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Out With The Old, In With The New
Out With The Old, In With The New
December 26, 2018  |  Today In Data

Five years is not a long time, but an awful lot can change in that time frame. Consumers these days expect to dip their card...

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Affirm’s Levchin On Changing The Consumer Credit Conversation
Affirm’s Levchin On Changing The Consumer Credit Conversation
December 21, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

The conversation about credit in the U.S. has become one of extremes. There is a growing chorus of voices that eschew credit as a “dangerous...

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Affirm Launches New Features To Help Consumers Spend Responsibly
Affirm Launches New Features To Help Consumers Spend Responsibly
November 13, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

“The more I looked at retailer-sponsored finance, the more I realized people routinely end up paying atrociously more than they bargained for … This is...

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Max Levchin’s Affirm To Open HQ2 In Pittsburgh
Max Levchin’s Affirm To Open HQ2 In Pittsburgh
October 23, 2018  |  Startups

Affirm, founded by entrepreneur Max Levchin to provide fair alternative credit, has announced that it is opening its second corporate headquarters (HQ2) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....

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Rent-A-Center Sold For $1.37B
Rent-A-Center Sold For $1.37B
June 19, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

Rent-A-Center‘s decision to sell itself to Vintage Capital comes amid a continuing expansion of so-called “alt lending” options for consumers, which could make it more...

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Affirm Expands Its Monthly Payment Options To Thousands Of Retailers
Affirm Expands Its Monthly Payment Options To Thousands Of Retailers
April 19, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Affirm announced it is partnering with various brands and retailers to offer shoppers a simple, no-interest monthly payment option on purchases of any size. The...

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How Affirm Wants To Push ‘Honest Financing’ Into Physical Retail
How Affirm Wants To Push ‘Honest Financing’ Into Physical Retail
March 19, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

Despite the nearly continuous drumbeat of doom and gloom from the world of physical retail, there is, according to Affirm CRO Rob Pfeifer, something of...

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What Payments Innovators Can Learn From Monkeys
What Payments Innovators Can Learn From Monkeys
January 15, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

About 30 days from now, most of you reading this who made a New Year’s resolution will have broken it. Don’t feel too bad –...

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Max Levchin On What Comes After $200M Worth Of Capital Affirmation
Max Levchin On What Comes After $200M Worth Of Capital Affirmation
December 12, 2017  |  Loans

Fresh off a $200 million funding round, Affirm's CEO Max Levchin cautions PYMNTS' Karen Webster against thinking the money is simply a validation for the...

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