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BNPL Regulation Shifts Compliance Burden Onto Payment Processors
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Fusion42 · 20 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
New FCA rules from July 2026 require BNPL payment processors in the UK to identify regulated versus unregulated transactions at the individual level, increasing compliance complexity and operational burden. Legacy processing platforms face challenges meeting these requirements, shifting costs towards manual reconciliation or necessitating infrastructure upgrades.
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UK payment processors must upgrade or adapt legacy systems now to handle BNPL regulatory complexity or face costly compliance gaps. You need to assess whether your infrastructure supports real-time transaction classification to avoid being squeezed by manual work and liability risks.
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