Affirm joins unicorn club after $200 million round

BI Intelligence This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Fintech Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. US-based online point-of-sale (POS) financing provider Affirm has raised$200 million in a Series E roundled by GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, with existing backers Spark Capital and Khosla Ventures also participating. The round has earned the company a private valuation of between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, making it the latest fintech to join the...