Buy now, pay later? Or pay monthly? Or both?
Jan 29, 2024

Buy now, pay later? Or pay monthly? Or both?

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Some buy now, pay later platforms are testing out a new model: subscription plans.

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The grand ripple effects of an Evergrande liquidation

Evergrande was once China’s biggest property developer. But China’s property market is a mess and the firm had been struggling to reach a new deal with its creditors to stave off collapse. Now on Monday, a Hong Kong judge has ordered the company to sell off its assets.

Buy now, pay later platforms now offer subscriptions

Jan 29, 2024
Subscription offers are everywhere these days. But can they work when paying later is the whole point?
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What's Paris doing to combat its bedbug infestation?

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An outbreak of bedbugs sparked anxiety around Paris Fashion Week in October and could pose a major — and expensive — problem ahead of the Summer Olympics.
Above, a spray used to eradicate bedbugs at a pest control shop in Paris in October 2023.
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The team

Leanna Byrne Host, BBC
Kelly Silvera Executive Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Ariana Rosas Producer
Nic Perez Director/Producer
Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer
John Bruington Media Producer
Jesson Duller Media Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director
James Graham Producer, BBC
Jo Critcher Producer, BBC
Naomi Rainey Producer, BBC
Lis Mahy Producer, BBC