Block, the parent company of payment apps Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is laying off more than 40 percent of its staff, pointing to recent advancements in AI that are “enabling a new way of working.

Fintech giant Block Inc., the parent company behind Cash App, Square and Afterpay, has announced plans to layoff more than 4,000 employees as artificial intelligence reshapes its business strategy.

Block is the latest business to announce layoffs, with the operator of payment platforms Square and Cash App opting to cut jobs in favor of using more AI tools. The financial tech company, helmed by ...

Money works differently than it used to. Back in the day, your parents may have earned a steady salary and paid the rent with paper checks. Today, you can buy and sell just about anything online, ...

Block announced it’s selling its Cash App Score to third-party lenders. Is it actually revolutionary or just a clever way to monetize captive customer data? Block has originated over $200 billion in ...

Cash App, the popular digital wallet and payments app, announced a series of changes to its Bitcoin offering, including a massive increase in withdrawal limits, lower fees, new funding rails, and lots ...

It’s already quite easy to use Cash App. However, on Wednesday, the payment platform owned by Block, Inc. introduced a new feature designed to make its user experience significantly easier: payment ...

If you’re one of the millions of people who use a digital payment service and you received or made payments through it for part-time work or goods and services, you’ll need a new tax form. People ...

WASHINGTON — If you used popular payment apps like PayPal, Venmo or Cash App in 2025, here’s a tax rule you should know before filing your taxes. These apps help people send and receive money, but the ...

When you need money fast, cash advances can go a long way in saving the day for many people. In fact, interest in cash advances has been climbing. Our team did a Google Trends analysis and found that ...

Oracle Corp (NYSE: ORCL) is torching cash to build its AI cloud—but it's still sending billions back to shareholders. That tension is becoming one of the most underappreciated capital allocation ...

Co-founder and executive chair Larry Ellison owns more than 40% of Oracle stock, making him by far the largest dividend recipient. At current payout levels, that translates into billions in annual ...