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Google Launches ‘Flex by Google Pay,’ a UPI-Powered Virtual Credit Card With Axis Bank in India

The move turns Google Pay’s vast UPI user base into a channel for regulated consumer credit.

Schufa Launches Account Rollout for Free, Explainable Credit Scores Due March 2026

Germany’s Debt Rise Puts BNPL Under Scrutiny as EU Credit‑Check Deadline Nears

Crypto ATM Scams Keep Climbing as States Move to Regulate and AGs Sue Major Operators

CFPB Reopens Open Banking Rule With ANPR, Sets 60-Day Comment Window

CFPB Secures Stay, Launches Open Banking Rule Rewrite

FICO to Embed Buy-Now-Pay-Later Data in Credit Scores Later This Year

Australian BNPL Providers Enact Credit Checks as Licensing Rules Take Effect

CFPB Moves to Vacate Section 1033 Open Banking Rule; Banks Continue Data-Sharing Efforts

Klarna Reverses AI-Only Strategy, Pilots Return of Human Customer Service