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Why Payments Valuation Plunge Is as Irrational as Crypto Exuberance

Why Payments Valuation Plunge Is as Irrational as Crypto Exuberance
Why Payments Valuation Plunge Is as Irrational as Crypto Exuberance
July 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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Calling Web3 Corrupted by VCs, Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Pitches Web5
Calling Web3 Corrupted by VCs, Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Pitches Web5
June 29, 2022  |  Blockchain

DEK: The Block CEO wants to build a decentralized web, but doesn’t believe the current vision of a blockchain-based internet — where people control their...

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CE100 Held On as BNPL Firms, Platforms Extend Losses
CE100 Held On as BNPL Firms, Platforms Extend Losses
June 20, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The week that was: a week that many investors wish had not been. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Block to Shut San Francisco HQ, Switch to Remote Workforce
Block to Shut San Francisco HQ, Switch to Remote Workforce
June 15, 2022  |  Personnel

Payments-processing firm Block, previously known as Square, is leaving behind the Market Street headquarters that had been the high-profile company’s San Francisco headquarters when its...

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Block’s Dorsey Says It’s ‘No Longer Just a Payments Company,’ But They Remain Its Core Focus
Block’s Dorsey Says It’s ‘No Longer Just a Payments Company,’ But They Remain Its Core...
May 20, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Speaking at the first Block investors day in five years, CEO Jack Dorsey’s main goal was to show that Block is “no longer just a...

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Today in FinTech: Bamba Snags $3.2M; Block Shifts Focus to Blockchain
Today in FinTech: Bamba Snags $3.2M; Block Shifts Focus to Blockchain
May 18, 2022  |  Investments

In today’s FinTech news, Block, formerly known as Square, wants people to stop thinking of them as a payments-only company and will now be emphasizing...

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Dorsey Says Block Is Not Just a Payments Company, It’s a Blockchain Company
Dorsey Says Block Is Not Just a Payments Company, It’s a Blockchain Company
May 18, 2022  |  Ecosystems

Block is stepping away from its identity as a payment-only platform and will increase its focus on cryptocurrency and music streaming as part of a...

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PYMNTS AM Radar: Securing IoT; Stablecoin Regs; Hack Me Please; BNPL Gets Physical; ICYMI
PYMNTS AM Radar: Securing IoT; Stablecoin Regs; Hack Me Please; BNPL Gets Physical; ICYMI
May 06, 2022  |  Safety and Security

It’s Friday, May 6 and hard to believe that it was only 24 years ago that Steve Jobs introduced the first iMac. Today, the internet...

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13,000 Square Merchants Logged BNPL Sales in Q1
13,000 Square Merchants Logged BNPL Sales in Q1
May 05, 2022  |  Earnings

For Block, the parent company of Square, buy now, pay later (BNPL) is already paying off. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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