Affirm Inc., a startup from PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, is going after millennials with a new kind of credit card alternative that only exists online.
People can sign up through the website or at checkout on some web stores for financing from Affirm that's paid off in monthly installments. On Monday, the company said it's making the micro-lending program available through Apple Pay, letting customers tap their iPhones to pay in brick-and-mortar stores.
This essentially makes Affirm a credit card provider without physical cards or credit scores. The San Francisco-based company pitches itself as superior to traditional credit cards from American Express Co. or Visa Inc. because it's transparent about fees and charges no interest on purchases from more than 150 retailers.
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