https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/03/extra-crunch-roundup-square-buys-afterpay-paid-search-basics-career-advice-for-devs/

Square paid around a quarter of its present-day value for Afterpay, Alex Wilhelm notes in The Exchange. That seems like a lot. But was it too much?

“Afterpay brings global revenues, global users and a more diverse merchant network to Square,” Alex notes. “It would have had to spend to derive those assets over time. Square is willing to pay up to snag them now.”