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class="text-muted smaller text-uppercase mt-2 mt-lg-1"> Buy Now Pay Later </div> <a class="fw-bold" href="https://www.pymnts.com/buy-now-pay-later/2024/why-complexity-is-the-enemy-of-the-sale/" title="Why Complexity Is the Enemy of the Sale">Why Complexity Is the Enemy of the Sale</a><br> <div class="smaller mt-1"> <p class="hide-mobile small mb-1">Even with the continued shift to digital payments and the plethora... </p> <span class="text-success text-uppercase smaller">1 day ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="w-100 img-fluid d-flex flex-row flex-nowrap mb-3"> <div class="mb-2 mt-2 text-end"> <a href="https://www.pymnts.com/fraud-prevention/2024/report-financial-scams-drive-122-increase-in-fraud-losses-by-us-banks/" title="Report: Financial Scams Drive 122% Increase in Fraud Losses by US Banks"> <img fetchpriority="low" alt="Report: Financial Scams Drive 122% Increase in Fraud Losses by US Banks" width="160" height="90" 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