TOP 100 COMPANIES
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Afterpay
Founded in 2014
CEO: Anthony Eisen
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Australian buy now, pay later provider Afterpay was founded in 2014 by Nick Molnar and Anthony Eisen. Now operating in all of Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Canada, and the US, Afterpay offers six and 12-month buy now, pay later plans and four-month interest-free plans. With no fees for payments made on time, Afterpay has established partnerships with retailers Anthropologie, Revolve, Levi’ s, and Ray-Ban, among others. Empowering customers to access the things they want and need, Afterpay says it is committed to delivering positive outcomes for customers while helping them maintain financial wellness and control. Afterpay has since expanded its payments service to subscriptions, such as gym memberships and entertainment subscriptions.
Payments
Australia
23
Barclays
Founded in 1690
CEO: C. S. Venkatakrishnan
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Barclays is one of the world’ s largest banking groups. It has over 325 years of history, tracing its roots back to late-17th Century London when two goldsmith bankers set the ball rolling on what is now a financial juggernaut. The son of one of the bankers hired a certain James Barclay, after whom the modern-day organisation is named, and today Barclays boasts 83,500 people in more than 40 countries. From multiple bases around the world, Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects consumers’ money and helps them save for the important milestones in their lives or in their businesses. Areas of activity include consumer banking and payment operations, as well as top-tier, full-service, global corporate and investment banking.
Banking
United Kingdom
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