Square Shareholders Support $39B Afterpay Takeover
It’s all systems go for Square’s takeover of Australian buy now pay later company Afterpay, as shareholders approve the purchase. The deal... Read More
Afterpay And Zip Face Parliamentary Probe
The competitive and lucrative buy now, pay later market in Australia is set to face a parliamentary inquiry, as consumer risk remains... Read More
Tech Council’s Roadmap To A Million Aussie Tech Jobs
The newly-launched Technology Council of Australia has unveiled a roadmap that it declares will deliver one million tech jobs to Australians. The... Read More
Afterpay Kills Barcodes For In-Store Payments
Afterpay is ending the use of barcodes for in-store payments as it moves to transition customers to its NFC-enabled Afterpay Card. In... Read More
Zip Posts Severe Losses For 2021 As Competitors Circle
Zip made a big global expansion play this year, which resulted in declining earnings, and a total reported loss of $653 million.... Read More
Afterpay Posts Loss Despite Mushrooming Sales
Buy-now, pay-later giant Afterpay has posted a net transaction loss of $132.6 million despite almost doubling sales over the past year. Afterpay,... Read More
Westpac Rethinks Afterpay Alliance After Square Purchase
Westpac is rethinking its alliance with Afterpay following its $39 billion acquisition by Square, who may be levelling up to compete within... Read More
Aussie Top Buyout Hits Sweet Spot For Afterpay And Square
When the going gets tough, it’s said, the tough get going –and that’s exactly what Australian buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) operator Afterpay has... Read More
Square To Pay $39 Billion For Afterpay
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s digital payments company Square will acquire Australian company Afterpay, in a massive $AUD39 billion takeover deal. The dollar... Read More
Afterpay Combats Apple, PayPal Challenge By Going After The Big Four
After both Apple and PayPal introduced buy now pay later services aimed to crush AfterPay’s market dominance last week, the company has... Read More