Laybuy receivers tell merchants there may be delays in answering questions

Laybuy receivers tell merchants there may be delays in answering questions
Customers who miss payments will still incur late fees, creditors say. (Image: Supplied)
John Anthony
The receivers of the collapsed buy now pay later service Laybuy have told merchants they may be owed money, but there could be delays in responding to queries because of the number of affected parties.On Monday, David Webb and Robert Campbell of Deloitte were appointed as receivers of Laybuy Group Holdings and Laybuy Holdings.Glen Kanevsky and Jason Tracy of Deloitte Australia have also been appointed receivers of Laybuy Australia.The UK-based entities and certain other entities in the Laybuy Group are not in receivership.Laybuy opera...

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