
Embedded finance puts loans, accounts, cards and insurance inside businesses that are not banks. This is how it works, the main types, why companies offer it and how it is regulated.
October 5, 2026

British Costco members can now split online purchases with Affirm. The US partnership only launched in 2025, so the UK move is an early test of whether it travels.
September 26, 2026

Affirm underwriting has moved to a transformer model, lifting completed purchases 3.4%. The explainability claim is the part worth watching.
September 19, 2026

PayPal shares fell as much as 16% premarket after Bloomberg reported that Stripe and Advent had dropped their pursuit, erasing most of the takeover premium.
August 30, 2026

Affirm’s $4.62 EPS against an $0.85 consensus is mostly a tax effect. Revenue of $1.17 billion only modestly beat forecasts.
August 29, 2026

Shopify merchants in Australia can switch on Shop Pay Installments through Affirm, whose earlier Australian exit predates the country’s new BNPL rules.
August 29, 2026