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Where do we go from here for BNPL?

Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) is the latest reincarnation of consumer borrowing and has quickly dominated the conscience of the consumer, the media, concerned regulators and incumbent mobile/electronic payment platforms and wallets. Here, I briefly trace the origins of consumer debt for context and then bring the narrative forward to a current review of the...

11 August 2022

Amazon Prime Day sees UK card transactions increase by 12%

Amazon held its annual Prime Day event on the 12/13th July this year. In an environment where online spending has continued to decline from the highs reached in 2020 and 2021 and the current cost-of- living crisis is biting hard, we were curious to know whether this squeeze on incomes might have dulled the consumer...

04 August 2022

Anonymized Transaction Data is Essential for Global Economic Health

Fable Data was recognized by the Hedge Fund Industry as the *Best European Alternative Data Supplier 2021. Put simply we are experts at supplying and interpreting anonymized real time banking and credit card data. This strength enables us to have a finger on the pulse of the latest global economic and market insights. And why...

07 July 2022