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Block Says Traditional Credit Scores Shut Out 100 Million Americans

Block Says Traditional Credit Scores Shut Out 100 Million Americans
Block Says Traditional Credit Scores Shut Out 100 Million Americans
January 27, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

For much of modern consumer finance, underwriting has relied on static credit files that offer a delayed view of financial behavior. Those bureau-based models, Block...

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Block’s Lending Tops $200 Billion Across Cash App, Afterpay and Square
Block’s Lending Tops $200 Billion Across Cash App, Afterpay and Square
January 20, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Block has provided more than $200 billion in credit to customers across its Cash App Borrow, Afterpay and Square Loans products. Get the Full Story...

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Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work
Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work
January 13, 2026  |  Fraud Attack

Fraudsters are nothing if not creative, constantly reshaping old tricks with new technology to stay one step ahead of consumers and the institutions that serve...

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Shared Signals Are Helping Banks Stop Fraud Sooner
Shared Signals Are Helping Banks Stop Fraud Sooner
January 09, 2026  |  Security & Fraud

The goal for financial institutions isn’t to keep pace with the artificial intelligence-driven evolution of fraud. It’s to outpace it. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Block and PayPal Say Scams Are Now an Industry
Block and PayPal Say Scams Are Now an Industry
January 06, 2026  |  Security & Fraud

Watch more: Live Roundtable with Block’s Brian Boates, Paypal’s Dave Szuchman and FTA’s Angelena Bradfield Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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AI-Powered Scams Force Banks Into Real-Time Fraud Defense
AI-Powered Scams Force Banks Into Real-Time Fraud Defense
December 18, 2025  |  Security & Fraud

Watch more: The Digital Shift: Block’s Brian Boates  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Agentic AI Splits Big Tech Between Open Alliances and Closed Control
Agentic AI Splits Big Tech Between Open Alliances and Closed Control
December 15, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Standards. Protocols. Alliances. It was a big week as usual in the Prompt Economy with several announcements that show cooperation among some of the power...

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Block Chief Risk Officer Says Scams Test Trust After the Damage Is Done
Block Chief Risk Officer Says Scams Test Trust After the Damage Is Done
December 11, 2025  |  Security & Fraud

Watch more: Need to Know: Block’s Brian Boates Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Banks Face Fraud Spike As Scams Stress Legacy Systems
Banks Face Fraud Spike As Scams Stress Legacy Systems
December 04, 2025  |  Fraud Prevention

The “2025 State of Fraud and Financial Crime in the United States” report, a PYMNTS Intelligence report commissioned by Block, reveals that the financial industry...

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