Affirm(AFRM.US)CEO:Square(SQ.US)收购Afterpay表明加密货币正在过渡到主流

. Affirm(AFRM.US)CEO:Square(SQ.US)收购Afterpay表明加密货币正在过渡到主流
智通财经APP获悉,Affirm(AFRM.US)联合创始人兼首席执行官Max
Levchin在采访中回避了在Square(SQ.US)以290亿美元收购竞争对手
Afterpay之后,关于他的公司是否会成为潜在收购目标的问题,但表示该合并“明确地”为整个行业提供了“验证”。
据悉,近日,美国移动支付公司Square表示,将通过290亿美元的全股票形式交易,收购澳大利亚金融科技支付公司Afterpay,向消费贷款领域扩张。交易完成后,预计Afterpay持有合并后公司约18.5%的股份。
这一消息提振了Affirm股价,可能是因为猜测该公司可能成为收购目标。Affirm美股周一收盘涨14.90%,报64.71美元。
对于Square与Afterpay的合并,Max
Levchin表示该交易“是一个强有力的声明”,即支付处理的“世界正在改变”。他表示:“信用卡将成为这笔交易的输家。”此外,他没有直接回答有关潜在追求者的问题,称他无法预测,但指出Affirm一直是收购方。
加密货币方面,Max Levchin还暗示该公司可能正在考虑接受加密货币,称Affirm将“去商家想去的地方”。该公司目前暂不接受比特币,但Max
Levchin认为加密货币正在“过渡到主流”。Max
Levchin称不想“预先宣布”任何事情,但他确实表示,随着对比特币和其他加密货币接受程度不断上升,Affirm将“拭目以待”。
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