PUTRAJAYA, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- The Consumer Credit Act 2025 (RUUKP) is expected to be gazetted by the end of this year, providing a more comprehensive protection for consumers through the regulation of excessive charges and the enforcement of ethical debt collection practices.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The Dewan Rakyat ends the Second Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 15th Parliament today after sitting for 24 days, reflecting the MADANI Government's commitment to strengthen the integrity of fiscal governance, protect local industries from unfair trade practices and create more comprehensive consumer credit regulation.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- A total of 168,967 'Buy Now Pay Later' (BNPL) account holders, or 2.6 per cent of the total 6.5 million users, had outstanding balances as at June 30, 2025, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) facilities remain under control, but regulatory measures are being strengthened to protect consumers through the Consumer Credit Act 2025 (CCA).
KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (Bernama) -- Paydibs, a homegrown digital payments provider, has been officially onboarded as a direct third-party acquirer for the financial process exchange (FPX) by Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet), making it one of only 10 non-bank acquirers directly connected to PayNet’s FPX infrastructure.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (Bernama) -- The Consumer Credit Commission (CCC) will implement a comprehensive and sustainable regulatory framework for the “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) scheme to ensure the public does not fall into debt traps or face a rise in bankruptcy cases.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (Bernama) -- The government should establish a creditworthiness or credit scoring agency to regulate the eligibility of consumers taking loans, according to Member of Parliament (MP) Sim Tze Tzin (PH-Bayan Baru).
KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (Bernama) -- The volume of “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) transactions has increased from 83.8 million in the second half (2H) of 2024 to 102.6 million in the first half (1H) of this year.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Buy now, Pay Later (BNPL) activity has grown rapidly, although the total outstanding BNPL debt remained a small proportion of overall household debt at RM2.8 billion or 0.2 per cent as of December 2024.
PUTRAJAYA, March 23 (Bernama) -- Consumers’ ability to repay debt from 'Buy Now, Pay Later' (BNPL) facilities is increasingly a concern, especially with the significant growth in BNPL transactions in Malaysia, thus raising concerns about the risks of high indebtedness and the importance of financial literacy.
By Zairina Zainudin
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- The Consumer Credit Oversight Board (CCOB) task force aims to have the Consumer Credit Bill 2025 gazetted by the end of this year, said Bank Negara Malaysia Assistant Governor Abu Hassan Alshari Yahaya.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Local consumer 'buy now, pay later' (BNPL) transactions surged in the second half (2H) of 2024, reaching RM7.1 billion, up from RM4.9 billion in the first half, said Finance Minister II, Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
