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Financial company Block Inc (NYSE: SQ) reported second-quarter financial results after the market close Thursday. Here are the key highlights for investors and details on how Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) impacted the results. What Happened: Block Inc, which changed its name from Square in December,...

A new program is offering the opportunity to secure a non-fungible token from a series of “blue chip” collections now and pay for it later. Here’s how the popular “buy now, pay later” financing program that has taken on several industries is now headed to NFTs. What...

Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) has introduced a series of new financial services aimed at increasing access to banking options and providing additional customer payment options. The new services include the Spendwell banking platform, a buy-now, pay-later test program with Sezzle,...

Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM) mentioned certain key drivers of its growth in the company’s second-quarter earnings call.  Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL): Affirm said its Canadian business more than tripled in size due to new partnerships including with the Tim Cook-led Apple. That...

The public markets saw a record number of IPOs and capital raised in 2021. Around 1,500 companies went public via traditional IPO, direct listing or via SPAC merger. Public listings in 2021 raised over $490 billion. Here is a look at the five best-performing IPOs of 2021. (The worst-...

Shares of Afterpay Ltd (OTC: AFTPY) (OTC: AFTPF) are dropping in Sydney after the company delayed a shareholder meeting to vote on a $29 billion deal with Square Inc (NYSE: SQ). What’s Moving? Afterpay shares traded 5.65% lower at AUD 100.48 in Sydney at press time. In an announcement,...

For years, Black Friday has been one of the largest shopping days of the year. Over time, the holiday has become less significant with the introduction of Cyber Monday and retailers adding multiple days of sales to the holiday shopping season. Here is a look at some potential winners from the 2021...

Potential short squeeze plays have gained steam in 2021 with new retail traders looking for the next GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC), two stocks that attracted strong interest and saw shares spike. A short squeeze can occur when a heavily shorted stock rises...

PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) said on Tuesday it will buy Japanese payments company Paidy for about $2.7 billion in cash as it looks to boost its presence into “buy now, pay later” products. What Happened: PayPal said the deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter and...

Affirm Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: AFRM) is back in the “driver’s seat” as its partnerships with Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Shopify Inc. (NYSE: SHOP) has helped dispel the notion Affirm was losing the competitive battle in the buy now, pay later, or BNPL, arena,...

Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) announced a big push into the buy now, pay later payment option for consumers with its acquisition of AfterPay. The move was seen as one to keep up with rivals, but Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) wasted no time in taking some of Square’s thunder away with an announcement. What...

Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) said it plans to purchase the “buy now, pay later” service provider Afterpay Limited, which is publicly listed in Australia.  What Happened: The Jack Dorsey-led company announced Sunday that it had entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed — under...