Buy now pay later services are becoming one of the biggest benefactors during the current crisis; consumers have turned to...
Afterpay and Touchcorp are merging to form NewCo which will provide an advanced solution for merchant network installment payments; Afterpay has steadily grown its merchant network which pays a 4% fee for the installment service; Touchcorp will help provide advancements in payments technology for Afterpay and the integrated services will allow for broader expansion. Source
Traded on the Australian Securities Exchange buy now pay later leader Afterpay has been on a tear in recent weeks;...
How did competition between the top consumer debt contenders heat up over the long-awaited holiday shopping spree?
Karen Webster of PYMNTS talks with Afterpay CEO Nick Molnar about going public early on in the company’s journey; The...
In this analysis, we explore an overarching framework for the M&A activity in the fintech, big tech, and crypto ecosystems. We discuss acquihiring, horizontal and vertical consolidation, as well as the differences between growth and value oriented acquisition rationales. The core insight, however, is about the arbitrage between the fintech and financial services capital markets, as evidenced by the recent transactions for Starling and Figure.
The Chinese tech giant Tencent has purchased a 5% stake in Afterpay worth A$390 million (US$252 million) according to the...
Worldpay’s new Global Payments Report says buy now, pay later is set to double in size by 2023; payments and...
Chinese giants Tencent and Ant Financial have found value in the buy now pay later industry with the companies buying...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) leader Afterpay is rolling out a new feature today called Pulse that rewards customers who...