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Is this the beginning of the end for BNPL? Editor's Note
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Is this the beginning of the end for BNPL? Editor's Note
Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
Emma Rapaport | 26 November 2021
PayPal's crypto ambitions
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PayPal's crypto ambitions
The ubiquitous payments firm has grown up, left eBay behind, and now has ambitions in crypto, social commerce and buy-now-pay-later.
James Gard | 22 November 2021
Morningstar initiates coverage of faith-based software provider Pushpay
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Morningstar initiates coverage of faith-based software provider Pushpay
The software helps US mega-Churches address a key pain point: keeping donations and engagement up as membership swells.
Emma Rapaport | 29 September 2021
Morningstar sees value in BNPL player Humm
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Morningstar sees value in BNPL player Humm
Analysts have reinitiated coverage of the veteran payments platform with a four-star rating.
Emma Rapaport | 29 June 2021
Afterpay and Zip are 'too hot to hold': Morningstar
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Afterpay and Zip are 'too hot to hold': Morningstar
Morningstar analysts expect both firms to grow but say the market is overestimating their long-term growth potential.
Emma Rapaport | 28 April 2021
Tapping into the contactless spending boom
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Tapping into the contactless spending boom
What happens when you buy something when your bank card? Morningstar analyst Niklas Kammer explains which companies are benefiting from your...
Holly Black | 10 November 2020
7 stocks for a cash-free future
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7 stocks for a cash-free future
Shoppers are shunning cash over fears it could transmit coronavirus, and this will benefit many companies involved in electronic payments.
James Gard | 14 May 2020
Traditional banks facing their ‘Amazon’ moment
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Traditional banks facing their ‘Amazon’ moment
Fintechs like Square, PayPal’s Venmo and Goldman Sachs-backed Marcus will do to their traditional banking rivals what Amazon is doing to...
Lex Hall | 19 September 2019
Afterpay: buy now, regret later?
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Afterpay: buy now, regret later?
The buy now, pay later platform has had an incredible run but new rivals are closing in, says Morningstar's Chanaka Gunasekera. 
Lex Hall | 05 September 2019
Investors click 'like' on Facebook Libra launch
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Investors click 'like' on Facebook Libra launch
Social media network Facebook has announced plans to launch a cryptocurrency in 2020 – does that change the investment case for the stock?
Holly Black with Emma Rapaport | 24 June 2019