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Sharpton cites #BNPL racial disparities

The civil rights leader noted that Black and Hispanic consumers are more likely to use buy now, pay later loans and urged state AGs to expand their inquiry.

https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/sharpton-cites-bnpl-racial-disparities/816466/

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Sharpton cites BNPL racial disparities

The civil rights leader noted that Black and Hispanic consumers are more likely to use buy now, pay later loans and urged state AGs to expand their inquiry.

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TheBadPlace 5d ago

All Content from Business Insider | America runs on funny money now by Ayelet Sheffey

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When Mirav Steckel opened each of her 15 credit cards, she thought the discounts and rewards they offered would save her money. Instead, her plastic portfolio pushed her into impulse purchases and forced her to reevaluate her spending habits.

"If it was a really bad day at work, my first thought wasn't, 'Oh, let me go home and chill.' It was, 'I'm going to go treat myself to something that's going to make me feel better,' but it got to a point where I was asking people around me for money to pay my cards off," Steckel tells me. "That's not the type of life that I wanted to live."

'It's gotten so easy to spend''It's hard to keep track'The serious consequences of the funny moneyRead the original article on Business Insider

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Companies are making it easier than ever to spend — and harder to know what you can actually afford

Buy now, pay later and rewards programs are making spending far too easy and frictionless. It's causing more debt and worse financial decisions.

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Alex Jimenez Mar 27

Klarna struggles with loan loss accounting

With an assertive push into banking, the buy now, pay later pioneer has expanded consumer lending – along with growth in its loss provisions.

https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/klarna-struggles-to-explain-itself-consumer-loans-bnpl/815822/

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Alex Jimenez Mar 22

Affirm outlines options if economic stress rises

The buy now, pay later player spelled out ways in which it could adjust its lending in the event U.S. economic uncertainty creates more stress for consumers.

https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/affirm-outlines-options-if-economic-stress-rises/815195/

#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech #BNPL

Affirm outlines options if economic stress rises

The buy now, pay later player spelled out ways in which it could adjust its lending in the event U.S. economic uncertainty creates more stress for consumers.

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Alex Jimenez Mar 20

When #BNPL moves into the monthly budget, payment awareness falls apart

One in 3 BNPL users who rely on the product for monthly expenses and essentials say they sometimes don't know when their next payment is due

https://content-na1.emarketer.com/bnpl-moves-monthly-budget--payment-awareness-falls-apart

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Alex Jimenez Mar 14

Cash-strapped homeowners tap #BNPL

Researchers at the JPMorgan Chase Institute found that homeowners are most likely to use buy now, pay later tools when their bank accounts are low or their credit cards are maxed out.

https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/cash-strapped-homeowners-tap-bnpl/814345/

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Cash-strapped homeowners tap BNPL

Researchers at the JPMorgan Chase Institute found that homeowners are most likely to use buy now, pay later tools when their bank accounts are low or their credit cards are maxed out.

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