AFTPF - Afterpay picks San Francisco for North American base

Australia-based Afterpay ([[AFTPF]] +0.2%) chooses San Francisco as the site for its North American headquarters as the "Buy Now Pay Later" service seeks to grow its business in the U.S. and Canada.The company will occupy two floors at the Phelan Building on Marke Street and will accommodate 300+ Bay Area-based employees."The layout and features of the office will support Afterpay's new flexible workplace approach - allowing employees to work from the office, remotely, or a hybrid of the two," the company said in a statement.The location represents Afterpay's business "at the intersection of technology, finance, shopping and culture," said Afterpay Co-Founder and Co-CEO Nick Molnar.In April, the company teamed up with payments platform Adyen to offer its BNPL service to retailers.

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Afterpay picks San Francisco for North American base