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Burrito now, pay later

2025/6/25
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Akilah Quigneau: 先买后付是一种由金融科技公司提供的贷款服务,它允许消费者将购买金额分期支付,而且通常是免息的。这些公司主要通过向商家收取费用来盈利,因为商家们发现BNPL能够有效地促进销售。此外,如果消费者未能按时还款,BNPL公司还会收取滞纳金。虽然过去BNPL的违约记录不会影响个人信用评分,但现在情况正在改变,信用评分机构开始将BNPL纳入考量范围。BNPL的流行源于其便捷性,尤其是在年轻人中,它提供了一种无缝的在线支付体验,同时也鼓励了人们购买更多的商品。然而,令人担忧的是,人们开始使用BNPL来购买食品等必需品,这可能导致更高的违约风险。虽然BNPL为那些难以获得信贷的人提供了一种金融工具,但也可能使他们陷入不可持续的财务困境。因此,对BNPL进行适当的监管至关重要,以确保消费者了解其风险和后果。

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Americans are turning to "buy now, pay later" apps for purchases as small as a burrito—it’s a symptom of a larger national addiction to debt.

This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Gabrielle Berbey, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.

Further reading: In This Economy? )by Kyla Scanlon.Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast.

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