Here's Why Square Stock Soared Today

The Motley Fool2021-08-03

What happened Shares of Square jumped 10% on Monday, after thefintechgiant struck a deal to acquire Australian installment payments leader Afterpay Ltd.. So what Afterpay is a leading provider of "buy...

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TanWeiHan
2021-08-03
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2021-08-03
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Square is a worthwhile investment imo
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2021-08-03
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That helped Square's net income improve to $204 million, compared to a loss of $11 million in the year-ago quarter.</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's Why Square Stock Soared Today</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's Why Square Stock Soared Today\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-08-03 11:44 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/08/02/heres-why-square-stock-soared-today/><strong>The Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>What happened\nShares of Square jumped 10% on Monday, after thefintechgiant struck a deal to acquire Australian installment payments leader Afterpay Ltd..\nSo what\nAfterpay is a leading provider of \"buy...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/08/02/heres-why-square-stock-soared-today/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"SQ":"Block"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/08/02/heres-why-square-stock-soared-today/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1122028715","content_text":"What happened\nShares of Square jumped 10% on Monday, after thefintechgiant struck a deal to acquire Australian installment payments leader Afterpay Ltd..\nSo what\nAfterpay is a leading provider of \"buy now, pay later\" services used by over 16 million consumers and nearly 100,000 merchants worldwide. The deal values Afterpay at about $29 billion, a roughly 30% premium to its closing price on Friday.\nThe transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.\n\"Square and Afterpay have a shared purpose,\" Square CEO Jack Dorsey said in a press release. \"We built our business to make the financial system more fair, accessible, and inclusive, and Afterpay has built a trusted brand aligned with those principles.\"\nNow what\nSquare says Afterpay could help to tie its seller and Cash App businesses closer together. Square wants to roll out Afterpay's installment services to even its smallest merchant customers, while also giving Afterpay's consumers the option to make payments directly in Cash App.\nInstallment payments have proved popular during the pandemic, particularly among younger shoppers. Merchants, in turn, see offering these payment options as a way to boost sales.\nSquare's seller and Cash App platforms are already thriving. The company released its second-quarter results alongside its acquisition announcement. Gross profit in Square's seller and Cash App segments surged 85% and 94%, respectively, to $585 million and $546 million. That helped Square's net income improve to $204 million, compared to a loss of $11 million in the year-ago quarter.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"comments":[{"id":5411106,"gmtCreate":1627966331596,"gmtModify":1663231858852,"authorId":3586665262468609,"author":{"id":3586665262468609,"idStr":"3586665262468609","authorId":3586665262468609,"name":"Juanaa","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/79c3b47fa6084413a2470d71f79b5c23","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"individualDisplayBadges":[]},"repliedAuthorId":0,"objectId":804526819,"type":1,"supId":0,"prevId":0,"content":"Too","text":"Too","html":"Too"}],"langContent":"EN"},{"id":804520976,"gmtCreate":1627965699195,"gmtModify":1703498761262,"author":{"id":"3581632171272762","authorId":"3581632171272762","name":"Sunris3","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b069abdd5543b78374d0994f89a22816","vip":1,"crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3581632171272762","authorIdStr":"3581632171272762"},"htmlText":"Hi","listText":"Hi","text":"Hi","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/804520976","repostId":1122028715,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1122028715","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1627962245,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1122028715?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-08-03 11:44","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Here's Why Square Stock Soared Today","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1122028715","media":"The Motley Fool","summary":"What happened\nShares of Square jumped 10% on Monday, after thefintechgiant struck a deal to acquire ","content":"<h2><b>What happened</b></h2>\n<p>Shares of&nbsp;<b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SQ\">Square</a></b> jumped 10% on Monday, after thefintechgiant struck a deal to acquire Australian installment payments leader&nbsp;<b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AFTPF\">Afterpay Ltd.</a></b>.</p>\n<h2><b>So what</b></h2>\n<p>Afterpay is a leading provider of \"buy now, pay later\" services used by over 16 million consumers and nearly 100,000 merchants worldwide. The deal values Afterpay at about $29 billion, a roughly 30% premium to its closing price on Friday.</p>\n<p>The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.</p>\n<p>\"Square and Afterpay have a shared purpose,\" Square CEO Jack Dorsey said in a press release. \"We built our business to make the financial system more fair, accessible, and inclusive, and Afterpay has built a trusted brand aligned with those principles.\"</p>\n<h2><b>Now what</b></h2>\n<p>Square says Afterpay could help to tie its seller and Cash App businesses closer together. Square wants to roll out Afterpay's installment services to even its smallest merchant customers, while also giving Afterpay's consumers the option to make payments directly in Cash App.</p>\n<p>Installment payments have proved popular during the pandemic, particularly among younger shoppers. Merchants, in turn, see offering these payment options as a way to boost sales.</p>\n<p>Square's seller and Cash App platforms are already thriving. The company released its second-quarter results alongside its acquisition announcement. Gross profit in Square's seller and Cash App segments surged 85% and 94%, respectively, to $585 million and $546 million. That helped Square's net income improve to $204 million, compared to a loss of $11 million in the year-ago quarter.</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's Why Square Stock Soared Today</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's Why Square Stock Soared Today\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-08-03 11:44 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/08/02/heres-why-square-stock-soared-today/><strong>The Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>What happened\nShares of Square jumped 10% on Monday, after thefintechgiant struck a deal to acquire Australian installment payments leader Afterpay Ltd..\nSo what\nAfterpay is a leading provider of \"buy...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/08/02/heres-why-square-stock-soared-today/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"SQ":"Block"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/08/02/heres-why-square-stock-soared-today/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1122028715","content_text":"What happened\nShares of Square jumped 10% on Monday, after thefintechgiant struck a deal to acquire Australian installment payments leader Afterpay Ltd..\nSo what\nAfterpay is a leading provider of \"buy now, pay later\" services used by over 16 million consumers and nearly 100,000 merchants worldwide. The deal values Afterpay at about $29 billion, a roughly 30% premium to its closing price on Friday.\nThe transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.\n\"Square and Afterpay have a shared purpose,\" Square CEO Jack Dorsey said in a press release. \"We built our business to make the financial system more fair, accessible, and inclusive, and Afterpay has built a trusted brand aligned with those principles.\"\nNow what\nSquare says Afterpay could help to tie its seller and Cash App businesses closer together. Square wants to roll out Afterpay's installment services to even its smallest merchant customers, while also giving Afterpay's consumers the option to make payments directly in Cash App.\nInstallment payments have proved popular during the pandemic, particularly among younger shoppers. Merchants, in turn, see offering these payment options as a way to boost sales.\nSquare's seller and Cash App platforms are already thriving. The company released its second-quarter results alongside its acquisition announcement. Gross profit in Square's seller and Cash App segments surged 85% and 94%, respectively, to $585 million and $546 million. 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The deal values Afterpay at about $29 billion, a roughly 30% premium to its closing price on Friday.</p>\n<p>The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.</p>\n<p>\"Square and Afterpay have a shared purpose,\" Square CEO Jack Dorsey said in a press release. \"We built our business to make the financial system more fair, accessible, and inclusive, and Afterpay has built a trusted brand aligned with those principles.\"</p>\n<h2><b>Now what</b></h2>\n<p>Square says Afterpay could help to tie its seller and Cash App businesses closer together. Square wants to roll out Afterpay's installment services to even its smallest merchant customers, while also giving Afterpay's consumers the option to make payments directly in Cash App.</p>\n<p>Installment payments have proved popular during the pandemic, particularly among younger shoppers. Merchants, in turn, see offering these payment options as a way to boost sales.</p>\n<p>Square's seller and Cash App platforms are already thriving. The company released its second-quarter results alongside its acquisition announcement. Gross profit in Square's seller and Cash App segments surged 85% and 94%, respectively, to $585 million and $546 million. That helped Square's net income improve to $204 million, compared to a loss of $11 million in the year-ago quarter.</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's Why Square Stock Soared Today</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's Why Square Stock Soared Today\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-08-03 11:44 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/08/02/heres-why-square-stock-soared-today/><strong>The Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>What happened\nShares of Square jumped 10% on Monday, after thefintechgiant struck a deal to acquire Australian installment payments leader Afterpay Ltd..\nSo what\nAfterpay is a leading provider of \"buy...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/08/02/heres-why-square-stock-soared-today/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"SQ":"Block"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/08/02/heres-why-square-stock-soared-today/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1122028715","content_text":"What happened\nShares of Square jumped 10% on Monday, after thefintechgiant struck a deal to acquire Australian installment payments leader Afterpay Ltd..\nSo what\nAfterpay is a leading provider of \"buy now, pay later\" services used by over 16 million consumers and nearly 100,000 merchants worldwide. The deal values Afterpay at about $29 billion, a roughly 30% premium to its closing price on Friday.\nThe transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.\n\"Square and Afterpay have a shared purpose,\" Square CEO Jack Dorsey said in a press release. \"We built our business to make the financial system more fair, accessible, and inclusive, and Afterpay has built a trusted brand aligned with those principles.\"\nNow what\nSquare says Afterpay could help to tie its seller and Cash App businesses closer together. Square wants to roll out Afterpay's installment services to even its smallest merchant customers, while also giving Afterpay's consumers the option to make payments directly in Cash App.\nInstallment payments have proved popular during the pandemic, particularly among younger shoppers. 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The deal values Afterpay at about $29 billion, a roughly 30% premium to its closing price on Friday.</p>\n<p>The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.</p>\n<p>\"Square and Afterpay have a shared purpose,\" Square CEO Jack Dorsey said in a press release. \"We built our business to make the financial system more fair, accessible, and inclusive, and Afterpay has built a trusted brand aligned with those principles.\"</p>\n<h2><b>Now what</b></h2>\n<p>Square says Afterpay could help to tie its seller and Cash App businesses closer together. Square wants to roll out Afterpay's installment services to even its smallest merchant customers, while also giving Afterpay's consumers the option to make payments directly in Cash App.</p>\n<p>Installment payments have proved popular during the pandemic, particularly among younger shoppers. 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The deal values Afterpay at about $29 billion, a roughly 30% premium to its closing price on Friday.\nThe transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.\n\"Square and Afterpay have a shared purpose,\" Square CEO Jack Dorsey said in a press release. \"We built our business to make the financial system more fair, accessible, and inclusive, and Afterpay has built a trusted brand aligned with those principles.\"\nNow what\nSquare says Afterpay could help to tie its seller and Cash App businesses closer together. Square wants to roll out Afterpay's installment services to even its smallest merchant customers, while also giving Afterpay's consumers the option to make payments directly in Cash App.\nInstallment payments have proved popular during the pandemic, particularly among younger shoppers. Merchants, in turn, see offering these payment options as a way to boost sales.\nSquare's seller and Cash App platforms are already thriving. The company released its second-quarter results alongside its acquisition announcement. Gross profit in Square's seller and Cash App segments surged 85% and 94%, respectively, to $585 million and $546 million. 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The deal values Afterpay at about $29 billion, a roughly 30% premium to its closing price on Friday.</p>\n<p>The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.</p>\n<p>\"Square and Afterpay have a shared purpose,\" Square CEO Jack Dorsey said in a press release. \"We built our business to make the financial system more fair, accessible, and inclusive, and Afterpay has built a trusted brand aligned with those principles.\"</p>\n<h2><b>Now what</b></h2>\n<p>Square says Afterpay could help to tie its seller and Cash App businesses closer together. Square wants to roll out Afterpay's installment services to even its smallest merchant customers, while also giving Afterpay's consumers the option to make payments directly in Cash App.</p>\n<p>Installment payments have proved popular during the pandemic, particularly among younger shoppers. 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The deal values Afterpay at about $29 billion, a roughly 30% premium to its closing price on Friday.\nThe transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.\n\"Square and Afterpay have a shared purpose,\" Square CEO Jack Dorsey said in a press release. \"We built our business to make the financial system more fair, accessible, and inclusive, and Afterpay has built a trusted brand aligned with those principles.\"\nNow what\nSquare says Afterpay could help to tie its seller and Cash App businesses closer together. Square wants to roll out Afterpay's installment services to even its smallest merchant customers, while also giving Afterpay's consumers the option to make payments directly in Cash App.\nInstallment payments have proved popular during the pandemic, particularly among younger shoppers. 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