Affirm: Apple Partnership, Gen Z Appeal, & Investor Questions w/ COO & CFO Michael Linford

In this episode of After Earnings, COO & CFO of Affirm Michael Linford sits down with Katie to reflect on the outstanding Q2 performance for the popular Buy Now, Pay Later company. Linford shares the secret sauce that contributes to Affirm’s rapid growth and areas of opportunities to seize, such as key partnerships with Amazon and Apple. Also, some insight to why Affirm is considered one of the more popular methods of payment for Gen Z and where Affirm fits in the trend of AI.

00:00 - Welcome Affirm COO & CFO Michael Linford

02:00 - Secrets to Affirm’s ‘killer’ Q2 earnings

05:30 - Effects of the Fed’s rate cut on consumer demand

09:10 - Why Gen Z leans on Affirm for their purchases

11:40 - What Affirm does better than its competitors

14:30 - Are there plans to leverage AI?

18:40 - What the Apple partnership brings for Affirm

20:30 - Breaking into the UK market

24:00 - Building a payment network as big as Amex or Visa

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