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Affirm’s Max Levchin: Why ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Beats Credit Cards

WSJ The Future of Everything by The Wall Street Journal

Jan 9, 202626:47Technology

Is "buy now, pay later" a debt trap or the future of finance? Affirm CEO Max Levchin says the real problem is the credit card in your wallet. On this week’s episode of Bold Names, Levchin joins WSJ’s Tim Higgins to discu...

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Affirm’s Max Levchin: Why ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Beats Credit Cards is an episode from WSJ The Future of Everything by The Wall Street Journal. Is "buy now, pay later" a debt trap or the future of finance? Affirm CEO Max Levchin says the real...

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Published Jan 9, 2026, 26:47 long, audio available.