- November 27, 2023
The holidays are in in full swing, and it can be hard to juggle financial responsibilities with the monetary demands of the season. However, with payment tools such as buy ...
- November 20, 2023
Headed into a holiday-shortened trading week, the CE 100 Index was 4.3% higher as investors snapped up shares and earnings season drew near its close to cap the look back ...
- November 17, 2023
The last few names are coming in with their earnings reports — and while September’s quarter end seems long ago and far away, investors largely cheered the FinTech IPO names ...
- November 16, 2023
Consumers examining the debt they’re carrying — and the cost of servicing that debt — may be tempted to make the switch away from credit cards.
And there’s some evidence that ...
- November 14, 2023
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm expects an increase in demand for its short-term consumer loans if interest rates remain high for an extended period.
Affirm’s product is perceived differently by consumers ...
- November 10, 2023
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has gained popularity in recent years among consumers and merchants alike.
The payment method allows consumers to obtain goods and services upfront through short-term loans, often ...
- November 9, 2023
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm continues to see demand from investors, reportedly defying earlier concerns about rising interest rates affecting all BNPL lenders.
Unlike traditional banks, BNPL providers rely on the ...
- November 9, 2023
As consumers turn to buy now, pay later (BNPL) to be able to afford purchases that would otherwise be outside their budgets, subscription merchants are catching on, increasingly offering the ...
- November 9, 2023
FinTechs remain in a tight spot, as far as fundraising goes.
The third quarter of this year saw investment in private FinTechs fall 46% compared to the same period in 2022, the Wall ...
- November 8, 2023
Affirm Holding’s fiscal first quarter results showed resilient consumer spending across a variety of channels and enthusiasm for the company’s debit card offering.
Supplementals from the company showed that gross merchandise ...
- November 6, 2023
The CE 100 Stock Index surged 7.9% as Shopify and Affirm led the way with highflying gains that topped 32%.
Nine of the 10 pillars gained ground, with the lone exception ...
- November 3, 2023
Earnings season is in full swing, and has given several names in the FinTech IPO Index a boost.
Through the past five days, the index surged 6%.
NerdWallet shares soared 67%. The ...
- November 3, 2023
This week, Walmart Canada introduced a new offering, allowing its customers to opt for an interest-free buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment method, which is powered by Klarna. Shoppers visiting ...
- November 2, 2023
In challenging times, commercial firms need to get creative about the way they do business.
Luckily for business-to-business (B2B) players large and small, creativity often springs from flexibility — and digital ...
- November 2, 2023
Amazon Business is offering buy now, pay later (BNPL) services in collaboration with Affirm.
Amazon Business started rolling out Affirm Thursday (Nov. 2) to eligible sole proprietor businesses. It will be ...
- October 30, 2023
This month, PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Buy Now, Pay Later apps remains consistent.
Klarna holds the top spot, but Affirm is inching closer, gaining points along the way.
The Top 5
Klarna holds ...
- October 6, 2023
The FinTech IPO Index gave up nearly 3%, coming into the end of the first full trading week of the fourth quarter.
Affirm led declining names, sliding 16% through the past ...
- September 29, 2023
A volatile week on Wall Street is bringing the third quarter to a close.
And for the FinTech IPO Index, the slight gains of 0.2% came as platforms and international names ...
- September 26, 2023
Weave, an all-in-one experience platform for small and medium-sized healthcare businesses, has partnered with payment network Affirm to provide flexible payment options for eligible patients.
By integrating Affirm’s pay-over-time options with Weave’s patient ...
- September 25, 2023
This edition of the PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Buy Now, Pay Later Apps is exciting because the top five apps have held their ground. Stay tuned next month to see ...
- September 25, 2023
The CE 100 fell by 4.3% last week, outpacing the broader indices’ decline. The Nasdaq, by way of example, slid 3.5%.
All pillars lost ground, and most names were in the ...
- September 24, 2023
The Federal Reserve said last week that higher interest rates could stick around.
As The Wall Street reported Sunday (Sept. 24), this “higher for longer” strategy could spell bad news for FinTechs like PayPal, Affirm and Robinhood, all of ...
- September 21, 2023
FinTech company Affirm is reportedly exploring the introduction of a subscription service called Affirm Plus.
The potential service aims to offer upgrades for both its buy now, pay later (BNPL) plan users and ...
- September 15, 2023
The FinTech IPO Index traded slightly lower, off 0.7%, as platforms led the group to the downside.
But even with the dip, the Index itself is up slightly more than 35% ...
- September 7, 2023
Online travel platform Booking.com has partnered with payment network Affirm to provide travelers with flexible payment options when making travel bookings.
Through this partnership, Affirm will be available at checkout across several Booking Holdings travel brands, expanding ...
- September 5, 2023
In today’s evolving digital landscape, buy now, pay later (BNPL) apps have gained popularity for their convenience and flexibility. As consumers increasingly turn to these apps to manage their finances, ...
- September 4, 2023
All pillars of the CE 100 Index were in positive territory as August ended and opened the door to September trading.
The overall index was 4.2% higher on the week, notching ...
- September 1, 2023
Summer’s fading, August ends, and only a few earnings reports marked the headlines this past week for the FinTech IPO Index.
But two were enough to mark some outsized gains — ...
- August 28, 2023
The CE 100 Index gained 0.5% in a week that reversed what felt like a long-standing trend — where all pillars lost ground, time and again.
The Enablers segment gained 2.2%, ...
- August 25, 2023
The ability to pay over time is underpinning discretionary spending resilience.
In recent weeks and months, joint research between PYMNTS and Sezzle has underscored the embrace of buy now, pay later (BNPL) at ...
- August 24, 2023
Affirm posted results Thursday evening (Aug. 24) that showed continued embrace of buy now, pay later (BNPL) — and repeat transactions per active customer.
The company’s earnings supplementals detailed a 25% rise in ...
- August 18, 2023
The FinTech IPO Index slid 2.8%, as earnings continued to come in, particularly from companies based overseas.
Katapult shares led to the downside through the past five sessions, with shares down ...
- August 1, 2023
It’s nothing new, customers expect a straightforward and no-cost returns process. The option to change their minds about an item or rectify their dissatisfaction without paying extra is considered essential. ...
- July 27, 2023
Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific has chosen Affirm as its U.S. “pay-over-time” partner.
The partnership, announced Thursday (July 27), lets the air carrier’s customers use Affirm’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering to purchase tickets and pay ...
- July 17, 2023
For the CE 100 Index, the week was a rollicking one to the upside.
All pillars gained ground as the Index itself surged 4.7%.
The communications pillar led the way, up 7.7%. ...
- July 14, 2023
This past week might be titled “The Great Platform Rally of 2023.”
The FinTech IPO Index surged 11.9% through five sessions, led by double-digit gains in all manner of platform firms ...
- July 10, 2023
The CE 100 Index lost 1.1% in a shortened holiday week, with payments-focused names declining.
Only two segments gained ground through the four trading sessions that ended Friday, as the Shop ...
- July 7, 2023
The job numbers came in hot.
The Fed looks set to raise rates.
And the interest rate-sensitive names in the FinTech IPO Index took a bit of a hit.
In a holiday-shortened trading ...
- July 6, 2023
Affirm is sunsetting Returnly and transitioning the merchants using that platform to Loop.
Returnly, which was acquired by buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm in 2021 and offers shoppers a self-service online returns experience, ...
- June 23, 2023
Even some skyrocketing performers — up double digits — were not enough to boost the FinTech IPO Index.
The pantheon lost 2.7%, despite rumors of deal-making, despite economic data that showed ...
