AFTPY News and Press, Afterpay From 08/17/21

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Recent IPO, Marqeta, unveiled its first earnings report as a public company on Aug. 11, beating analysts’ revenue expectations by a wide margin, 22.5%. Revenue was $122 million for the quarter, representing 76% YoY growth. The unicorn fintech company has strong tailwinds as...

Afterpay Unlocks Unprecedented Access to New York Fashion Week Consumers across the country can shop the best of American fashion with "See Now, Buy Now" shows and interactive experiences PR Newswire NEW YORK , Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Af...

Square’s announcement that it’s going to acquire Afterpay for $29 billion just about broke the payments portion of the internet last Monday. The Square/Afterpay acquisition has accelerated the conversations for how traditional banks and card networks should be thinking a...

Stock is still down 50% from all time high. What caused the drop? What does the Afterpay deal mean for Affirm? For further details see: Why Did Affirm Holdings Stock Drop The First Half Of 2021? How To Interpret This Move

New entrants to consumer finance have a long runway for growth and profitability. But the current consumer credit environment is the best it's ever been and only likely to get worse in the future. "Unknown unknowns" and competition provide a headwind against optimistic share price...

Afterpay's (OTCPK:AFTPF +6.4%) (OTCPK:AFTPY +5.9%) "stellar growth"  plus the "Buy Now, Pay Later" ("BNPL") sector's projected trajectory attracted Square (NYSE:SQ) to acquire the Australian-based company, Square Chief Financial Officer Amrita Ahuja said in a radio interview. S...

Cowen analyst George Mihalos upgrades Square (NYSE:SQ) to Outperform from Market Perform as he sees the fintech's proposed acquisition of Afterpay (OTCPK:AFTPF) (OTCPK:AFTPY) boosting its "best in breed" growth even more. SQ stock rises 1.1% in premarket trading. "Post deal and even...

InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Monday is over and a busy week in the stock market is kicking off. Ahead, investors can expect initial public offerings from 11 companies , including European Wax Center , Weber and Adagio Therapeutics , a Covid-19 ant...

InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It seems like fintech stocks as a class are some of the biggest winners of the day. The big acquisition by Jack Dorsey and his fintech giant Square (NYSE: SQ ) is catalyzing sympathy gains across the entire industry. ...