When an AI agent browses, recommends, and buys on a shopper's behalf, the retailer is just one piece of a much larger value chain. Five public companies sit at the center of…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher this morning, after all the big funds and portfolio managers may have shown their hands on Wednesday, as the tech and chip stocks sell-off resumed…
Fintech consolidation is heating up as scaled payments, banking, and brokerage players hunt for vertical specialists with profitable unit economics. The 2026 backdrop favors deals: large incumbents have stronger balance sheets, artificial…
Mizuho analyst Dan Dolev just turned up the volume on the bull case for Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM | AFRM Price Prediction), raising his price target to $100 from $95 while keeping an…
Can’t afford it? No problem: Just borrow money. At the popular (and pricey) Coachella music festival, about 60% of attendees borrowed money to buy their tickets, according to Billboard. It’s a perfect…
Carl Sullivan Shares of Klarna Group (NYSE:KLAR | KLAR Price Prediction) are up roughly 15% intraday in Thursday morning trading, changing hands near $15.80 after a prior close of $13.69. The pop comes against…
Americans are still swiping, tapping, and clicking through record consumption. Total personal consumption expenditures hit $21.86 trillion in March 2026, up from $20.68 trillion a year earlier, and financial services spending climbed…
Bank of America (NYSE:BAC | BAC Price Prediction) analyst Matthew O’Neill raised his price target on Affirm to $88 from $82 on May 11, while reiterating a Buy rating. The analyst upgrade…
Many Americans want to have it all, even if they don’t have the funds to pay for it. Enter buy now, pay later (BNPL) programs. Risk-free instant gratification? Well not really, says…
PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL | PYPL Price Prediction) shares are tumbling roughly 10% in early trading Tuesday morning to about $45.50, after the company reported a Q1 2026 earnings beat alongside a soft…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher as we hit the midweek point. All major indices finished lower on Tuesday as the deadline for the ceasefire approached, amid threats to cancel talks…
Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM | AFRM Price Prediction) just earned a Top Pick designation from Morgan Stanley. Specifically, Morgan Stanley analyst James Faucette has named Affirm his firm’s Top Pick, carrying an Overweight…
David Moadel Is the fintech lending sector finally waking up? Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ:UPST) stock surged 14% today, rising from $29.53 to $33.63 in Wednesday’s session. Meanwhile, Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM | AFRM Price Prediction) stock…
The payments and fintech sector is catching a meaningful bid on Monday, with three of its most actively traded names posting solid gains. PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL | PYPL Price Prediction) stock is jumping…
Jim Cramer just handed investors a clear pecking order in the payments space, and if you own Klarna, pay attention. Following a major Bank of America rollout covering five names in payments…
