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Small loans and buy-now-pay-later face tougher checks from 20 November

A self-service checkout with card-payment terminal at IKEA Kungens Kurva in 2015.
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New Swedish consumer-credit rules taking effect on 20 November will require lenders to assess repayment ability for small loans and buy-now-pay-later purchases, while banning preselected credit options.

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