Typically, when using Buy Now, Pay Later loans, consumers pay for a given purchase in four installments over six weeks, in a model more similar to layaway than to a traditional credit card. The loans are marketed as zero-interest, and most require no credit check or only a soft credit check.

FICO is updating credit scoring to include buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans. New models (FICO Score 10 BNPL & 10 T BNPL) aim to provide lenders with better insight into

Financial analytics company FICO has announced two new scores that incorporate buy now, pay later (BNPL) loan data for the first time.