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MWITA-CUX-2026-002 · Evidence A · P1

In a 50/50 randomized holdback over more than 150,000 eligible Checkout sessions, displaying one eligible BNPL method increased conversion across order values and produced up to 14% more revenue; Stripe attributes more than two thirds of BNPL volume to incremental rather than displaced purchases.

What this does not establish

Results do not identify net profit after BNPL fees, credit losses, returns, refunds, disputes, repayment harm, churn or long-term value, and do not transfer to users or markets lacking BNPL eligibility.

Counterevidence & uncertainty

The revenue headline is an upper-range result, while the pooled conversion magnitude is undisclosed; incremental volume is modeled by Stripe rather than independently audited.

What would change the reading

Track replication, revised records, denominators, confidence intervals, channel changes and realized behavioral or commercial outcomes.

Primary routes

  1. CUX-S002https://stripe.com/blog/testing-the-impact-of-buy-now-pay-laterOpen source record →

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