AFTPF News and Press, Afterpay Limited From 12/10/21

Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski set his sights on PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) on Friday, saying he was specifically targeting the digital payments giant as his fintech looked to grab market share with its Buy Now, Pay Later products. "It's PayPal we're after," the top exec at Klarna (KLAR) told C...

Afterpay (OTCPK:AFTPF) and Belk department store has partnered to bring flexible spending to customers shopping online and in store locations. The partnership comes in the midst of the busy holiday shopping season giving shoppers the opportunity to pay for their gifts responsibly in...

Square reported mixed earnings, missing on revenue while highlighting the potential of integrating Afterpay, which will connect the Sellers and Cash App ecosystems. Cash App revenue decelerated this quarter, Square's revenue driver over the past two years. Now, Square needs to find ne...

Buy Now, Pay Later servicer Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM) shares climb more than 6% out of the gates following the company's pact with American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) to bring travelers a new flexible way to pay for flights and pay over time. By selecting Affirm (AFRM) at checkout, a...

After nearly a week of market rumors, PayPal released a short but sweet statement on Monday morning (Oct. 25) stating that it is not pursuing an acquisition of Pinterest “at this time.”. Today, Pinterest reports more than 400 million monthly unique visitors globally, and...

The high-growth fintech aspires to disrupt legacy financial institutions through its BNPL (buy now, pay later) payment network. Its recent partnership with Amazon and Target will provide further growth opportunities. However, customer concentration remains a major risk factor (its...

Affirm has benefited tremendously from the growing US BNPL market. However, it's facing intense competition from Klarna and Afterpay. Moreover, the legacy incumbents have also upped the ante against the BNPL leaders. Their highly profitable business models could help them to outspend ...

FinTech has become ubiquitous within the modern financial industry, with applications across the banking, e-commerce, and cryptocurrency sectors  The emergence of fintech has led to the emergence of a variety of new services, ranging from Buy Now, Pay Later companies to digital, on...

Square is starting to integrate Cash App with its Sellers ecosystem through Cash App Pay. Square recently announced its plans to acquire Afterpay, an Australian BNPL solution. Square will look to integrate the BNPL solution to appeal to Cash App’s 70 million users as well a...

Square is a leading consumer and business finance FinTech player. It has been growing rapidly despite facing bigger rivals. Its targeted focus on Gen Z and Millennials has been successful. The company continues to penetrate this customer base with Afterpay acquisition and the TikTok c...