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BNPL sector ‘a bubble’ not a boom, Harvard analyst suggests

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The buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector has been referred to as a ‘bubble’ by Harvard fellow Marshall Lux.
According to Experian, four in five US consumers use BNPL solutions…

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