Australia ‘wasting’ chance to expand
China’s DeepSeek is less than two years old – demonstrating that under the right infrastructure and investment, innovation is fast to follow. Australian needs to take notice.
Afterpay
Afterpay positions as a savvy alternative to credit cards
Afterpay, the buy-now-pay-later giant, has launched a major brand campaign which aims to position its services as the savvy smart alternative to using credit cards.
The quiet tech success story built in our own backyard
While names like Atlassian, Canva and Afterpay are well-appreciated tech stars, the dramatic transformation of this local company has been relatively overlooked.
ASX 200 sheds 0.2pc as banks fall; Insignia, Lovisa gain
Banks weigh after a bearish note from Citi. Miners supported after China’s GDP surprise. Rio Tinto, Glencore reportedly in merger talks. Insignia soars after CC Capital outbids Bain. Lovisa gains on broker upgrade.
Surprising Aussie fashion trend revealed
Buy-now pay-later giant Afterpay has revealed some surprising Aussie fashion trends in its latest Afterpaid report, with one colour dominating 2024.
Ikea and Afterpay cozy up ahead of Black Friday
Ikea is teaming up with Afterpay to leverage the BNPL company’s significant Gen Z and Millennial customer base and help shoppers manage spending this festive sales season.
Richlister Eisen steps down from Afterpay
Anthony Eisen became one of the country’s wealthiest men after co-founding tech giant Afterpay more than a decade ago – now he has left his executive role to focus on philanthropy.
Blindsided bride calls off wedding over $9k Uber Eats debt
Barefoot Investor tells a bride-to-be who discovered her fiancé’s $9000 Afterpay and Uber Eats debt to ‘give love a chance’ before kicking him to the kerb.
Afterpay to launch an in-app cap on spending
One of the world’s largest buy now, pay later services says it will introduce a self-regulated spending limit for customers to help prevent them over extending on impulse purchases.
Huge change coming to Afterpay
Afterpay customers received an email from the company announcing the change that will be brought in later this year.
Afterpay boosts growth and ROI with brand marketing
A brand marketing campaign by Afterpay, which aimed to prove the power of the discipline, has exceeded return-on-investment and customer acquisition targets to drive effectiveness and growth for the business.
Desk is best at Salesforce as tech giant bucks shared space trend
Salesforce is cutting down on collaboration spaces and hot desks in its new tower, moving away from a trend adopted by Afterpay and Canva, which the software company says just doesn’t work.
Square, Afterpay relocate to Tech Central
Australia’s largest buy now, pay later operator and a payment terminal giant plan to woo customers after relocating to the most unlikeliest of locations – a reimagined brewery.
Cost of living leads to mental health crisis
Psychologists say patients are unable to access their help because of rising costs, with shortening waitlists triggering concern that people are simply unable to afford the psychological care they need.
Sayers, Seymour grilled at PwC hearing; ASX 200 sinks 2pc-plus
‘People were making good money for good effort. But it wasn’t egregious’: Luke Sayers. Mercer to cough up $11.3m for greenwashing. ASX has worst day in almost two years. JB Hi-Fi falls on downgrades. Afterpay owner among top gainers on strong guidance.
Molnar moves up the Block as Afterpay profit grows
US fintech Block is banking on the founder of Afterpay to help reinvent sales at its payment terminal company Square after slowing growth.
CBA stands out as ASX rises on sea of green
CBA hits new record high. NIB’s long-time CEO Mark Fitzgibbon flags retirement amid battle with St Vincent’s Health. Rex halts trade as Deloitte experts fly in. Viva interim earnings rise amid ‘soft’ conditions.
Is Guzman y Gomez’s IPO price too spicy?
Word is that demand for Guzman y Gomez’s Thursday IPO is so hot investors won’t be able to satisfy their appetite for shares. But Morningstar has advised caution.
Retailers could soon be passing on BNPL costs
The central bank may compel buy now, pay later operators such as Afterpay to ditch the no-surcharge rules currently forced on retailers.
New BNPL rules risk regulatory uncertainty: Afterpay
Afterpay has called for Treasury to ‘take all necessary steps’ to align its BNPL regulatory framework with that of New Zealand’s, as the industry braces for tighter lending obligations.
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