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Afterpay billionaire rejects ‘AI-washing’ claim as thousands are fired
Half of the “buy now, pay later” company’s jobs in Australia have been cut, but co-founder Nick Molnar insists the business has never been stronger.
- David Swan
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Afterpay billionaires say Australia is well on its way to a cashless future
Nick Molnar and Anthony Eisen built an empire by detecting and responding to major shifts in financial behaviour. So their views on the immediate future carry weight.
- Clancy Yeates
Afterpay co-founder points to Gen Z, Millennials’ growing economic clout
The cost-of-living crisis has fuelled greater demand for buy now, pay later products – especially from younger Australians – says Block executive Nick Molnar.
- Clancy Yeates
Sydney’s A-list turn out for a night of Phantom of the Opera and the harbour
Celebrities and dignitaries turned out in droves for the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour on Friday night.
- Lucy Manly
Molnar ‘bullish’ on BNPL growth as Afterpay chapter ends
Afterpay co-founder Nick Molnar has signalled the top priority for the company under its new owner Block will be to accelerate its growth.
- Clancy Yeates
Block’s Afterpay bid wins final approval from Spanish central bank
The US group led by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has cleared the final regulatory hurdle needed to complete the biggest takeover in Australian corporate history.
- Sarah Danckert
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- Mergers & acquisitions
Square shareholders back Afterpay takeover
The $39 billion takeover of Afterpay has passed a key hurdle, after shareholders in the acquiring company Square approved a plan to issue more stock for the deal.
- Clancy Yeates
Squared off: Afterpay deal powers Jack Dorsey’s ‘super app’ dreams
Afterpay has had its fair share of doubters and true believers. Now the local market will need to get its head around Square, the payments behemoth started by Twitter billionaire Jack Dorsey,
- Cara Waters and Clancy Yeates
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- The Morning Edition podcast
Why is Afterpay’s takeover such a watershed moment?
On this episode of Please Explain, business editor John McDuling joins Tory Maguire to discuss how Afterpay became the subject of Australia’s largest ever corporate deal.
- Tory Maguire
‘Transformation before our eyes’: Afterpay deal signals changing of guard
Square’s $39 billion acquisition of BNPL darling Afterpay has been hailed as the clearest sign of the Australian technology sector firing on all cylinders.
- Cara Waters