms and believe there is room for Humm to negotiate a higher price.
Shaun Ler | 07 January 2022