Max Levchin

PayPal mafia operator, Affirm risk-ops

CEO and co-founder of Affirm, a consumer lending platform offering instalment loans at point of sale. At PayPal, he was the founding CTO responsible for cryptography and anti-fraud systems, establishing his reputation in financial risk engineering. Affirm, which went public in 2021, distinguishes itself by underwriting each transaction individually rather than issuing revolving credit lines.