Re:The 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Bubble Is About to Burst
by _fat_santa on Friday January 13, 2023 @09:58AM
(#34368574)
I disagree and I think interest rates have a huge impact on these places. Just look at Affirm that used to offer 0% and is now offering 10% at minimum.
As far as "attractiveness", I really see two groups here. You have one that legit cannot afford the full price and are taking out this loan as a traditional loan, within that group "attractiveness" is in the eye of the beholder. However the other group is people that can very much afford the product but see the magic "0%" rate, for this group the only "attractive" rate is 0, any higher and they will not use the service.
As far as "attractiveness", I really see two groups here. You have one that legit cannot afford the full price and are taking out this loan as a traditional loan, within that group "attractiveness" is in the eye of the beholder. However the other group is people that can very much afford the product but see the magic "0%" rate, for this group the only "attractive" rate is 0, any higher and they will not use the service.