How Square's AfterPay Acquisition Could Disrupt $6.7 Trillion in Payments 💳💲

Square has announced plans to acquire AfterPay, an Australian financial technology company, in a $29 billion all-stock deal. Alex outlines why he thinks AfterPay could be a key acquisition for Square to platformize its business and potentially cause massive disruption to the payments/credit card industry.

This is an excerpt from episode 177 of Winner Take All. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/-_-gdMpUqbk

Originally Aired: 10/13/21
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