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Former Paypal founder Max Levchin is bringing another payment behemoth to the public markets.

Mario Gabriele
Jan 13, 2021
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PayPal co-founder Max Levchin is back. Affirm, the “buy now, pay later” solution led by Levchin is slated to list on the Nasdaq before the year is out. The wisdom of the company’s mooted $10 billion valuation may depend on the perspective of the investor in question. Is Affirm a lender, selling a commoditized product? Or is it a paymen…

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