Affirm’s stock quintupled this year, beating all tech peers, on buy now, pay later boom

[ad_1] Drew Angerer / Getty Images  A year ago, there was little holiday cheer at Affirm. The point-of-sale lender was confronting rising interest rates, recession fears and weakening consumer spending.…

Apple and fintechs like Robinhood chase yield-hungry depositors as Fed rate hikes continue

[ad_1] Upgrade CEO Renaud Laplanche speaks at a conference in Brooklyn, New York, in 2018. Alex Flynn | Bloomberg via Getty Images The technology industry is known for innovation and…