Block Inc.
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.
- by Clancy Yeates
Latest
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.
- by Clancy Yeates
AI is having a Google moment: Square boss
The US fintech giant is an example of how artificial intelligence is already being incorporated into financial services products today.
- by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
BNPL
How the buy now, pay later changes could affect you
The government will regulate Afterpay and its rivals as credit, closing a gaping loophole – but there’s a twist.
- by Clancy Yeates
Can Jack Dorsey’s fintech Block beat the short-sellers?
It’s been a rocky ride for investors since Afterpay’s owner, US fintech giant Block, arrived on Australia’s sharemarket via a dual-listing last year.
- by Clancy Yeates
Lithium in short sellers’ sights as Hindenburg blows up tech stock
As Block fends off explosive allegations from short sellers Hindenburg Research, data illustrates how some sectors are attracting the interest of investors who are shorting.
- by Clancy Yeates
Updated
Wall Street
‘Brazen red flag’: Fraud accusation triggers share plunge for Afterpay owner Block
ASX-listed shares of Afterpay-owner Block plunged more than 20 per cent on Friday after a report from short seller Hindenburg Research alleged the fintech facilitated fraudsters and other criminal activity.
- by Colin Kruger
Afterpay’s owner Block says US bank bailout ‘critical’ as it plots Australia expansion
Fintechs may be falling out of fashion, but Afterpay’s owner says it has “unique” advantages when it comes to taking on banks.
- by Clancy Yeates
Square outage hits small businesses at peak coffee-selling time
Small businesses around the world were left unable to process payments for more than an hour on Tuesday morning.
- by Tim Biggs
Afterpay to shut Westpac-backed banking app
Buy now, pay later player’s youth-focused app - Money by Afterpay - is being shuttered less than a year after its launch.
- by Clancy Yeates
Jack Dorsey stands by Afterpay deal despite BNPL bloodbath
The billionaire co-founder of Twitter and fintech Block says Afterpay will form a central part of a financial “super app” he is developing.
- by Clancy Yeates
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