The ins and outs of ‘buy now, pay later’
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YOU’RE about to buy something online when you’re given a choice: buy now, pay later (BNPL), interest-free over three months. It sounds too good to be true but BNPL options are increasingly popular, both in SA and internationally. Research on BNPL in SA shows an annual growth of nearly 70% a year in this market.
