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'''Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)''' is a financing option for online purchases that allows consumers to pay for items in | '''Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)''' is a financing option for online purchases that allows consumers to pay for items in four installments. Companies such as [[Klarna]], [[Affirm]], [[PayPal]], and [[Apple Pay]] offer Buy Now, Pay Later loans at the check-out of online retailers, advertising four low payment installments. Because the financers generally commit soft credit checks and offer interest-free monthly installments within a short period BNPL is highly targeted toward those who have bad or no credit at all. It disproportionately affects vulnerable consumers, leading to major criticisms of predatory lending. | ||
==How it works== | ==How it works== |