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WooCommerce, the flexible, open-source ecommerce solution built on WordPress, today announced that it has selected Affirm (NASDAQAFRM) as a leading pay-over-time provider. This builds on the companies’ decade-long partnership and will make Affirm a default payment option for merchants using WooPayments.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced the launch of new merchant partners just in time for the peak of holiday shopping season. Eligible consumers in the US can now find Affirm at checkout and pay over time at:

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today released new research revealing that despite economic uncertainty, Canadians are approaching their holiday shopping with strategy, not restraint. The majority (71%) plan to spend the same or more this season, but with a focus on smarter, more deliberate choices.

JD Sports, the leading retailer of sports, fashion, and outdoor brands, has partnered with Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, to offer a new, flexible way to pay. This partnership brings Affirm’s pay-over-time options to shoppers purchasing top brands such as Nike, adidas, New Balance, and North Face at JD Sports and Finish Line.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, and Priceline, a leader in online travel, today announced an expanded partnership. Through their deepened collaboration, Affirm is the pay-over-time provider for Priceline’s B2B business, Priceline Partner Solutions. Beginning immediately, Priceline Partner Solutions partner brands — which span industries such as airlines, cruise lines, car rentals, hotels, and more — can offer approved travelers the ability to book trips now and pay over time, directly through their own websites.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, has launched its flexible and transparent pay-over-time options in the UK.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today unveiled updates to the Affirm app. The redesigned experience shows consumers their real-time purchasing power with Affirm, offers an upgraded search function, and provides easier access to personalized payment terms and interest-free offers. These updates come just in time for a holiday season where consumers are especially hungry for interest-free deals.

Consumers are not holding back on holiday spending this year – but they are taking a more deliberate approach to the purchases they make, according to new research from Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced that Affirm is now available to eligible users checking out online and in-app with Apple Pay on iPhone and iPad. Starting today, Apple Pay users in the U.S. can request to pay over time with Affirm, splitting eligible purchases into biweekly or monthly payments for as low as 0% APR.

Affirm, the payments network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, released new research revealing consumer shopping behaviors and sentiments ahead of the 2024 holiday season, including the growing preference towards 0% APR financing options and Americans’ confidence levels around budgeting.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a partnership with Hotels.com. Now, approved guests can book accommodations and pay over time with Affirm, helping more people book the trip of their dreams. This builds on Affirm and Expedia Group’s existing partnership, where Affirm is the exclusive buy now pay later provider on Expedia and Vrbo.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, is announcing an expanded partnership with Tekmetric, a leading automotive repair shop management solution empowering auto repair businesses nationwide. Now, the thousands of auto repair shops that use Tekmetric’s platform, powered by Stripe Connect, can offer their customers the ability to pay over time with Affirm for online and in person auto repair services.

Three in five people believe that the U.S. is currently in a recession, even though we’re not in one officially, according to new research from Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a partnership with RONA inc., one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers operating and servicing some 425 corporate and affiliated stores. Now, eligible shoppers can use Affirm to purchase their home improvement necessities online.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a partnership with full-service hospitality management company Brittain Resorts & Hotels. Now, approved hotel guests can book accommodations at more than 15 hotels and resorts and pay over time with Affirm.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced two new payment options, Pay in 2 and Pay in 30, to bring even greater choice and flexibility to consumers utilizing Affirm’s app and providing affordability across a wider range of transactions. As always with Affirm, consumers do not ever owe a penny more than what they agree to upfront as there are no late fees or hidden charges, like compound or deferred interest.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced an expanded partnership with Alterra Mountain Company, a family of iconic year-round mountain destinations, including the world’s largest heli-skiing operation, and the owner of Ikon Pass. Eligible travelers will be able to pay over time with Affirm when purchasing an Ikon Pass in the U.S. and for the first time, also in Canada, plus local mountain passes, lodging, and lessons when traveling to any of Alterra’s destinations across North America.

At a time when many reports seem to indicate that Canadians are tightening their wallets, a new survey released today from Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, found that the vast majority of Canadians (82%) plan to make a major purchase in the coming months.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced an exclusive partnership with Evolve, a leading vacation rental hospitality company with more than 30,000 properties in 750 markets. Now, eligible travelers can book vacation rentals and pay over time with confidence in simple monthly payments.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced it has expanded its services with Walmart to bring Affirm’s transparent and flexible pay-over-time options to self-checkout kiosks at over 4,500 Walmart stores in the United States. Now, eligible shoppers can easily pay over time for their favorite electronics, apparel, toys, and more in simple monthly payments when checking themselves out in-store.

Liberty Travel, an award-winning travel agency experience, today announced a partnership with Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth. Now, eligible travelers can book their dream vacation with Affirm, enjoying now and paying over time.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, and Blackhawk Network (BHN) - the leading distributor of digital gift cards in the U.S. - have partnered to bring consumers even more choice and flexibility for purchasing gift cards.

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Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a partnership with Booking.com, one of the world's leading online travel platforms, to offer flexible payment options for travel bookings.

As Americans face record-high credit card debt and fees, nearly three in four (73%) say credit cards make it challenging to manage their finances, according to a new survey conducted by OnePoll and commissioned by Affirm (NASDAQAFRM) the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth. The research surveyed 2,000 gen pop Americans, exploring their attitudes and priorities for their personal finances while investigating how they have shifted their budgets and spending amidst increasing economic uncertainties.

Selfbook, the technology company that is modernizing hotel payments and bookings, today announced a partnership with Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, bringing Affirm’s flexible, transparent payment options to Selfbook’s seamless hotel bookings. Selfbook and Affirm are launching the partnership with their first joint hotel partners, Cape May La Mer, Victor Hotels and The Kartrite.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced that it will publish its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023 shareholder letter, including its financial results, on its investor relations website at https://investors.affirm.com/ on Thursday, August 24, 2023, after market close. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 5:00pm ET that same day. Hosting the call will be Max Levchin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Michael Linford, Chief Financial Officer.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a partnership with Cathay Pacific, a global airline based in Hong Kong, to become its exclusive U.S. pay-over-time partner.

Amazon and Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), announced today that eligible U.S. merchants offering Amazon Pay can now seamlessly add Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout™ as a payment option at checkout. This brings Affirm’s pay-over-time technology, used by millions of customers on Amazon.com and the Amazon mobile app, to Amazon Pay’s simple and secure payment solution.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, and global financial technology leader Worldpay from FIS® NYSE: FISNYSEFIS)

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced that it will publish its third quarter fiscal year 2023 shareholder letter, including its financial results, on its investor relations website at https://investors.affirm.com/ on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, after market close. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 5:00pm ET that same day. Hosting the call will be Max Levchin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Michael Linford, Chief Financial Officer.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced that it is expanding its relationship with Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, to Canada. Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout™ is now available to all eligible Canadian Stripe users, allowing merchants and platforms to add this pay-over-time option to their checkout experience in minutes.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a partnership with VersaClimber, the original total body, vertical cardio climber. Now, eligible shoppers can buy their favorite VersaClimber exercise machines and fitness equipment while paying over time.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a partnership with KAYAK, the world's leading travel search engine, making Affirm the company’s exclusive pay-over-time provider in the U.S. Now travelers have greater spending power and payment flexibility when booking trips on KAYAK.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced that it will publish its second quarter fiscal year 2023 shareholder letter, including its financial results, on its investor relations website at https://investors.affirm.com/ on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, after market close. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 5:00pm ET that same day. Hosting the call will be Max Levchin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Michael Linford, Chief Financial Officer.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced it will host a conference call and webcast to discuss first quarter fiscal year 2023 financial results on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 5:00pm ET. Hosting the call will be Max Levchin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Michael Linford, Chief Financial Officer.

Today, Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, released new data predicting consumer spending behavior this holiday season.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced the expansion of its relationship with Amazon to Canada, bringing increased payment flexibility and transparency to customers shopping on Amazon.ca. This payment option will be available during checkout to all eligible customers in both English and French within the next month.

INTERMIX, the trend-setting fashion boutique for designer clothing, shoes, bags and more, announced a partnership with Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth. Eligible shoppers can choose flexible and transparent ways to pay for the designers and brands they love across INTERMIX online, in-store, and Designer Re/Mix hub.

Last week, the U.S. Census Department reported that June retail sales increased 1% from May and 7.7% compared to last year, indicating that consumers continue to spend. However, it is no secret that Americans are feeling the stress during this inflationary period. A majority of Americans (87%) are concerned about rising costs and only 50% feel in control of their finances right now, according to the latest Consumer Spend Report from Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth.

As rising costs stretch Americans’ wallets, new research reveals that more than a quarter of U.S. consumers (28%) are concerned about missing a credit card payment and being charged a late fee. According to the latest Consumer Spend Report from Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, nearly 1 in 4 U.S. consumers (23%) have been charged a late fee from a financial institution this year.

SeatGeek, the high-growth technology platform transforming the live event experience for fans, teams, and venues, today announced a new partnership with Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth. Through this partnership with Affirm, SeatGeek will provide fans with more ways to pay, leading to more opportunities for those exhilarating, ‘goosebump’ moments that come from experiencing live entertainment.

Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a partnership with global travel platform Agoda, part of Booking Holdings, the world’s leading provider of online travel and related services. Now, eligible travelers can book their hotel accommodations for upcoming trips across the Agoda platform both on web and via the app and pay over time for bookings over $50.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth and Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, announced a strategic partnership that makes Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout™ available to Stripe users in the U.S. today. Adaptive Checkout uses Affirm’s smart decision engine to make a real-time underwriting decision and offer consumers optimized bi-weekly and monthly pay over time options side-by-side.

WooCommerce, the flexible, open-source commerce solution built on WordPress, and Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a deepened partnership to provide WooCommerce merchants the opportunity to offer consumers the ability to pay over time through Affirm. WooCommerce has 3.7 million merchants, including brands such as Gardyn, Tonal, Mint Mobile & Teeter.

Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers, today unveiled a new campaign with supermodel and entrepreneur, Ashley Graham.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced today a multi-year extension of its partnership in the U.S. with Shopify, a provider of essential internet infrastructure for commerce. The agreement cements Affirm as the exclusive pay-over-time provider for Shop Pay Installments in the U.S.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, and Fiserv, a global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, today announced a relationship that will make Affirm available to Fiserv enterprise merchant clients later this year. With this partnership, Affirm will become the first buy now pay later provider fully integrated to the Carat℠ operating system from Fiserv.

Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, and Poshmark, a leading social marketplace for new and secondhand style, today announced a two-year extension and expansion of their partnership to deliver increased payment flexibility to shoppers. Poshmark was one of the first companies to pilot Affirm's Adaptive Checkout, which provides shoppers with more flexibility and choice at checkout. Today, eligible shoppers from Poshmark’s community of more than 80 million users can choose between monthly payments or four interest-free payments every other week for all items over $50. Adding these payment options through Adaptive Checkout has led to an increase in average order value and the number of orders at these price points for Poshmark.

Overspending is a top source of anxiety across all generations, according to findings from the latest Affirm Consumer Spending Report, Affirm’s look at what consumers are up to and where they’re headed next. The survey revealed the average U.S. consumer worries about money six times a day and over half (56%) say they often overextend their spending and are left in a difficult position.

Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a partnership with Michaels, the largest arts and crafts retail chain in North America. Now, eligible customers can buy their favorite items on Michaels.com and pay over time.

Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a set of updates to the Affirm App that bring consumers increased flexibility and purchasing power. Previously, consumers could use the Affirm App to shop online or in-store at virtually any retailer and pay over time — biweekly or monthly. With these updates to the Affirm App, consumers now also have the option to pay in full upfront at hundreds of merchants while earning rewards in the process, thanks to Affirm’s new Cash Back Rewards program.

According to Affirm’s latest Merchant Insights Report that surveyed small and medium-sized retailers, while more than half of merchants (57%) saw sales increase in the beginning of the summer compared to the same time last year, the majority (86%) noticed that consumers simultaneously became more conscious about their spending. What’s more, nearly seven in 10 (67%) anticipate an increase in online sales through the end of the year and more than a third (36%) even expect an increase in in-store sales. Alongside these sales increases, more than three quarters (76%) agree that the pandemic has made it more important for their business to sell both online and in-store.

Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers, today unveiled a sweepstakes in partnership with actress Lili Reinhart to celebrate Affirm Debit+™ becoming more widely available. As the first U.S. debit card that unlocks pay over time functionality, Affirm Debit+ can be used to pay for purchases upfront or over time without any fees or interest.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced that it is expanding its offering to now be accepted by Theory, the New York founded label of sleek sportswear and accessories. Now, eligible consumers can shop Theory’s collection of stylish men’s and women’s sportswear, handbags, shoes and more, while paying over time.

Seven in 10 Americans say they typically go over budget during the holidays, according to new research from the first Affirm Consumer Spend Report, Affirm’s look at what consumers are up to—and where they're headed next. With many Americans eager to make this year’s holiday season memorable, this year is no different. Affirm discovered nearly half (48%) plan to spend more money this year because they couldn’t celebrate like they normally would last year.

Affirm (NASDAQAFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced that its flexible payment solution will soon be available to Amazon.com customers at checkout. Amazon and Affirm are testing with select customers now, and in the coming months, Amazon plans to make Affirm more broadly available to its customers.

Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today unveiled a new campaign to help make post-pandemic travel accessible and affordable. Throughout the month of June consumers can submit an original photo of one of their favorite travel memories and be entered to win $5,000 toward their next vacation. Each week of the campaign will have a theme, inspired by the travels of:

Affirm, a more flexible and transparent alternative to credit cards, today announced a partnership with Ulla Johnson, the esteemed label of effortless, free-spirited womenswear. Now, eligible consumers can shop Ulla Johnson’s collection of refined, globally-inspired and meticulously constructed dresses, handbags, shoes and more, while paying over time.