Square investors approve $29 billion buyout of Afterpay


FILE PHOTO Afterpay logo is displayed in this illustration taken August 2 2021. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Afterpay logo is displayed in this illustration taken, August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) - Square Inc shareholders have approved the issuance of new shares for the U.S. company's $29 billion purchase of Afterpay Ltd, bringing Australia and the buy now, pay later sector's largest buyout a step closer to fruition.

The purchase by Square, the payments firm of Twitter Inc co-founder Jack Dorsey, underlined the growing popularity of an industry that has upended traditional consumer credit.

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