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Alexandra Mertz

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155 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

And so we think people are coming to us a little bit more.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

Certainly, we saw great demand for our recent zero-day promotion, but...

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

You know, I think so far so good, at least in the Affirm consumer world.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

You know, we had more than 24 million active consumers last quarter.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

At this point, it's really dangerous to just say, oh, the Affirm consumer is doing X or Y. We have quite a number of segments.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

Folks that are using our 0% promotions are typically leaning into...

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

just frankly saving money, getting a great deal.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

Folks that favor longer terms to repay care a lot less about total cost, very much care about individual cash flow.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

And so depending on sort of which segment you look at, you'll see a slightly different behavior.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

I think the unifying factor is they're all getting a really clear deal.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

There are no late fees, there's no gimmicks, there's no gotchas, and that's the way they keep coming back to us.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

You know, to be honest, everywhere, we just announced a really strong push into services.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

So for a long time, you would think of Buy Now, Pay Later as a thing you buy and pay over time.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

People buy more than things.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

They remodel their kitchens.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

They refurbish various parts of their house.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

And we just announced a great partnership with Service Titan, Vergara, a variety of other platforms.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

So we partner very widely because this model really works for any purchase.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

You know, anything from a couple hundred dollars all the way out to thousands.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

You know, I think our current growth tracks so well, I'm not sure I have a lot of time to consider M&A.