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November 4, 2024 @ 4:07 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Affirm has launched its pay-over-time options in the United Kingdom. While nearly one-quarter of buy now, pay later users in the UK were charged late fees in 2023, Affirm does not have any late fees or hidden charges. Affirm underwrites every individual transaction before making… Read More

November 1, 2024 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, unveiled updates to the Affirm app. The “redesigned’ experience shows consumers their real-time purchasing power with Affirm, offers an upgraded search function, and provides access to personalized “payment terms and interest-free… Read More

October 25, 2024 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumers are not holding back on holiday spending this year – but they are taking a “more deliberate approach” to the purchases they make, according to  research from Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth. The research study,… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 6:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced that Affirm is now available to eligible users checking out online and in-app with Apple Pay on iPhone and iPad. Starting today, Apple Pay users in the U.S. can request… Read More

September 13, 2024 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payments network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, released new research revealing consumer shopping behaviors and sentiments ahead of the 2024 holiday season, including the growing preference towards 0% APR financing options and Americans’ confidence levels around budgeting. Affirm’s… Read More

August 23, 2024 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a partnership with Hotels.com. Now, approved guests can book accommodations and pay over time “with Affirm, helping more people book the trip of their dreams.” This builds on Affirm… Read More

August 16, 2024 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, is announcing an expanded partnership with Tekmetric, an automotive repair shop management solution empowering auto repair businesses nationwide. Now, the thousands of auto repair shops that use Tekmetric’s platform, powered by… Read More

July 24, 2024 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Three in five people believe that the U.S. is currently in a recession, even though we’re not in one officially, according to new research from Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth. The survey of 2,000 Americans explored… Read More

July 13, 2024 @ 12:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced a partnership with RONA inc., one of Canada’s home improvement retailers operating and servicing some 425 corporate and affiliated stores. Now, eligible shoppers can use Affirm to “purchase their home… Read More

June 19, 2024 @ 1:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Some business professionals tend to have an aggressive approach to their competition. However, Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) CEO Max Levchin claims that he has somewhat of a more balanced approach. In statements shared with Yahoo Finance, Levchin explains: “I think one lesson I learned over the… Read More

June 15, 2024 @ 12:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a partnership with full-service hospitality management company Brittain Resorts & Hotels. Now, approved hotel guests can book accommodations “at more than 15 hotels and resorts and pay over time… Read More

June 7, 2024 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced two new payment options, Pay in 2 and Pay in 30, to bring even greater choice and flexibility to consumers utilizing Affirm’s app and providing affordability across a wider range… Read More

May 30, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FlightHub, the Canadian online travel agency and subsidiary of the travel innovation company Momentum Ventures, announced a partnership with Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, “to bring transparent and flexible payment options to eligible Canadian travelers.” At… Read More

May 18, 2024 @ 2:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Michael Linford, Chief Financial Officer of Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) notes that new innovations often face harsh pushback from incumbents. Michael Linford from Affirm explains that when it’s “well-informed and anchored in what’s right for the consumer, this is generally a good thing.” Linford adds that… Read More

May 9, 2024 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), a Fintech focused on BNPL services, delivered another set of solid results/earnings in their third fiscal quarter. Affirm is reporting $6.3 billion in gross merchandise volume (GMV). The Fintech firm is reporting $576 million in revenue, $231 million in revenue less transaction… Read More

April 4, 2024 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At a time when many reports seem to indicate that Canadians are tightening their wallets, a new survey released today from Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, found that “the vast majority of Canadians (82%) plan to… Read More

January 11, 2024 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced an exclusive partnership with Evolve, a vacation rental hospitality company with more than 30,000 properties in 750 markets. Now, eligible travelers can book vacation rentals and pay over time “with… Read More

December 26, 2023 @ 11:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced it has expanded its services with Walmart in order to “bring Affirm’s transparent and flexible pay-over-time options to self-checkout kiosks at over 4,500 Walmart stores in the United States.”… Read More

December 16, 2023 @ 5:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced a partnership with Zenni Optical, the online eyewear retailer. Now, eligible shoppers can pay over time for their favorite items “from Zenni’s extensive selection of fashionable and high-quality prescription and… Read More

December 14, 2023 @ 3:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced their flexible and transparent payment options will be “offered to consumers and merchants that use Google Pay for online checkout in the U.S.” Beginning in Q1 2024, Affirm will be “available… Read More