Articles tagged “Affirm”

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Affirm Signs Booking.com as Latest Buy Now, Pay Later Partner

You probably can't blame travel companies for giving travelers more options for financing their vacations. But which will be the first to run a YouTube ad on how to responsibly budget for your next trip?

Affirm Signs Booking.com as Latest Buy Now, Pay Later Partner

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Google Leveraged User Data to Dominate Online Advertising: Lawsuit

Google advises "we never sell your personal information." But it should add the following disclaimer: But we make an almost unfathomable amount of money from it.

Google Leveraged User Data to Dominate Online Advertising: Lawsuit
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New Report Shows How Travel Brands Can Capitalize on Rising Demand for Payment Flexibility with Buy Now Pay Later

Travel is officially back in full swing, but consumer habits have shifted. Affirm’s new report, “On the Move: What Today’s Travel Trends Mean for Your Business,” touches on key market trends and explains how travel businesses can attract customers by offering payment options that meet their individual needs.

New Report Shows How Travel Brands Can Capitalize on Rising Demand for Payment Flexibility with Buy Now Pay Later

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7 Takeaways From Online Travel Agencies Slugging It Out on Mobile

Once dismissed as a commission-free loss leader, flights are a new battleground as Expedia and Hopper compete over keywords and customers on mobile.

7 Takeaways From Online Travel Agencies Slugging It Out on Mobile

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Consumer Adoption of Buy-Now-Pay-Later In Travel Increasing Rapidly: Affirm’s Earnings

Affirm, the public buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) fintech company just reported its latest quarterly earnings, and some hint that BNPL is being rapidly adopted by the suppliers in travel AND increasing usage by the travelers. From the earnings call transcript: "The Travel and Ticketing segment has been outperforming expectations, and volume more than doubled year over year.…

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Letting the Air Out of Online Travel’s IPO Bloat

Stock markets, at their best, can be hype killers, and public investors shot down many inflated private company valuations in 2021. This may be a sobering development for IPO and SPAC wannabes in 2022.

Letting the Air Out of Online Travel’s IPO Bloat

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Max Levchin’s Affirm Raises $300 Million for Payments Tech

With this investment, PayPal co-founder Max Levchin has raised $800 million to grow Affirm, which lets consumers pre-qualify for loans to buy flights, hotels, rental cars, seat upgrades, and non-travel products. Who said payments aren't sexy?

Max Levchin’s Affirm Raises $300 Million for Payments Tech

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Uplift Raises $123 Million to Broaden Its Travel Loan Services

The old idea of payments in monthly installments is seeing new life in the U.S. online travel sector. Uplift is one of the leading tech vendors powering loans to travelers for buying from airlines such as Spirit and search sites like Kayak. Expect a lot of marketing around this in 2019.

Uplift Raises $123 Million to Broaden Its Travel Loan Services

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Skift Tech Forum Preview: Affirm’s CEO on Travel Industry’s Oncoming Payments Revolution

High upfront costs remain a barrier to many travelers who can't make a large purchase all at once. Affirm is trying to remove that obstacle and other travel brands are warming up to the monthly payments model in the process.

Skift Tech Forum Preview: Affirm’s CEO on Travel Industry’s Oncoming Payments Revolution

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Travel Companies Start Lending Consumers Money to Book Trips

Companies ought to carry out adequate checks on the ability of borrowers to repay travel loans on time. Otherwise, a surprise disruption such as an Icelandic volcano or an economic downturn could prompt defaults.

Travel Companies Start Lending Consumers Money to Book Trips