Labor to regulate ‘buy now, pay later’ sector

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The Albanese Government has flagged increased regulation of both the ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) sector and cryptocurrency exchanges.

Financial services minister Stephen Jones says BNPL products are a “good innovation” in the credit market, but stresses that they should be subject to the same laws as credit cards.

Jones added that the government also believes cryptocurrency exchanges should be regulated in the same way as other financial markets.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.