Affirm news and trends

BNPL Providers Aim to Stay in the Checkout as AI Agents Take Over Shopping
artificial intelligence // March 04, 2026

The checkout button may soon belong to a machine. As artificial intelligence agents move into booking travel, managing subscriptions and executing purchases on behalf of consumers, the payment layer underneath those transactions is becoming a critical battleground. Buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers are not...

Affirm and Stripe Team to Combine BNPL and Agentic AI
BNPL // March 03, 2026

Pay later provider Affirm is expanding its partnership with payments company Stripe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

Lowe’s Teams With Affirm to Build Up BNPL Business
Buy Now Pay Later // February 17, 2026

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm launched a partnership with home improvement retailer Lowe’s, according to a Tuesday (Feb. 17) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Virgin Media O2 Teams With Affirm on Hardware Sales
Partnerships // February 06, 2026

Virgin Media O2, a leading mobile provider in the United Kingdom, has partnered with flexible payment network Affirm to provide hardware financing.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

Interviews & Exclusives
Affirm: Agentic Credit Rewrites the Rules of Consumer Lending

April 27, 2026
Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Affirm’s Libor Michalek Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and […]

Levchin Touts ‘Network Effects’ as Affirm Card Volumes Surge 135%

November 06, 2025
Affirm opened fiscal 2026 with a first quarter marked by record volumes, profitable growth and an extended partnership with Amazon, which has now been given an additional five years (to...

FinTech IPO Index Gives Up 3.5% as Platforms Take a Dive

October 31, 2025
FinTech names gained no bump from the first glimmers of earnings season, and there are new announcements from the buy now, pay later space. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Earnings Momentum Lifts the CE 100 as Banking, Payments and Enablers Lead Gains

October 27, 2025
Earnings helped boost the fortunes of the CE 100 Index this past week, and overall, the gains came in at 2.7%.  And amid the themes of those earnings reports: Consumers...

Quick Reads
Affirm and Stripe Team to Combine BNPL and Agentic AI

March 03, 2026
Pay later provider Affirm is expanding its partnership with payments company Stripe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from […]

Lowe’s Teams With Affirm to Build Up BNPL Business

February 17, 2026
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm launched a partnership with home improvement retailer Lowe’s, according to a Tuesday (Feb. 17) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Virgin Media O2 Teams With Affirm on Hardware Sales

February 06, 2026
Virgin Media O2, a leading mobile provider in the United Kingdom, has partnered with flexible payment network Affirm to provide hardware financing.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

QuickBooks Payments to Integrate Affirm’s Flexible Payment Options

February 02, 2026
QuickBooks will soon enable small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the United States to offer their customers flexible payment options from Affirm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...