Nick Molnar

Nick Molnar is an Australian entrepreneur who is the co-founder of Afterpay.[1]

Nick Molnar
Born
Nicholas Molnar

1990 (age 3233)
NationalityAustralian
EducationMoriah College
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationFinTech entrepreneur
Known forCo-founder of Afterpay
Spouse
Gabrielle Molnar
(m. 2015)
Children2

Early life and education

While attending Sydney's Moriah College,[2] as a student, Molar began selling jewellery on eBay, ultimately becoming the top Australia jewellery seller on the site. Molnar persuaded Ice.com, a U.S. online jeweler to let him launch iceonline.com.au. He eventually grew the business to A$2 million in annual revenue.[3]

He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney.[4]

Afterpay

In 2014, Molnar began working with Anthony Eisen to develop Afterpay, a consumer lending company that would allow consumers to purchase items up to $1000 and pay in four interest-free instalments.[3] Late charges would accrue beginning after a payment is missed, with interest and fees capped at 25% of an item's price. Retailers are charged 4-6% for every transaction.[3]

In August 2021 Afterpay and Square, Inc. (later renamed Block, Inc. in December 2021), a digital payments company, announced they had entered into arrangements for Square to acquire Afterpay for US$29 billion (A$39 billion) which was completed on 31 January 2022.[5][6][7] Molnar and Eisen received US$2.7 billion in Square stock for their Afterpay shares and, post-settlement, they jointly led Afterpay’s merchant and consumer businesses inside Square.[5][8]

Personal life

In November 2015, Molnar married Gabrielle[9] and they have two children. In 2020 Nick and Gabrielle Molnar purchased a North Bondi property for approximately A$27 million; and subsequently acquired an adjoining property the following year for A$18.5 million.[10][11] In November 2022 it was reported that Molnar was intending to sell an 864-square-metre (9,300 sq ft) Los Angeles apartment for A$43 million;[12] that was subsequently sold to Rihanna for A$31 million.[13]

Net worth

In July 2022, Business Insider Magazine stated that Molnar was the youngest Australian "self-made" billionaire.[14] In 2021, Molnar was selected as a Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst.[15] As of May 2023, The Australian Financial Review assessed Molnar's net worth at A$1.26 billion on the 2023 Rich List.[16]

Year Financial Review
Rich List
Forbes
Australia's 50 Richest
Rank Net worth (A$) Rank Net worth (US$)
2020[17] 50 Decrease $1.86 billion Decrease
2021[18] 38 Increase $2.67 billion Increase
2022 90 Decrease $1.50 billion Decrease
2023[16] 111 Decrease $1.26 billion Decrease
Legend
Icon Description
Steady Has not changed from the previous year
Increase Has increased from the previous year
Decrease Has decreased from the previous year

References

  1. Gilchrist, Karen (7 December 2020). "How this 30-year-old became Australia's youngest self-made billionaire during the pandemic". CNBC.
  2. "A breakthrough business that's changing how we shop". The University of Sydney. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. Kauflin, Jeff (n.d.). "How A 28-Year-Old Turned Layaway For Millennials Into A Billion-Dollar Business". Forbes. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. "#1,750: Nick Molnar". Billionaires 2021. Forbes Asia. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  5. Shapiro, Jonathan; Eyers, James (2 August 2021). "'Perfect partner': Square buys Afterpay in $39b deal". Financial Review. Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. "Square, Inc. Announces Plans to Acquire Afterpay, Strengthening and Enabling Further Integration Between its Seller and Cash App Ecosystems" (Press release). Square, Inc. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. Peters, Jay (1 August 2021). "Square to buy Afterpay, which offers a 'buy now, pay later' service, for $29 billion in stock". The Verge. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. "Block, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Afterpay" (Press release). Block, Inc. 31 January 2022.
  9. "Afterpay boss Nick Molnar spends $10 million in North Bondi". Daily Telegraph. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2023 via urban.com.au.
  10. Macken, Lucy (20 March 2021). "Afterpay's Nick Molnar makes like a billionaire, buys block next door for $18.5m". Domain.com.au. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. Macken, Lucy (22 March 2021). "Australia's youngest billionaire buys entire block of flats next door". Financial Review. Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  12. Molloy, Shannon (1 November 2022). "Aussie billionaire Nick Molnar offloading luxury $43 million Los Angeles penthouse". realestate.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  13. MacSmith, James (19 April 2023). "Rihanna buys $31m Los Angeles home from Aussie tech guru". Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  14. Derwin, Jack (2 July 2020). "Nick Molnar is Australia's youngest self-made billionaire at just 30 years old, as Afterpay continues its remarkable stock market tear". Business Insider Australia.
  15. "Nick Molnar". Bloomberg New Economy Catalysts 2021. Bloomberg. 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  16. Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (26 May 2023). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  17. Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  18. Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.


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