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Block faces lawsuit over Cash App breach

Block is facing a Class Action lawsuit over a Cash App Investing data breach last year that impacted 8.2 million customers.

26 August 2022

Company announcement/payments

Square sellers across the UK can now offer BNPL through Clearpay integration

Today, Square launches its first integration with Clearpay in the UK, providing “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) functionality to sellers across online and in-person commerce.

23 August 2022

Company announcement/payments

Square ship restauran POS platform

Today, Square announced a suite of new software and hardware restaurant solutions.

20 May 2022

Company announcement/retail

Square acquires GoParrot

Square has acquired GoParrot, an all-in-one digital ordering and marketing platform for restaurants.

19 May 2022

News/payments

Square adds Afterpay to in-person points of sale

Square is rolling out buy now, pay later integration from Afterpay to its millions of in-person sellers in the United States and Australia.

19 May 2022

News/payments

Square Loans launches in Canada

Square is bringing its lending programme for small businesses clients to Canada.

28 April 2022

Company announcement/payments

Square rolls out next gen iPad POS

Today, Square unveils the next generation of Square Stand, the company’s iconic countertop device that turns an iPad into a powerful, robust point of sale system that sellers can use to run their entire business.

11 April 2022

News/predictions

Apple Pay most popular payments app with US teens

Apple Pay is the most popular payments app among American teens although the vast majority still regularly use cash, according to a survey.

11 April 2022

News/regulation

Block says ex-employee accessed customer data without permission

Block has informed the SEC that a former employee has downloaded reports, without permission, containing customer information on US Cash App users.

05 April 2022

Company announcement/startups

Square to support Codebase's network of startups in Scotland

Today Square, the globally trusted software, payments, and hardware solution for businesses of all sizes, and CodeBase, one of the UK’s largest technology start-up incubators, announced a partnership to provide entrepreneurs with access to Square’s payment ecosystem and APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).

15 March 2022

Company announcement/payments

Square loyalty and marketing products land in Ireland

Square has announced two new products in Ireland to help businesses grow their sales and engage their customers with just a few clicks.

10 March 2022

News/payments

Square sees big upside in Afterpay integration

Square has revealed the initial results of the first iteration of its integration with buy now, pay later provider Afterpay, releasing the functionality to sellers using Square Online for e-commerce in the United States and Australia.

02 February 2022