​‘The India Buy Now, Pay Later Report 2021’ by ZestMoney gives an overview of the Indian BNPL ecosystem, global best practices, and the way forward for the industry in India, along with revealing consumer preferences and how Indian states took to BNPL.

​The report shares insights such as while most of the customers (median) were in the 23-26 years group, BNPL emerged as the preferred option for people across age groups with the youngest customer being 18 years old and the oldest at 66. The number of millennial and GenZ customer base increased by 2X and 3X respectively.

​If you have been using Amazon pay later, Flipkart pay later services, then please read ahead.

​If you borrow from AmazonPay later account, they divide it between two lenders: CaptialFloat and Karur Vyasa bank. Now two loan accounts will show on your credit report which has reduced my credit score.

​What most people don't realize is BNPL are like unsecured loans. Most confuse these for Credit Cards. Both have separate use cases. One spoils your credit history, the other builds it if used wisely.