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Top News In Payments: Affirm Rolls Out New App; EU Has Questions For Facebook, Libra Association
Top News In Payments: Affirm Rolls Out New App; EU Has Questions For Facebook, Libra...
October 08, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Affirm has launched a new app that will let customers use the service to pay almost anywhere online or in the real world....

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Max Levchin On The Future-Present Of Everywhere POS Lending
Max Levchin On The Future-Present Of Everywhere POS Lending
October 08, 2019  |  POS Innovation

When Affirm launched in February 2013, the point-of-sale (POS) financing marketplace in the U.S. was largely an empty greenfield wherein PayPal Co-Founder Max Levchin set...

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Affirm Expands Installment Payment Options To Any On, Offline Store
Affirm Expands Installment Payment Options To Any On, Offline Store
October 07, 2019  |  Retail

Silicon Valley FinTech Affirm is rolling out a new app that will give customers a way to shop at almost any store and split their...

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Top News In Payments: Mastercard Grows Track Platform; Affirm Aims For $1.5B In Funding
Top News In Payments: Mastercard Grows Track Platform; Affirm Aims For $1.5B In Funding
September 13, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Mastercard is modernizing its business-to-business (B2B) payment ecosystem. Also, Affirm is reportedly seeking to raise around $1.5 billion in...

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Affirm Looks To Raise $1.5B On $3B Valuation
Affirm Looks To Raise $1.5B On $3B Valuation
September 12, 2019  |  Innovation

Affirm, a FinTech that offers customers payment plans at the point of sale, is reportedly looking to raise around $1.5 billion in a debt and...

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Max Levchin: What’s Missing From Today’s Financial Literacy Initiatives
Max Levchin: What’s Missing From Today’s Financial Literacy Initiatives
April 29, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

By the numbers, Americans are not a very financially literate people.  According to a Standard & Poor’s Global Financial Literacy survey only about 57 percent...

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Resolve Shakes Up B2B POS Payments
Resolve Shakes Up B2B POS Payments
April 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The idea started in the B2C world, but it wasn’t long before online sellers were asking about its use for B2B — at least, according...

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How Watch eTailers Sell Historical Timepieces In The Digital Age
How Watch eTailers Sell Historical Timepieces In The Digital Age
April 17, 2019  |  Retail

Innovators in the eCommerce space are borrowing from the past to reinvent old pocket watches by converting them into wristwatches. When Vortic Watch Company Co-Founder...

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Zapt And On-Demand Platforms Powering Move Now-Pay Later
Zapt And On-Demand Platforms Powering Move Now-Pay Later
April 10, 2019  |  Retail

Some entrepreneurs have no intention of starting a company but find inspiration to take on a new venture when a challenge arises in their daily...

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