Cash App

Cash App is a mobile payment service developed by Square, Inc. that allows users to transfer money to one another using a mobile phone app. The service is available in the US and the UK. As of March 21, 2021, the service recorded 36 million active users.

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Cash App Slowdown Highlights Shifting Consumer Behavior as They Focus on Essentials
Cash App Slowdown Highlights Shifting Consumer Behavior as They Focus on Essentials
May 02, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Shares of Block fell more than 20% Friday (May 2), as slowing growth has prompted management to issue cautious guidance. As PYMNTS noted in its...

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Block Renews Bets on AI, Ecosystem Lending as Growth Softens
Block Renews Bets on AI, Ecosystem Lending as Growth Softens
May 01, 2025  |  Earnings

For a company long hailed as a tech disruptor in financial services, Block’s Q1 2025 results present a paradox. One of slowing growth amid a...

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Block Fined $40 Million for Cash App’s Anti-Money Laundering Failures
Block Fined $40 Million for Cash App’s Anti-Money Laundering Failures
April 10, 2025  |  AML

Block will pay a $40 million penalty over anti-money laundering deficiencies in its Cash App. The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced the penalty Thursday (April 10), saying it...

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Cash App’s Growing Number of Direct Deposits Marks Progress in Expansion Efforts
Cash App’s Growing Number of Direct Deposits Marks Progress in Expansion Efforts
April 03, 2025  |  Mobile Applications

Block’s Cash App is reportedly making progress in its efforts to offer banking services to customers who mostly use the app to make payments. The...

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Block Cuts 8% of Staff Citing ‘Strategy’ and ‘Performance’ Issues
Block Cuts 8% of Staff Citing ‘Strategy’ and ‘Performance’ Issues
March 26, 2025  |  Personnel

Financial services company Block has reportedly laid off 8% of its workforce. The job cuts impact 931 people, TechCrunch reported, citing a Tuesday (March 25) email from Block...

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Block’s Direct Lending Move Aims at Filling Consumer Credit Gaps
Block’s Direct Lending Move Aims at Filling Consumer Credit Gaps
March 18, 2025  |  Consumer Finance

The platforms that have banks embedded in their operations are taking more of their lending activities into a direct model, giving momentum to income streams...

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Cash App Embeds Afterpay Into App for BNPL
Cash App Embeds Afterpay Into App for BNPL
March 17, 2025  |  BNPL

Mobile payments provider Cash App says it has formed a pay later partnership with Afterpay. Beginning this week, Cash App customers will have access to Afterpay’s buy now,...

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Platforms Use Cards and Deposits to Become Alternatives to Traditional Banks
Platforms Use Cards and Deposits to Become Alternatives to Traditional Banks
February 24, 2025  |  Alternative Credit

FinTechs — especially platforms — are capitalizing on the continued buildout of digital solutions and products, including cards, to give consumers an alternative to traditional...

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Block Doubles Down on Banking Base as FinTech Competition Grows
Block Doubles Down on Banking Base as FinTech Competition Grows
February 20, 2025  |  Earnings

Jack Dorsey is no stranger to playing the long game. But Block, the financial services and digital payments company formerly known as Square, missed Wall...

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