Cash App

Cash App is a mobile payment service developed by Square, Inc. that allows users to transfer money to one another using a mobile phone app. The service is available in the US and the UK. As of March 21, 2021, the service recorded 36 million active users.

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Despite Embedded Finance’s Promise, Slowing BNPL Growth Sends Marqeta Shares Plummeting 
Despite Embedded Finance’s Promise, Slowing BNPL Growth Sends Marqeta Shares Plummeting 
February 28, 2023  |  Earnings

Slowing buy now, pay later (BNPL) volumes and customers’ belt tightening helped send Marqeta’s shares down sharply Tuesday after earnings. By the numbers, the card...

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Block CFO Makes Defensive Case for Square-Cash App Ecosystem
Block CFO Makes Defensive Case for Square-Cash App Ecosystem
February 27, 2023  |  Earnings

Block, which owns retail POS solution Square, money transfer service Cash App, and buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay, is on a journey to...

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Savings Feature Helps Grow Block’s Cash App Customer Base to 51M
Savings Feature Helps Grow Block’s Cash App Customer Base to 51M
February 23, 2023  |  Earnings

A year after closing its acquisition of Afterpay, Block (formerly Square) is seeing traction in its buy now, pay later (BNPL) business. And the Cash...

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Cash App Launches New Feature to Help Consumers With Savings
Cash App Launches New Feature to Help Consumers With Savings
January 31, 2023  |  Personal Finance

Cash App has launched a new feature that helps consumers with their savings. Designed to make it easy for people to save for the first...

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IRS Rule Delay Means P2P, Gig Economy Platform Volumes Will Surge
IRS Rule Delay Means P2P, Gig Economy Platform Volumes Will Surge
January 11, 2023  |  Gig Economy

The new tax rules have been delayed — and nothing’s certain — so P2P will continue to be a gig economy mainstay. And amid the...

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Court Orders FinTech Block to Provide Emails to CFPB 
Court Orders FinTech Block to Provide Emails to CFPB 
December 01, 2022  |  Regulation

A federal court has ruled that FinTech Block must provide information to a regulator.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking emails to and from Brian Grassadonia — the...

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Can Crypto Help Win the Super App War?
Can Crypto Help Win the Super App War?
November 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

From Big Tech to social media to retail, a growing number of companies are trying to build the “Super App” that seven in 10 consumers...

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Block Says Goal of Cash App Is To Be Primary Bank 
Block Says Goal of Cash App Is To Be Primary Bank 
November 04, 2022  |  financial apps

With a roster of 49 million active users and a record $52 billion of inflows — including a spike in direct deposits — Cash App...

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Crypto Firms Fight to Supply Payments Tech to Twitter
Crypto Firms Fight to Supply Payments Tech to Twitter
November 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

There’s widespread agreement that Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter into an all-in-one super app that includes payments. Let the free-for-all begin. While Musk, who...

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