Max Levchin

Affirm Hits Speed Bumps, Slashes Staff as Consumer Demand for BNPL Decelerates

Affirm Hits Speed Bumps, Slashes Staff as Consumer Demand for BNPL Decelerates
Affirm Hits Speed Bumps, Slashes Staff as Consumer Demand for BNPL Decelerates
February 09, 2023  |  Earnings

For Affirm, growth is still in the mix, and demand is still there for buy now, pay later.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Affirm Volumes Soar but Stock Dives as Delinquencies Inch Higher
Affirm Volumes Soar but Stock Dives as Delinquencies Inch Higher
November 08, 2022  |  BNPL

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) engine may still be firing on most cylinders, but judging by the 15% drubbing Affirm’s stock took after hours...

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Affirm Eyes Possible IPO That Could Value POS Lender At $10B
Affirm Eyes Possible IPO That Could Value POS Lender At $10B
July 31, 2020  |  IPO

Point-of-sale lender Affirm’s initial public offering (IPO) could reach as much as $10 billion through work with Goldman Sachs, according to people familiar with the...

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Max Levchin: What’s Missing From Today’s Financial Literacy Initiatives
Max Levchin: What’s Missing From Today’s Financial Literacy Initiatives
April 29, 2019  |  Alternative Credit

By the numbers, Americans are not a very financially literate people.  According to a Standard & Poor’s Global Financial Literacy survey only about 57 percent...

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Resolve Shakes Up B2B POS Payments
Resolve Shakes Up B2B POS Payments
April 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The idea started in the B2C world, but it wasn’t long before online sellers were asking about its use for B2B — at least, according...

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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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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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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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