They Made Buy Now Pay Later, But Worse | Nebula Plus

Finally! There's something worse than Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)! It's known as Buy Now, Pay Maybe and it's being pushed by a FinTech company called Tuyo. The pitch is simple. Instead of paying for your shopping with cash, credit card or debit card, pay with the Tuyo card and sometimes you won't actually pay. Tuyo will. Someone’s finally asked the question: what if we combined the worst aspects of Buy Now Pay Later with the worst aspects of video game loot boxes to create an all-round consumer finance hellscape. Don't worry, Crypto's involved too.

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