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October 9, 2025
On the web
Affirm Extends Collaboration With Google as a Supporter of Agent Payments Protocol (AP2)
Affirm Holdings, Inc.
September 25, 2025
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US Buy Now, Pay Later Giant Affirm Launches in the UK
MSN
September 16, 2025
On the web
Apple Pay Adds Affirm and Klarna for In-Store Purchases
MAC Observer
August 13, 2025
On the wires
Affirm Expands Work With Google Pay, Integrates With Autofill on Chrome
Business Wire
May 1, 2025
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Affirm Announces Strategic Global Partnership with UATP
Business Wire
April 22, 2025
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Affirm Expands Credit Reporting with TransUnion to All Pay-Over-Time Products
Business Wire
March 25, 2025
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Affirm Inks Deal With J.P. Morgan Payments To Deliver More Flexible, Transparent Payments to Merchants
Business Wire
March 19, 2025
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Affirm Expands Credit Reporting with Experian to Include All Pay-Over-Time Products
Business Wire
February 17, 2025
On the web
FIS Integrates Affirm’s BNPL Solution Into Debit Card Programs
IBS Intelligence
February 11, 2025
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Affirm Plans to Bring Buy Now, Pay Later Debit Cards to More Users Through Deal With FIS
CNBC
December 18, 2024
On the web
Affirm and Adyen Expand Partnership to Bring Flexible Payment Options to More Merchants and Platforms
Affirm Holdings, Inc.
November 22, 2024
On the web
Priceline Selects Affirm as Pay-Over-Time Provider for Priceline Partner Solutions
Affirm
November 12, 2024
On the web
Visa Flexible Credential Goes Global: Transforming the Card for a Digital Future
Visa
November 4, 2024
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Affirm’s Flexible and Transparent Pay-over-Time Options Now Available in the UK
Affirm Holdings, Inc.
September 16, 2024
On the wires
Affirm Live When Checking Out Online or In-App with Apple Pay
Business Wire
June 11, 2024
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Affirm Buy Now, Pay Later Loans Will Be Embedded Into Apple Pay Later This Year
CNBC
June 6, 2024
On the wires
Affirm Expands Payment Offerings With New Pay in 2 and Pay in 30 Options
Business Wire
May 23, 2024
On the web
Affirm Statement on CFPB Efforts to Promote Consistent Industry Standards for Buy Now, Pay Later Loans
Affirm Holdings, Inc.
December 19, 2023
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Affirm Expands to Self-Checkout at Walmart Stores
Business Wire
December 13, 2023
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Buy Now, Pay Later Company Affirm Pushes Further Into Retail Gift Cards
Reuters
September 25, 2023
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Affirm Is Exploring Subscription Service to Guarantee 0% APR on Purchases
Businesswire
June 7, 2023
On the web
Amazon Pay Adds Affirm, Providing Customers and Merchants with Another Flexible Payment Option
Yahoo Finance
May 31, 2023
On the wires
Worldpay From FIS and Affirm Team up to Expand Pay-Over-Time Solutions That Help Merchants Drive Growth
Business Wire
September 23, 2022
On the web
Amazon Launching Affirm’s ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Option in Canada
Yahoo Finance
“Amazon customers in Canada will soon be able to pay for their purchases on the website in smaller, monthly instalments as the e-commerce giant expands its partnership with payments company Affirm north of the border. Affirm said on Thursday in a press release that purchases on Amazon.ca of at least $50 will be eligible for the pay-over-time option within the next month if customers select the company as their payment method. Eligibility will be based on a quick approval process and details about the monthly payments, including the repayment timeline, will be displayed prior to checkout, according to Affirm.”
August 29, 2022
On the web
Affirm’s Outlook Comes Up Short (Video)
Bloomberg
“Affirm co-founder and CEO Max Levchin joins Emily Chang to discuss the latest comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the tech selloff, how it is affecting Affirm and the “Buy Now, Pay Later” industry, and why the company is approaching the next fiscal year “prudently.”
June 28, 2022
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As Klarna and Affirm Falter, a New Breed of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Startups are Stealing the Spotlight
CNBC
“With hype over the “buy now, pay later” trend fading, some investors are betting they’ve found the next big thing. Buy now, pay later companies like Klarna and Affirm, which let shoppers defer payments to a later date or break up purchases into interest-free installments, are under immense strain as consumers become more wary about spending due to the rising cost of living, and as higher interest rates push up borrowing costs. They’re also facing increased competition, with tech giant Apple entering the ring with its own BNPL offering. But venture capitalists are betting a new breed of startups from Europe will be the real winners in the space. Companies like Mondu, Hokodo and Billie have raked in heaps of cash from investors with a simple pitch: businesses — not consumers — are a more lucrative clientele for the buy now, pay later trend.”
June 13, 2022
On the web
Affirm Partners with Agoda to Bring Travelers More Flexible Payment Options
Business Wire
“Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a partnership with global travel platform Agoda, part of Booking Holdings, the world’s leading provider of online travel and related services. Now, eligible travelers can book their hotel accommodations for upcoming trips across the Agoda platform both on web and via the app and pay over time for bookings over $50. By selecting Affirm as a checkout option on the platform, eligible travelers can split the total cost of purchases into either biweekly or monthly payments for as low as 0% APR. They are shown the total cost of their purchase and will never pay more than the agreed amount upfront. With Affirm, customers will know exactly what they owe with no additional late charges or hidden fees. Agoda integrates Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout to offer customers dynamic payment options to suit a variety of budgets and preferences, including four interest-free biweekly payments as well as monthly payment options.”
June 8, 2022
On the web
A Warning Sign for the Buy-Now-Pay-Later App Affirm
Los Angeles Times
“Some of the riskiest loans given to millennials and Gen Z shoppers for clothes and electronics — and neatly repackaged for investors — are dropping in value. Securitization packages of buy-now-pay-later loans from one provider, Affirm Holdings Inc., are falling in price for investors to buy while becoming more expensive to issue, after rising rates and a cost-of-living crisis cast a shadow over the sector. Affirm has more than 12.7 million customers and extended around $3.9 billion of loans in the first three months of 2022. It was valued at $47 billion in September after a blockbuster listing on Nasdaq in January 2021, but its shares have fallen more than 80% this year.”
May 31, 2022
On the web
Affirm and Stripe Partner to Help Businesses Grow Their Revenue
Affirm
“Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth and Stripe , a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, announced a strategic partnership that makes Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout™ available to Stripe users in the U.S. today. Adaptive Checkout uses Affirm’s smart decision engine to make a real-time underwriting decision and offer consumers optimized bi-weekly and monthly pay over time options side-by-side.”
May 4, 2022
On the wires
Affirm to be First Buy Now, Pay Later Partner Fully Integrated to Carat from Fiserv
“Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, and Fiserv, a global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, today announced a relationship that will make Affirm available to Fiserv enterprise merchant clients later this year. With this partnership, Affirm will become the first buy now pay later provider fully integrated to the Carat℠ operating system from Fiserv. Through this end-to-end integration, Fiserv enterprise merchant clients will be able to add Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout™, which dynamically surfaces biweekly and monthly payment options side-by-side, to their checkout experience through a simple process. Eligible customers will then have the option to split the cost of purchases and choose between biweekly or monthly payment options. True to Affirm’s long-standing commitment to never charge late or hidden fees, customers will never owe more than they agree to upfront at checkout.”
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