Buy now, pay later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a type of short-term financing that allows consumers to make purchases and pay for them at a future date.^[1] BNPL is generally structured like an installment plan money lending process that involves consumers, financiers, and merchants. Financiers pay merchants on behalf of the consumers when goods or services are purchased by the latter.^[2] These payments are later repaid by the consumers over time in equal installments. The number of installments and repayment period varies depending on the BNPL financiers.