A debt charity tells BBC Newsbeat using the schemes is almost as common as going into an overdraft.

The buy now pay later firm plans to axe around 700 workers ahead of a "likely recession".

The buy-now-pay later firm will share payment habits which could help or hinder credit applications.

Providers will make terms and conditions clearer amid concerns consumers could be at risk.

Interest in buy now pay later options is surging, with growth fastest among users in their 40s and 50s.

The buy now, pay later firm announces changes in the UK, ahead of an expected crackdown on the market.

One in ten Buy Now Pay Later shoppers have been chased by debt collectors, Citizen's Advice says.

The buy-now-pay-later company claims its products stop people getting into steep debt.