Buy now, pay later...but read the fine print | What's the Story?
Afterpay, Klarna, Affirm: how buy now, pay later is spreading beyond retail
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Show Notes
Thanks to Afterpay and Klarna, it’s easier than ever to buy in installments. Now, the model is coming for necessities. The buy now pay later concept isn’t new, but as startups make it more popular, what might be the unforeseen consequences, and why might Americans be particularly susceptible to going into more and more debt? Terry Nguyen wrote about this for The Goods.
Read the full story:
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2021/5/11/22429014/buy-now-pay-later-pandemic-expansion
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- - Hosts: Rebecca Jennings (@rebexxxa) Meredith Haggerty (@manymanywords)
- - Producer: Taylor Maycan, Schuyler Swenson
- - Engineer: Paul Mounsey
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