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Affirm Begins Rollout of Pay-Over-Time Options in UK
Buy Now Pay Later // November 03, 2024

Affirm launched its pay-over-time options in the United Kingdom. The company will initially offer its interest-free and interest-bearing monthly payment options, with any interest applied being fixed and calculated solely on the original principal amount, Affirm said in a Monday (Nov. 4) press release emailed...

FinTech IPO Index Gains 2.3% as Digital Surges Ahead of Earnings
Fintech Investments // November 01, 2024

The FinTech IPO Index was 2.3% higher in a week that saw the platforms roar ahead — many of them by double digits — in anticipation of earnings reports that won’t come until next month. Expensify shares were more than 33% higher for the week, followed by...

Affirm Updates BNPL App Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season
Buy Now Pay Later // October 30, 2024

Ahead of the holiday shopping season, payments network Affirm is upgrading its app. The company, known for its buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering, now provides users with — among other things — easier access to personalized payment terms and interest-free offers via its app,...

Marqeta to Embed BNPL in Payment Apps and Digital Wallets
BNPL // October 28, 2024

Marqeta has unveiled a new solution that delivers buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options inside payment apps and digital wallets. The new Marqeta Flex is being developed with payment providers Klarna and Affirm and payments platform Branch, Marqeta said in a Monday (Oct. 28)...

Interviews & Exclusives
FinTech IPO Index Gains 2.3% as Digital Surges Ahead of Earnings

November 01, 2024
The FinTech IPO Index was 2.3% higher in a week that saw the platforms roar ahead — many of them by double digits — in anticipation of earnings reports that won’t come until next month. Expensify shares were more than 33% higher for the week, followed by Lemonade, up 25.5%. MoneyLion’s stock surged 24.2%. There were, of […]

Stride and Tesla Gain, but CE 100 Slips 1.4% Amid Market Volatility

October 28, 2024
And now earnings season is here, in full swing, and a series of double-digit advances and declines among our CE 100 population wound up sending the overall Index 1.4% lower....

CE 100 Index Gains 1.7% as JPMorgan Leads Banks Higher

October 14, 2024
Earnings season is here — as always, led by the banks, and the banks led the CE 100 Index 1.7% higher through the past week. As a group, the banks...

Shop and Healthcare Pillars Surge Amid Strategic Shifts, but CE 100 Sees Slight Decline

October 07, 2024
The CE 100 Index slipped 0.6% as October’s first few days of trading brought investors firmly into the fourth quarter while reversing some of the gains seen in the past...

Quick Reads
Affirm Begins Rollout of Pay-Over-Time Options in UK

November 03, 2024
Affirm launched its pay-over-time options in the United Kingdom. The company will initially offer its interest-free and interest-bearing monthly payment options, with any interest applied being fixed and calculated solely on the original principal amount, Affirm said in a Monday (Nov. 4) press release emailed to PYMNTS. There are no late fees or hidden charges, […]

Affirm Updates BNPL App Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season

October 30, 2024
Ahead of the holiday shopping season, payments network Affirm is upgrading its app. The company, known for its buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering, now provides users with — among...

Marqeta to Embed BNPL in Payment Apps and Digital Wallets

October 28, 2024
Marqeta has unveiled a new solution that delivers buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options inside payment apps and digital wallets. The new Marqeta Flex is being developed with payment...

GoodRx and Partner Pharmacies to Offer Affirm’s BNPL Option

October 20, 2024
Prescription savings platform GoodRx and its partner retail pharmacies will begin offering Affirm’s pay-over-time option directly to consumers in the coming months. With this new offering, approved consumers will be...