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by onetimemanytime 2483 days ago
>>"But I worry that it's vulnerable to bad people."

You worry too much for them, that's why they charge a hefty interest fee. A certain % of non-payments or partial payments are built in.

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They probably have some data science and a decent fraud model to keep risk within an acceptable band too.
either way it's a business move, they either win or loose. If they get screwed, they'll end it and take a loss. Part of business, they're not doing it as charity.
> Stripe

> Decent fraud model

Yeah, I would think so.