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Block to Shut San Francisco HQ, Switch to Remote Workforce

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  |  Connected Economy

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  |  Cybersecurity

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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Today in FinTech: Accountable to Expand With Funding; Feds Plan Lending Rules Update
Today in FinTech: Accountable to Expand With Funding; Feds Plan Lending Rules Update
May 05, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

In today’s FinTech news, Accountable has fresh capital for its mission to ease accounting and tax handling for freelancers, while Western Union and PagaPhone are...

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Block Remains Attractive to Wall Street Analysts
Block Remains Attractive to Wall Street Analysts
May 05, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Financial services and digital payments platform Block Inc, formerly known as Square, has 60% upside, dwarfing the 31% return potential of PayPal, according to Bloomberg...

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