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Block Sees Afterpay GPV Up 30% 
Block Sees Afterpay GPV Up 30% 
February 25, 2022  |  Earnings

Depending on where you look, it’s been a rocky earnings season for payments providers. Not so much for Block (formerly Square) which posted results Thursday...

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As Crypto’s Popularity Grows, Gateway Providers Help Merchants Accept it. Here’s a Closer Look
As Crypto’s Popularity Grows, Gateway Providers Help Merchants Accept it. Here’s a Closer Look
February 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

While bitcoin was created to be a peer-to-peer payments tool, that never really caught on. Instead, the first cryptocurrency transformed into an investment, with many...

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As SoFi and a Handful of Challenger Banks Grow Up, Traditional Lenders Should Be Nervous
As SoFi and a Handful of Challenger Banks Grow Up, Traditional Lenders Should Be Nervous
February 07, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

There are challenger banks, and now perhaps there’s everyone else. Over the last several years, there’s been a rise of digital-only firms with little more...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Instacart Supplements Revenue With Ad Sales
Today in the Connected Economy: Instacart Supplements Revenue With Ad Sales
February 01, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Instacart tries to boost revenues by offering ad solutions to the brands using its service, while Citi and ExxonMobil expand...

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As Block Scoops up Afterpay, Super App Race Heats up Right out of the Gate
As Block Scoops up Afterpay, Super App Race Heats up Right out of the Gate
February 01, 2022  |  Connected Economy

In the U.S., the race to create the super app — a connected ecosystem where users navigate their daily online lives after entering one digital...

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Square Afterpay Acquisition Closes, Sellers Can Now Offer BNPL
Square Afterpay Acquisition Closes, Sellers Can Now Offer BNPL
January 31, 2022  |  BNPL

Square is debuting a BNPL product with Afterpay after its buy of the latter company, a press release says. The product will give BNPL functionality...

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Today in Crypto: FTX Raises $400 Million; Meta Joins Crypto Open Patent Alliance; Coinbase Accepts Two Solana Ecosystem Tokens
Today in Crypto: FTX Raises $400 Million; Meta Joins Crypto Open Patent Alliance; Coinbase Accepts...
January 31, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto exchange FTX has raised $400 million in a Series C round, giving it a $32 billion value – more than the Nasdaq exchange or...

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Jack Dorsey’s Block Wants to Return Bitcoin Mining to the Masses
Jack Dorsey’s Block Wants to Return Bitcoin Mining to the Masses
January 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Block CEO Jack Dorsey sees a big problem in crypto and he’s building an open-source solution to fix it. In this case, the problem is...

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Cash App Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Payments
Cash App Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Payments
January 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cash App, the peer-to-peer payment service owned by Block, formerly Square Inc., has integrated the Lightning Network.  The feature, which allows transactions between parties not...

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