Remember when buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans felt like a secret shopping hack? "Split that $200 jacket into four easy payments and avoid credit card interest while keeping more cash in the bank." ...

"Buy now, pay later" plans are rapidly growing in popularity among young Americans, but not everyone is convinced they’re a smart financial choice. Haley Sacks, a personal finance influencer with over ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) is booming, helping retailers ...

Buy now, pay later plans promise instant gratification with minimal friction, but consumer advocates say the real cost often hides in the fine print. As these services spread from fashion sites to big ...

More shoppers are choosing to buy now, pay later this holiday season. On Cyber Monday alone, consumers financed more than $1 billion in online purchases using this payment option — a record, according ...

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is reshaping how Americans approach spending. Once viewed as a financing solution for bigger-ticket purchases, the service has grown into an everyday convenience with the ...

BURRITOS ORDERED online, tickets to Coachella and Botox injections. These are not just must-haves for some American consumers—they can now all be bought using buy-now, pay-later financing. Such ...

On a record-setting Cyber Monday, North Carolina opened a multi-state effort to better understand the practices behind a popular payment option that allows millions of Americans to spread out the cost ...

FICO will incorporate Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loan data into credit scores starting fall 2025. This change aims to provide lenders with a more complete picture of consumers' repayment habits.

Many travel companies are letting users pay in installments. But is "buy now, pay later" a smart financial decision?

Klarna is now available as a buy-now, pay-later option when using Apple Pay in Denmark, Spain, and Sweden, with France to follow in the coming weeks. This financing option lets you pay for your Apple ...

Klarna is now available as a buy-now, pay-later option when using Apple Pay in France and Italy. This financing option lets you pay for your Apple Pay purchase in monthly installments, with the ...