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55.8%

55.8% -- bnpl usage rate for US consumers (2021)

2021  · The Ascent

55.8% of consumers have used a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) service.

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55.8%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2021
Entity
US consumers
B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
The Ascent Primary Tier C
https://www.anneleggthrive.com/post/how-a-cu-can-win-at-the-bnpl-game ↗
Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2021 Channel: Common Crawl
Source Article
How A CU Can Win At The BNPL Game
Original Research
The Ascent · Original study ↗

Consumer survey by The Ascent (Motley Fool), cited secondhand in credit union industry blog

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US consumers: 55.8% bnpl usage rate. Source: The Ascent (2021). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/bnpl-consumer-usage-2021
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