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Buy now, pay later: a cross-country analysis

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  • Giulio Cornelli
  • Leonardo Gambacorta
  • Livia Pancotto

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Buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes let consumers spread their spending over a number of interest-free instalments, which are typically unreported to credit bureaus. BNPL is growing strongly, especially in countries with strong e-commerce, higher inflation, inefficient banking systems and less stringent regulations. Used to a greater extent by young adults, who are typically heavily indebted and have low credit scores, BNPL schemes suffer higher delinquency rates than traditional consumer credit.

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  • Giulio Cornelli & Leonardo Gambacorta & Livia Pancotto, 2023. "Buy now, pay later: a cross-country analysis," BIS Quarterly Review, Bank for International Settlements, December.
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    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • G40 - Financial Economics - - Behavioral Finance - - - General
    • G50 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - General
    • G51 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Household Savings, Borrowing, Debt, and Wealth

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