‘Inflection point’:Afterpay’s Molnar says $39b deal to ramp up growth

‘Inflection point’:Afterpay’s Molnar says $39b deal to ramp up growth

Afterpay co-founder Nick Molnar says he will be hanging onto his stake in the merged business as it attempts to take on credit cards.

  • byClancy Yeates andCara Waters

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Afterpay sale is a smart move as the buy now,pay later field braces for an onslaught

Afterpay sale is a smart move as the buy now,pay later field braces for an onslaught

The timing of Afterpay founders Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar might have been marginally off but with an onslaught looming,their decision to sell their juggernaut makes a lot of sense.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Afterpay’s Nick Molnar tips millions into startups

Afterpay’s Nick Molnar tips millions into startups

Afterpay co-founder and Australia’s youngest self made billionaire is busy investing some of his estimated personal $2.2 billion fortune into Australian startups.

  • byCara Waters
Local trading app Superhero says it’s no Robinhood clone
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Local trading app Superhero says it’s no Robinhood clone

Millennial-focused share trading platform Superhero is plotting a path to an initial public offering after securing $25 million in fresh funding.

  • byCara Waters
How our primal instincts fuel Afterpay’s buy now,pay later juggernaut

How our primal instincts fuel Afterpay’s buy now,pay later juggernaut

To understand why Afterpay and the buy now,pay later phenomenon has become so popular,behavioural scientists are harking back to our early days on the African savannah.

  • byColin Kruger
Afterpay’s Nick Molnar backs social media startup Linktree in $59m raising

Afterpay’s Nick Molnar backs social media startup Linktree in $59m raising

Linktree is looking to tap into the nascent social commerce market with its latest fund raising from strategic investors including the billionaire Afterpay co-founder.

  • byCara Waters
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Afterpay keeps investors on toes with another round of musical chairs

Afterpay keeps investors on toes with another round of musical chairs

Afterpay's new management structure is a little unconventional,but the buy now,pay later darling is no stranger to breaking with convention.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Afterpay's scale chasing Westpac deal triggers share price spike

Afterpay's scale chasing Westpac deal triggers share price spike

The buy now,pay later heavyweight's shares have pushed past the $100 mark as it jumps on board Westpac's digital platform to mine more data from its customers.

  • byCara Waters
Afterpay founders in $250m sell-off as company announces $1b capital raise
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Afterpay founders in $250m sell-off as company announces $1b capital raise

Anthony Eisen and Nicholas Molnar are selling $250m in shares as the company looks to speed up its global expansion after the pandemic delivers a sales surge.

  • byDominic Powell
Afterpay says no to credit checks,warns of big bank dominance

Afterpay says no to credit checks,warns of big bank dominance

The buy now,pay later lender has rejected calls for it to conduct credit checks on new customers,saying they are unhelpful for Millenials with no credit history.

  • byCara Waters
Afterpay avoids a tech cliche,but serious questions remain
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Fintech

Afterpay avoids a tech cliche,but serious questions remain

It remains to be seen whether anything really changes at the buy now pay later service

  • byJohn McDuling