Afterpay co-founder Anthony Eisen has called time on executive duties at the buy now, pay later pioneer he created with Nick Molnar 10 years ago.
A trailblazer of Australia’s nascent technology industry, Mr Eisen told staff at Block – which bought Afterpay for $39 billion in August 2021, in the biggest M&A deal in Australia’s history – on Wednesday morning that he would stand down to focus on “outside pursuits”.
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James Eyers writes on banking, payments and fintech. He is a former legal and investment banking editor at the AFR, has degrees in commerce and law from UNSW, and is co-author of Buy now, pay later: The extraordinary story of Afterpay Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at jeyers@afr.com.au
