Affirm News & Updates
Last updated August 8, 2026
Sezzle CEO argues BNPL is taking share from regional banks rather than Affirm or Klarna, as the stock climbs over 150% this year
Afterpay leads the US “Pay in 4” BNPL market with 38% of loan value, topping Affirm, per the New York Fed
CPP Investments expands its Affirm partnership, committing $1.7B to buy buy-now-pay-later installment loans with room to reach $2.2B
Affirm and Stripe expand partnership to bring pay-over-time to Stripe’s UK merchants for the first time
Affirm and Klarna both say Walmart BNPL business is growing 14 months after retailer swapped Affirm for Klarna
Affirm launches Affirm Edge to embed BNPL and installment loans inside banking apps via FIS and Fiserv partnerships
Affirm CEO Max Levchin says the company is not planning any AI-related layoffs despite using AI more for software engineering
Klarna and Affirm integrate BNPL into Stripe payment tokens to capture $1T U.S. agentic commerce market
Affirm and Lowe’s partner to offer 0% APR payment plans for home improvement projects
Affirm & Wayfair expand partnership to launch BNPL options in the U.K. & Canada
Intuit names Affirm exclusive BNPL partner for QuickBooks
Expedia Group names Affirm exclusive US BNPL partner
Bolt selects Affirm as default BNPL partner for U.S. checkout
Affirm applies for a banking charter in Nevada
Fiserv and Affirm partner to bring BNPL to debit cards
Affirm applies to establish FDIC-insured industrial bank in Nevada
Etsy sues trade group to affirm Section 230 protection
Affirm expands Revolve partnership to UK and Canada
Splitit and Affirm make big moves this week in BNPL
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