Block

Our COO and CFO Amrita Ahuja sat down with The Times to discuss how Block is transforming to be more integrated and disciplined. “We’re a very different company today than we were a few years ago. We are far more integrated as a business across our different brands. We’re far more disciplined, even mature as a business. The way we got there is first and foremost changing our organisational model, and some of our leadership.” ⬇️ Read more about how Block is pushing boundaries, developing pioneering AI for finance, and building durable growth. https://lnkd.in/e2PSPs8t

🌴 Los Angeles, we're here! Block's first dedicated workspace is now open in the heart of LA. LA embodies everything we're about: commerce, creativity, and community. Over the next three years, the city will host major global events including the FIFA World Cup, the Super Bowl, and the Olympics, positioning the city as a focal point for media, entertainment, and cultural innovation. The new workspace provides direct access and collaboration between the agencies, ad tech innovators, and cultural institutions shaping the future of digital commerce and financial services. The collaboration across Square, Cash App, Afterpay, Proto, and Tidal is about to hit differently. Ready to build something together? Drop by and let's make it happen 🚀

Kicking off 2026 right: While credit card debt soars, 96% of Afterpay Pay-in-4 customers paid off their 2025 Black Friday Cyber Monday purchase early or on time. The strength of the product’s safeguards encourage responsible spending: > Low initial limits ➡️ modest spending for new customers > Auto account pause on missed payments ➡️ protection from debt accumulation > Soft credit checks ➡️ reasonable spending caps  > Clear reminders ➡️ easier money management Dig into the data: https://lnkd.in/dsE7GJgb

Bitcoin has been part of our roadmap from the beginning. Are you bold about making #bitcoin everyday money for communities worldwide? We want to hear from you 👇

“To beat a hacker, you have to think like a hacker. Our offensive security team uses penetration testing and other methods to figure out how a bad actor could abuse agents like goose". James Nettesheim, Block's Chief Information Security Office, shared what this looks like in practice when Red Team experts put on their white hats and hack these systems. Read more in The Register: https://lnkd.in/d7XhPSi4 🟥 Josiah Peedikayil, Wes Ring, Justin Engler, Michael Rand, Arihant V.

"Creating the opportunity for everyone to participate in the economy is just core to who we are". Erin Neeley Archuleta, Block's Head of Global External Affairs and Social Responsibility, shares how our teams are creating local impact and shipping sustainable technologies with John Shegerian on the Impact Podcast. 🤲 Extending hardware lifecycles to reduce waste. 🤲 Supporting community & neighborhood development through our $100M social impact fund. 🤲 Partnering with organizations like WithOneSeed to combine climate action with economic opportunity. Listen to the full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/gHtrnR77 #sustainability #communityimpact #socialresponsibility

Our Business Lead Owen Jennings (OBJ) spoke with Revenue Brew about how we are leveraging our interconnected ecosystem to drive our mission of economic empowerment. Our teams are focused on creating a more valuable experience for our customers to fix a broken financial system.  “Our basic perspective is the US economy, the global economy, and ultimately the entire financial system is broken for the vast majority of individuals, whether that’s on the consumer side or it’s on the seller side. We want to build out in the open. We want to be transparent with our customers. And ultimately, that’s just about driving economic empowerment at scale across audiences.” Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/etJyYuuS

“The [fintech] industry faces a choice. Today's financial technology ecosystem is deeply fragmented. Every payment processor, lender, bank, and platform has its own data formats and APIs. Customers can either get agents that work only within isolated systems, or we can collectively move toward open standards that enable agents to operate across a broader set of financial contexts.” Read more from Manik Surtani in FinTech Weekly: https://lnkd.in/dvxvc27J

People in Britain are finding new ways to take control of their money and financial futures. Our first Entrepreneurship Revolution Report shows under the gloomy headlines we read about the economy there is resilience and innovation brewing: ✅ 2 in 5 young people now run a side hustle ✅ 10% of adults plan to to start a business in the next year ✅ Over one-third used Buy Now, Pay Later last year ✅ 1 in 3 could own cryptocurrency by 2035 Full report here: block.publicfirst.co