A U.K. Treasury department spokesperson said the government will set out plans to regulate "buy now, pay later" plans "shortly."
  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
    101·
    9 个月前

    You can already do all that with a credit card, and your bank is more likely to side with you. Why not just use that? There’s several decades more regulation on credit cards, too.

    • Martin@feddit.nuEnglish
      3·
      9 个月前

      Mostly convenience, the Klarna app is miles ahead of what my bank offers.

    • Murvel@lemm.eeEnglish
      21·
      9 个月前

      That’s not even true. Oftentimes, the debit card transaction is completed long before the product arrives…

      • Crashumbc@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        9 个月前

        You should never use a debit card, at least in the US. Always use a credit card.

        • Murvel@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          9 个月前

          Debit cards are defacto standard in the EU, far fewer uses credit cards.