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AFR: Afterpay faces class action complaint

8 June 2021

“The claim alleges Afterpay’s marketing is misleading over fees consumers can incur with their banks and seeks restitution of all fees paid, punitive damages, actual damages, and “an injunction on behalf of the general public to prevent Afterpay from continuing to engage in its illegal practices as described herein”.”

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