Many young people use Huabei to buy phones in installments.
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Launched by 蚂蚁金服 (Ant Group) in 2014 as the 'Alipay credit card.' Usually paired with 借呗 (Jiebei, cash loan). Became shorthand for Gen Z over-spending and was renamed / restructured after regulators cracked down on Ant in 2020.