Affirm

Affirm Holdings, Inc. operates a platform for digital and mobile-first commerce. Its platform consists of three core elements: a point-of-sale payment solution for consumers, merchant commerce solutions, and a consumer-focused app. The company was founded by Max R. Levchin in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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Affirm is founded by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, Nathan Gettings, Jeffrey Kaditz and Alex Rampell as an alternative to credit card.

The company raises $7.5 million in Series A funding from Charlie Songhurst, David Sacks and others, with a valuation of $15 million. 

Affirm is valued at $85 million after it raises $26 million from Khosla Ventures and others.

The company raises $275 million in a deal led by Spark Capital, giving it a pre-money valuation of $450 million. 

The company raises $140 million in a deal led by Founders Fund, giving it a pre-money valuation of $700 million.

Affirm acquires budgeting app Sweep, expanding beyond point-of-sale lending to provide financial advice for users.

The online checkout option "Pay with Affirm" becomes widely popular, especially with Millennial shoppers looking to buy expensive items.

Affirm partners with Walmart to allow customers to make purchases both in store and on Walmart.com.

Affirm raises another $300 million in funding, led by Thrive Capital.

Affirm partners with Shopify, making its "buy now, pay later" model available to more U.S. merchants.

Affirm partners with Neiman Marcus to give customers a flexible way to buy gifts (or just something for themselves). 

Affirm files to go public on NASDAQ under the stock ticker symble AFRM, with an expected offering amount of $100 million.

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The concept of “buy now, pay later” has exploded in popularity in recent years. Americans have been using this form of lending — where a purchase is typically divided into four payments over several weeks — to buy everything from clothes to Peloton bikes.

More Americans are using ‘buy now, pay later' services to pay for groceries

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a partnership with VersaClimber, the original total body, vertical cardio climber. Now, eligible shoppers can buy their favorite VersaClimber exercise machines and fitness equipment while paying over time.

Affirm Partners with VersaClimber to Bring Consumers a Better Way to Pay

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to cooperate on a range of economic and business areas.

China and Russia affirm economic cooperation for the next several years

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM ) Bank of America's Electronic Payments Symposium March 21, 2023 11:15 AM ET Company Participants Robert O'Hare - SVP, Finance Conference Call Participants Jason Kupferberg - Bank of America Operator Ladies and gentlemen, the program is about to begin. [Operator Instructions] At this time, it is my pleasure to turn the program over to your host, Jason Kupferberg.

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (AFRM) Presents at Bank of America's Electronic Payments Symposium (Transcript)

Affirm announced it is shutting down operations in Australia, meaning Peloton owners in the country would no longer have to pay off their equipment.

Peloton owners in Australia will have loans forgiven from Affirm as the lender exits the country

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM ) Wolfe FinTech Forum Conference March 15, 2023 1:50 PM ET Company Participants Michael Linford - CFO Brooke Major-Reid - Chief Capital Officer Conference Call Participants Scott Wurtzel - Wolfe Research Scott Wurtzel Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Scott Wurtzel, and I work on Darrin Peller's Payments, Processors, and IT Services team here at Wolfe Research.

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (AFRM) Presents at Wolfe FinTech Forum Conference (Transcript)

I wrote in November that a single-digit share price was likely. It was reached in January and is now on the radar again. If you are an optimist, you will like the fact that the current market cap is equal to 2026's projected sales.

Affirm Holdings: Bottomless But Overdone

Affirm has lost more than 50% of its value in just over a month. The buy now, pay later firm reported strong growth across its core operating metrics for its last reported fiscal 2023 second quarter.

Affirm: Stay Calm As Fear And Possibly Contagion Spread

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM ) CFO Fireside Chat March 9, 2023 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Michael Linford – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Tim Chiodo – Credit Suisse Moshe Orenbuch – Credit Suisse Michael Linford All right, everybody. I wanted to welcome everybody to our Quarterly Fireside Chat and thank Tim and Moshe from CS, who have graciously offered to help lead the Q&A section for us today.

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (AFRM) CFO Fireside Chat Transcript

One analyst remains bullish on the stock, keeping a Buy rating amid what he calls the early innings of the U.S. market opportunity.

Affirm Remains Attractive. Buy Now, Pay Later Firms 'Adjusting' to Rising Rates.

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM ) Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference March 7, 2023 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Libor Michalek - President Rob O'Hare - Senior Vice President, Finance Conference Call Participants James Faucette - Morgan Stanley James Faucette All right. Good morning, everybody.

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (AFRM) Present at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference (Transcript)

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced that Michael Linford, CFO, will participate in a shareholder fireside chat on Thursday, March 9, 2023. The discussion will be moderated by Timothy Chiodo and Moshe Orenbuch from Credit Suisse and will begin at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. The event will be webcast live on the Company's investor relations website at https://investors.

Affirm to Webcast CFO Fireside Chat on March, 9 2023

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced that the Company will participate in the following investor conferences: On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, Libor Michalek, President, and Rob O'Hare, Senior Vice President of Finance, will participate in a fireside chat and investor meetings at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference in San Francisco, CA.

Affirm to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

The company has seen pressure in some consumer spending categories it caters to.

Affirm Still Bets Big on Debit+ for Buy Now, Pay Later Demand

Affirm is raising interest rates on its buy now, pay later loans. In an interview with Bloomberg News on Friday (Feb. 17), CEO Max Levchin said the company has convinced several major retailers — Dick's Sporting Goods and Shopify among them — to permit it to hike its interest rates.

Affirm Gets Merchant OK to Hike Interest Rates

Rising interest rates have raised funding costs and chilled investor demand for Affirm's loans.

Affirm Has Been Another Casualty of the Rapidly Rising Interest Rate Environment

Considering shares fell 90% last year, investors might be surprised to learn that there is still a bull case for Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM). But the fintech company, founded in 2012 and IPO'd in January 2021, has had a wild ride in its first two years of public trading, and it doesn't look like that will stop anytime soon.

Affirm: How To Still Make Money Here

Affirm's (AFRM) second-quarter fiscal 2023 results suffer from escalating operating expenses. Nevertheless, a growing active merchant base partly offset the downside.

Affirm (AFRM) Falls 18% on Q2 Earnings Miss, Trims '23 View

PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Investor lawyers at the Rosca Scarlato law firm are investigating alleged securities violations, corporate misconduct, and misrepresentations, as well as questionable business practices involving Affirm Holdings and/or its directors and officers, following the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's ("CFPB") announcement of an inquiry into Affirm's "Buy Now, Pay Later" ("BNPL") credit program. The Rosca Scarlato attorneys are preparing to take action and seek compensation and/or other redress on behalf of any injured AFRM investors.

AFFIRM HOLDINGS (NASDAQ: AFRM) INVESTOR ALERT: POTENTIAL COMPENSATION CLAIMS: Rosca Scarlato Investor Lawyers Investigating

Affirm is a leading Buy Now Pay Later provider, which has deals with major players such as Amazon and other providers which contribute to over 60% of U.S. retail ecommerce sales. The company reported mixed financial results as it mixed both revenue and earnings expectations for Q2, FY23. This was mainly driven by short-term demand challenges, especially from its Peloton merchant.

Affirm: Short-Term Headwinds But Undervalued

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The CE 100 Index slipped in a week dominated by earnings, retracing gains made earlier in the month.  The Index was down 4.5% overall, yet still has made a strong showing thus far in 2023, up more than 15.6% year to date through Feb. 10.

CE 100 Index Sinks as Affirm Leads Payment Names Down 8.5%

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Shares of Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AFRM) are extending yesterday's dip -- last seen down 2.7% at $12.93 -- following a bear note from Morgan Stanley.

Affirm Stock Extends Losses on Post-Earnings Bear Note

The once-hot fintech company is crashing into the reality of higher interest rates.

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