Nick Molnar

Nick Molnar
Born
Nicholas Molnar

February 1990 (age 36)
EducationMoriah College
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationFinTech entrepreneur
Known forCo-founder of Afterpay
Spouse
Gabrielle Molnar
​
(m. 2015)​
Children2

Nick Molnar (born February 1990) is an Australian entrepreneur who is the co-founder of Afterpay.

Early life and education

While attending Sydney's Moriah College, as a student, Molnar 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.

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

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. 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.

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. 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. Eisen subsequently exited the business; while Molnar became Block's global head of sales.

Personal life

In November 2015, Molnar married Gabrielle 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. 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; that was subsequently sold to Rihanna for A$31 million. Molnar also owns a 6.3-hectare (16-acre) rural property with three dwellings, located in Bowral. Molnar is Jewish.

Net worth

In July 2022, Business Insider Magazine stated that Molnar was the youngest Australian "self-made" billionaire. In 2021, Molnar was selected as a Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst. As of May 2025, The Australian Financial Review assessed Molnar's net worth at A$1.11 billion on the 2025 Rich List.

Year Financial Review
Rich List		 Forbes
Australia's 50 Richest
Rank Net worth (A$) Rank Net worth (US$)
2020 50 Decrease $1.86 billion Decrease
2021 38 Increase $2.67 billion Increase
2022 90 Decrease $1.50 billion Decrease
2023 111 Decrease $1.26 billion Decrease
2024 $1.40 billion Increase
2025 151 Decrease $1.11 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

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  3. ↑ "A breakthrough business that's changing how we shop". The University of Sydney. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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  6. 1 2 Shapiro, Jonathan; Eyers, James (2 August 2021). "'Perfect partner': Square buys Afterpay in $39b deal". Financial Review. Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "'The secret fairy dust' that helped Afterpay go from zero to $39b in Australia's biggest ever corporate takeover". ABC News. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Block, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Afterpay" (Press release). Block, Inc. 31 January 2022.
  11. ↑ Eyers, James; Shapiro, Jonathan (8 November 2024). "Nick Molnar's decade-long ride with Afterpay". Financial Review. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Afterpay boss Nick Molnar spends $10 million in North Bondi". Daily Telegraph. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2023 – via urban.com.au.
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  15. ↑ Molloy, Shannon (1 November 2022). "Aussie billionaire Nick Molnar offloading luxury $43 million Los Angeles penthouse". realestate.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  16. ↑ MacSmith, James (19 April 2023). "Rihanna buys $31m Los Angeles home from Aussie tech guru". Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  17. ↑ Campbell, Bonnie (21 November 2024). "My highlands home: Sydney's Hamptons". Financial Review. p. 32.
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  20. ↑ "Nick Molnar". Bloomberg New Economy Catalysts 2021. Bloomberg. 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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