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Affirm To Power POS Financing For Walmart
Affirm To Power POS Financing For Walmart
February 27, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

FinTech Affirm said Wednesday morning (Feb. 27) that it has linked with retailing giant Walmart to offer Affirm as an alternative to cash and traditional...

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Data Dive, New Releases Edition: Apple, Affirm And U.S. Bank Regulators
Data Dive, New Releases Edition: Apple, Affirm And U.S. Bank Regulators
January 14, 2019  |  Data Dive

The month of January is considered a mixed bag for movie buffs. While a lot of award hopefuls appear on screens in January, the big push for...

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Affirm Joins The High-Yield Savings Account Crowd
Affirm Joins The High-Yield Savings Account Crowd
January 09, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

Affirm, a company founded by entrepreneur Max Levchin to provide fair alternative credit, has launched a new free saving account that offers a 2 percent...

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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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