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Subscription Merchants Tap Audiobooks to Drive Consumer Loyalty
Subscription Merchants Tap Audiobooks to Drive Consumer Loyalty
December 20, 2023  |  Subscriptions

As businesses compete for subscribers’ long-term loyalty, key players are increasingly leveraging audiobooks to keep customers coming back. Take, for instance, Spotify, which announced last...

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Block Wants to Win With AI, Merchant Verticals and Banking 
Block Wants to Win With AI, Merchant Verticals and Banking 
November 02, 2023  |  Earnings

The return of Jack Dorsey to Square has been good news for its parent, Block. As PYMNTS reported, former Square CEO Alyssa Henry departed the company last month on Oct. 2,...

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TIDAL Owner Block Acquires Artist-Oriented Financial Product Provider HIFI
TIDAL Owner Block Acquires Artist-Oriented Financial Product Provider HIFI
October 13, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Block has acquired HIFI, a firm that provides financial products for music artists and their teams. HIFI founder and CEO Damian Manning announced the acquisition...

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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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Tidal, Now Owned By Square, Launches Direct-to-Artist Payments
Tidal, Now Owned By Square, Launches Direct-to-Artist Payments
November 17, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Music streaming service Tidal has launched a new membership tier that will send payments to artists in two ways, Music Business Worldwide reported Wednesday (Nov....

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Square’s Tidal Buy: Making Waves For Super App Sea Change?
Square’s Tidal Buy: Making Waves For Super App Sea Change?
March 04, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In the age of the super app, everything is linked. Which means that some enterprises which might seem to make strange bedfellows make for a power...

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Square Makes Deal For Majority Stake In Jay-Z’s Tidal Entertainment Platform
Square Makes Deal For Majority Stake In Jay-Z’s Tidal Entertainment Platform
March 04, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

San Francisco-based Square has struck a deal to acquire a majority ownership stake in Tidal, an “artist-led global music and entertainment platform.” According to a...

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Report: Tesla Plans To Integrate Apple, Amazon Music In Its Cars
Report: Tesla Plans To Integrate Apple, Amazon Music In Its Cars
December 28, 2020  |  Streaming

Tesla is said to be supplementing its in-car music services beyond Spotify, adding Jay Z’s Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music and Amazon’s Audible to its...

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Today In Payments: Trump Signs Stimulus Bill; Square Said To Mull Buy of Jay-Z’s TIDAL Music-Streaming Service
Today In Payments: Trump Signs Stimulus Bill; Square Said To Mull Buy of Jay-Z’s TIDAL...
December 28, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, President Trump signed the pandemic relief bill Congress passed last week, and Square CEO Jack Dorsey is reportedly interested in buying...

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