Australian-listed buy now pay later companies slumped in Sydney trade on Tuesday after Apple announced its own BNPL service via Apple Pay. Humm Group , Openpay Group , Sezzle and Latitude Financial Services Australia each declined following the news, as did U.S. rival Affirm on Monday.

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