Max Levchin

Max Levchin, the CEO of Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AFRM), a major player in the buy-now, pay-later industry, has revealed that the younger generation, particularly Gen Z, is showing a strong preference for AI-powered chatbots over traditional phone calls. What Happened: Levchin made this...

One of Elon Musk's earliest business ventures was X.com, an online financial services company and his biographer Walter Isaacson shared an interesting anecdote from the venture's early days. When X.com merged with Palo Alto-based Confinity, Inc., cofounded by Peter Thiel, Max Levchin and Luke Nosek...

As Elon Musk sets out to rebrand Twitter as X and replace the bird logo as well, his biographer Walter Isaacson shed some light on the billionaire's infatuation with the name ‘X.' X’s Origin: Musk conceptualized the name ‘X' in 1999 as he was looking to start his next business venture and...

Buy now, pay later company Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ: AFRM) reported fourth quarter and full fiscal year results after market close Thursday. Here are the key highlights. What Happened: Affirm Holdings reported fourth-quarter revenue of $364.13 million, up 39% year-over-year. The total beat a Street...

Benzinga reviews this weekend's top stories covered by leading media outlets, here are the articles investors need to read. In Barron's "At Last, Weight-Loss Drugs That Actually Work. They Could Be the Blockbusters of the Decade," Bill Alpert looks at new weigh-loss...

Several prominent CEOs are set to be featured on "Mad Money" Thursday night with Jim Cramer. Here's a look at the lineup:  Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) CEO Sanjay Mehotra Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM) CEO Max Levchin Diamondback...

Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM) on Monday provided an update on its business performance and raised full year and fiscal third-quarter guidance. What Happened: Affirm said it expects third-quarter revenue to be at least $335 million, which is up from previous guidance calling for...

Ukraine is known as the breadbasket of Europe. The country — second-largest on the continent after Russia — has also produced several notable entrepreneurs through the years. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine brings the latter into sharp focus of the world, here are some people...

Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM) shares have been slaughtered since the "buy now, pay later" company officially released its fiscal second-quarter financial results Thursday afternoon.  What Happened: The stock initially surged higher when the company...

Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM) initially surged higher Thursday afternoon after the company highlighted some of its quarterly results via tweet in what appears to be an accidental release. The company officially announced its fiscal second-quarter financial results shortly after and the stock...

Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM) CEO Max Levchin, Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) CEO Jeff Lawson, Five9 Inc (NASDAQ: FIVN) CEO Rowan Trollope and Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX) CEO Mike Wirth will be featured Monday on CNBC's "Mad Money" with Jim Cramer. "These are...

Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM) shares are trading lower as the stock pulls back from recent strength, which was driven by strong first-quarter results. Affirm on Wednesday reported quarterly losses of $1.13 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of a loss of 30 cents per...

Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM) is trading significantly higher Thursday after the company announced better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter top-line results and issued guidance above estimates. Affirm reported a quarterly earnings loss of $1.13 per share, which may not compare to...

Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM) shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter sales results and issued second-quarter and FY22 sales guidance above estimates. Affirm reported quarterly losses of $1.13 per share which missed the...

Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM) is trading significantly higher Friday after the company announced better-than-expected fourth-quarter fiscal 2021 revenue results and issued guidance above estimates.  Affirm reported a quarterly earnings loss of 48 cents per share, which came in below the...