UK CBA Panel issues statement on FCA's consultation paper on regulating BNPL products

The Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) Panel has issued a statement in response to the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) consultation paper on proposed rules to regulate Deferred Payment Credit (DPC) products, commonly known as Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), following the UK government's decision to bring DPC within the FCA's remit. The CBA Panel welcomes the FCA's rationale and use of data but raises concerns about the clarity and robustness of the accompanying CBA. It makes a series of high-level recommendations, which include clearer articulation of the relationship between the FCA's CBA and HM Treasury's impact assessment as referred to in the consultation, more detailed analysis of alternative policy options and a reassessment of the cost and benefit estimates to ensure a balanced view. The CBA Panel also calls for a simplified and improved presentation, recommending that an executive summary be included to lay out the questions which the CBA sets out to answer, its main lines of analysis and its conclusions.

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