2023’s 10 Best-Performing Stocks

[ad_1] The S&P 500 finished the year on a high note in December as positive economic data, falling inflation and the possibility of 2024 interest rate cuts boosted investor sentiment.…

How the Fintech Rally Could Fizzle in 2024

[ad_1] Financial-technology companies have rallied in 2023 even as rates rose. Some could now face risks from falling rates, as well as stepped-up competition. Higher rates did hit “fintech” stocks…

Buy Now, Pay Later Keeps People Spending—Without Credit Agencies Knowing 

[ad_1] Priscilla Rodriguez, an overnight stocker at a Walmart, has a strategy to protect her credit score as she and her husband look to buy a house. The Sunland Park,…

Buy Now, Pay Later Lender Is Surfing the Private Credit Wave

[ad_1] Higher interest rates were supposed to put an end to the fast growth of buy now, pay later lenders. But right now they might actually be helping out. Unlike…

Higher-for-Longer Interest Rates Threaten Fintech

[ad_1] Shares of Affirm, Block and PayPal fell the day after the Fed announcement. [ad_2] Source link

Some Buy Now Pay Later Users Face Rejection

[ad_1] Payment apps are tightening credit standards to focus on profitability. [ad_2] Source link

Rejected for a Buy Now, Pay Later Plan? It Might Not Be Your Fault

[ad_1] Payment apps are tightening credit standards to focus on profitability. [ad_2] Source link

Affirm’s Big Problem Is Buying Now, Not Paying Later

[ad_1] Markets Heard on the Street The company has had solid credit performance, but it is paying up for funding and faces a tougher outlook for volume growth. [ad_2] Source…

Affirm Cuts 500 employees, 19% of Its Workforce

[ad_1] The buy now, pay later company expects to pay as much as $39 million in restructuring costs. [ad_2] Source link

Buy Now, Pay Later—and Discount Never

[ad_1] Merchants that need to move product off shelves could be increasingly willing to pay up to give shoppers attractive financing instead of slashing prices. [ad_2] Source link