Affirm fuels a toxic cycle of micro-loans for fast food, plunging 15.7% in seven days as its structurally flawed model triggers a consumer credit crisis.
Affirm is rocketing toward $100 billion in transaction volume at a 25 percent compound rate while permanently raising its baseline profitability.
Affirm can keep growing fast without adding headcount by using AI to lean out legal and compliance processes.
Affirm-style asset originators scale faster via off-balance-sheet JVs, boosting their operating leverage