Zip, Afterpay and Flight Centre: Superhero’s most-traded Aussie stocks for 2021
Buy now, pay later businesses, travel and EV companies were among the most-traded stocks on Superhero’s retail trading platform in 2021.
Afterpay to be acquired by Square in $39 billion deal
Afterpay is set to be acquired by Square, the payments giant headed up by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, in a deal worth $39 billion.
BNPL giant Afterpay hints at expansion into SME lending
Aussie buy-now, pay-later leader Afterpay is reportedly considering making a move in the increasingly crowded small-business lending space.
Afterpay mulls a US listing: Is this a loss to the Aussie ecosystem?
Afterpay is considering listing in the US. But that doesn’t mean forgetting its roots, and it could ultimately bolster the local ecosystem.
Faster than Facebook: How Afterpay grew to $30 billion by leveraging the partner effect
Founded just six years ago, Afterpay recently hit a monstrous $30 billion value in its market cap. Here's how it did it.
Afterpay says ‘hola’ to European market with $82 million fintech acquisition
Afterpay is making a play in the mainland European market, through the acquisition of Spanish fintech Pagantis for at least $82 million.
Afterpay bucks ASX trend, with share price soaring after Tencent investment
Shares in Afterpay have surged, after the fintech secured substantial investment from Tencent, the Chinese tech giant and parent of WeChat.
Controversial ‘no-surcharge’ rule missing as Afterpay, Zip commit to self-imposed consumer crackdown
Buy-now-pay-later giants Afterpay and Zip have signed onto a new industry code of conduct to improve consumer protections... but merchants have missed out.
“Over a barrel”: Should Afterpay’s ‘no-surcharge’ rule for merchants be axed?
Should buy-now-pay-later services such as Afterpay be able to prevent merchants from passing on their fees to customers? Merchants say yes.
“If the ride is more fly, then you must buy”: Commonwealth Bank joins forces with Snoop Dogg to take on Afterpay
Commonwealth Bank has joined Snoop Dogg as a shareholder in buy-now-pay-later giant Klarna, with the intention of taking on Afterpay.
As buy-now-pay-later grows, will the likes of Afterpay, Zip and Humm displace credit cards?
Now out the other side of regulatory scrutiny, BNPL players such as Afterpay and Humm are looking to a future with broader demographics.
Visa announces buy-now pay-later offering: Is this the end for Afterpay?
Established payments companies and startups alike are jumping on the buy now pay later train Afterpay pioneered. What does it all mean for the giant?
