Affirm

A lender dressed as a checkout button: merchants pay Affirm to close bigger sales, and shoppers pay simple interest on most of the $50.2B it processed in fiscal 2026, with no late fees. Affirm sold $21.9B of those loans to capital partners, keeping about 4% equity in the portfolio. Amazon alone is 22% of volume, so the Affirm Card (now 15% of transactions) is its push to own the customer directly. Revenue rose 32% to $4.26B and operating income flipped to +$417M.

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Affirm
Research date: Oct 6, 2026
Evidence-backed · sources in companion brief

Key Partners

  • Celtic Bank + Lead Bank originate U.S. loans (FACT).
  • Cross River Bank — Affirm Money Account (FACT).
  • Amazon — 22% of GMV; renewed Nov 2025 (FACT).
  • Shopify — program agreement Feb 2025 (FACT).
  • Loan buyers, securitization investors, warehouse lenders (FACT).

Key Activities

  • Underwrite every purchase at checkout (FACT).
  • Service and collect loans (FACT).
  • Sell or securitize — $21.9B UPB sold in FY26 (FACT).
  • Integrate merchants via API + platforms (FACT).
  • Build the app, Card and Money Account (FACT).

Key Resources

  • 27.8M active consumers, +21% (FACT).
  • ~571K active merchants (FACT).
  • $9.56B loans held for investment (FACT).
  • Equity ≈4% of platform portfolio (FACT).
  • 2,358 employees (FACT).

Value Propositions

  • No late fees; price fixed at checkout (FACT).
  • Pay-in-X, 0% APR, or simple-interest plans (FACT).
  • Higher conversion and order values for merchants (FACT, company claim).
  • Works online, in-store and in the app (FACT).

Customer Relationships

  • 7.0 transactions per active consumer (FACT).
  • Affirm Card ≈15% of transactions (FACT).
  • 25% of transactions via app, web, Card (FACT).
  • Affirm Money Account savings (FACT).

Channels

  • Merchant checkout via API (FACT).
  • Amazon 22% of GMV (FACT).
  • Shopify, Apple Pay and other platforms (FACT).
  • Affirm app, website and Card — 25% of transactions (FACT).
  • U.S., Canada, U.K.; Australia pilot (FACT).

Customer Segments

  • Shoppers paying over time — 27.8M active (FACT).
  • Merchants — ~571K active (FACT).
  • Large platforms — Amazon, Shopify (FACT).
  • U.S., Canada, U.K.; Australia launch (FACT).

Cost Structure

  • Provision for credit losses $797M (FACT).
  • Technology & data $747M (FACT).
  • Processing & servicing $614M (FACT).
  • G&A $578M (FACT).
  • Funding costs $454M (FACT).
  • Sales & marketing $343M, incl. Amazon warrants $200M (FACT).

Revenue Streams

  • Interest income $2.05B (FACT).
  • Merchant network $1.15B (FACT).
  • Gain on sales of loans $597M (FACT).
  • Card network $294M (FACT).
  • Servicing income $173M (FACT).
Sources: sec.gov/Archives/edgar · sec.gov/Archives/edgar