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 month the addition of more than 200,000 audiobooks for its Premium subscribers, with 15 hours of listening included in the...
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, with Dorsey assuming her role. “I’m going to lead Square until we hit some significant milestones,” Dorsey said on Block’s...
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 in a Thursday (Oct. 12) post on LinkedIn and a message on the company’s website. “We’re thrilled to announce that...
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 payments company.” But if you start digging down into what he’s saying and doing, that argument has a “yes, but”...
March 04, 2021
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 couple when they marry (read: mergers and deals and investments). That synthesis can offer up a continuum of services through a broad range of use cases. The platform’s the thing, then, […]
October 13, 2023
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 in a Thursday (Oct. 12) post on LinkedIn and a message on the company’s website. “We’re thrilled to announce that as of today, HIFI is joining Block Inc. (formerly Square […]
November 17, 2021
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. 17). With a new fan-centered...
March 04, 2021
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 press release, “Square expects to...
December 28, 2020
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 native interface, Electrek reported Monday...
