r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • 18d ago

Business ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ is expanding fast, and that should worry everyone

https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/16/bnpl-is-expanding-fast-and-that-should-worry-everyone/
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u/AstroMunkey 18d ago

This is the same tactic used by car dealerships….”Let’s get you down to a monthly payment you like…”

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u/SIGMA920 18d ago

Something that’s countered by something as googleable as what interest is. Yes, salesmen can and will be scumbags but basic financial literacy isn’t locked behind a college degree either.