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AFRM has entered fiscal 2027 with strong GMV growth and improving margins, but funding costs and credit performance will test its path to sustained profitability.

The payments giant sent a fortune back to its owners, yet the stock stumbled. Here’s the paradox of what that cash really bought, and what has to happen next.

Affirm Holdings (NasdaqGS: AFRM) has introduced a new transformer-based underwriting model for real-time decisions at checkout. The system is designed to assess individual borrowers in milliseconds using machine learning signals beyond traditional credit bureau data. Affirm reports that the new model targets consumers with limited credit histories who previously struggled to receive approvals. The transformer-based underwriting rollout is only one part of Affirm's story. The broader picture...

In the most recent trading session, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) closed at $71.77, indicating a +1.01% shift from the previous trading day.

SoFi stock just popped 5% while peers trade flat and the broader market barely budges, raising a question that cuts both ways: does that divergence signal a comeback or just a temporary bounce in a stock that has lost half its value this year?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

Affirm CEO Max Levchin said in an interview with CNBC that while human underwriters “could never do what we're doing with transformers,” they would not replace them completely.

Over the past 18 months, 40 wannabe bankers have filed for charters with the Comptroller of the Currency. So far, 21 have been approved.

Investing.com -- In a note on Thursday, Mizuho floated the possibility that Affirm shares could more than double to above $200, arguing Wall Street is significantly underestimating the buy-now-pay-later company's long-term earnings power.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 1.3% and the actively trad

Shares of Klarna (NYSE:KLAR) are trading at $14.23 on Tuesday afternoon, leaving the buy now, pay later (BNPL) lender down 51% year to date. Klarna stock is also down 32% over the past month, meaning much of the damage has landed recently rather than fading out. The rout looks isolated against Klarna’s peers. Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) […]

In the latest trading session, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) closed at $73.55, marking a +2.95% move from the previous day.

Nike downgraded, Affirm upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls

Goldman Sachs and many other analysts are growing more confident in Affirm’s long-term growth story.

Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM) is one of Jim Cramer’s favorite stocks in the sector. Over the course of the past several months, the CNBC TV host has praised the firm’s CEO, Max Levchin, on multiple occasions. In fact, in mid-August, Cramer went as far as to say that the stock should be at a hundred. Affirm […]

During the September 8 episode of Mad Money, examining consumer demand and macroeconomic pressures surrounding Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM), Jim Cramer commented: How about the buy now, pay later business that’s Affirm? Max Levchin’s company has 28 million active customers. Affirm has a, it’s got a who’s who of partners including the biggest Amazon, Costco, […]

Affirm surged while its closest rivals barely moved, and no company announcement explains why. The gap between Affirm and the rest of the buy now, pay later pack raises a question that matters for anyone holding shares into the weekend.

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

Sezzle's merchant growth, rising engagement and expanding financial tools support its outlook as valuation stays below key BNPL peers.

AI agents can already pick your next purchase, but they still can't pull the trigger without your permission. Five companies are quietly building the infrastructure that changes that, and they are not all the obvious names.

The nearest confirmed ceiling for PayPal (PYPL) stock sits 35.4% above where it trades now. The stock is 30.7% below its 52-week high, and the easy read on a payments company down that far is that the market has given up. The reward is real and wide against what you risk. The floor under it is shakier than the bounce count suggests.

Stocks took a beating Tuesday as surging oil prices and looming inflation data rattled every corner of the market, and now Wall Street analysts are reshuffling their calls on names ranging from nuclear energy upstart Oklo to retail giants Abercrombie and Ulta Beauty.

PayPal shares fell after Stripe and Advent's $60.50-per-share buyout collapsed, but strong Q2 earnings, a low P/E ratio, and stablecoin growth suggest the stock still has appeal.

AFRM sees rising demand for installment payments as inflation and gas costs pressure consumers, while disciplined underwriting helps manage credit risk.

The fair value estimate for Affirm Holdings has moved from US$78.93 to US$99.23, which is a sizable reset in what analysts think the stock could be worth on their models. Recent research points to growing confidence in Affirm’s growth roadmap, unit economics, and key partnerships, even as some voices remain cautious about valuation and execution risk. As you read on, you will see how these shifting targets feed into the evolving story around Affirm and what to watch if you are tracking the...

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Inflation is prompting consumers to turn to Affirm’s zero-interest buy now, pay later loans, the company’s latest financial results suggest.

Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM) just delivered its most profitable quarter ever, and the stock still fell 4.26% anyway. That gap between the numbers and the market’s reaction is the story here. On the earnings call held August 27, founder and CEO Max Levchin announced he’s stepping back from day-to-day execution to chase the next generation of […]

SoFi's product flywheel gains traction as cross-buy rises, non-lending products expand, and fee-based growth broadens its financial-services model.

CEO Levchin shifts focus to next-gen products as card adoption accelerates.