Feb 25 (Reuters) - Afterpay's APT.AX first-half sales more than doubled, the Australian buy-now-pay-later firm said on Thursday, spurred on by strong holiday shopping particularly in the United States.
The value of transactions done through Afterpay rose to A$9.8 billion ($7.81 billion) in the six months to Dec. 31, twice that of the A$4.8 billion processed a year ago.
($1 = 1.2547 Australian dollars)
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