New report encourages FIs to follow regulator activity concerning point-of-sale lending as well as promote responsible borrowing behavior of BNPL customer
The meteoric growth of buy now, pay later (BNPL) in the U.S. has led millions of consumers to adopt a new way to pay at checkout, both in-person and online. As the use of BNPL has skyrocketed, BNPL providers are seeing growing credit losses, prompting industry players to advocate greater scrutiny of BNPL lending, including improved visibility into lending patterns and better education for consumers.
In a new Impact Report, BNPL and Credit Risk: Ignorance Will Cost You, research and advisory firm Aite-Novarica Group reviews consumer borrowing behavior concerning BNPL, providing insight into the moves credit reporting agencies and regulators are making to enable greater visibility into BNPL lending and to protect borrowers and lenders.
“Financial institutions must opt into BNPL reporting capabilities from the credit bureaus,” said Ariana-Michele Moore, Advisor at Aite-Novarica Group and author of the new report. “Visibility into point-of-sale lending behavior will be critical to revising underwriting algorithms and properly accounting for BNPL loans when reviewing consumer loan applications.”
A preview of the report is available online, and desk copies are available to qualified media. Please contact [email protected] or call Kaitlyn Labbe at +1.857.327.9442 for more information.
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