BNPL lender Affirm's shares tumble after gloomy full-year revenue forecast


Shopping trolley is seen in front of Affirm logo in this illustration, July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) - Shares of Affirm Holdings Inc tumbled 11% in morning trading on Friday after the buy-now-pay-later lender forecast full-year revenue below Wall Street estimates, underscoring the broader downturn in the fortunes of the once high-flying fintech sector.

Rising rates, geopolitical turmoil and a sector-wide sell-off in high-growth technology stocks have together hit investor sentiment, leading to billions being shaved off the company's market cap with shares down nearly 70% so far this year.

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