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Platforms Expand SMB Lending as Working Capital Demand Rises

Platforms Expand SMB Lending as Working Capital Demand Rises
Platforms Expand SMB Lending as Working Capital Demand Rises
March 02, 2026  |  Loans

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) ended 2025 sharpening their demand and reliance on platform-based working capital. Earnings disclosures indicate that those balances grew meaningfully year...

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Block Strategy Points to AI Shaping Corporate Infrastructure
Block Strategy Points to AI Shaping Corporate Infrastructure
February 27, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

It was probably one of those moments where you remember where you were when you heard it. Block announced Thursday (Feb. 26) that it will...

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Block Slashes Staff as Primary Banking Actives Jump 22% to 9.3M
Block Slashes Staff as Primary Banking Actives Jump 22% to 9.3M
February 26, 2026  |  Earnings

Block’s massive staff cuts dominated the news surrounding its fourth quarter earnings release and conference call Thursday (Feb. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Block Planning Layoffs of Up to 10% of Its Workforce
Block Planning Layoffs of Up to 10% of Its Workforce
February 08, 2026  |  Digital Payments

Payments company Block is reportedly considering layoffs that could affect 10% of its staff. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Block Says Traditional Credit Scores Shut Out 100 Million Americans
Block Says Traditional Credit Scores Shut Out 100 Million Americans
January 27, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

For much of modern consumer finance, underwriting has relied on static credit files that offer a delayed view of financial behavior. Those bureau-based models, Block...

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Block’s Lending Tops $200 Billion Across Cash App, Afterpay and Square
Block’s Lending Tops $200 Billion Across Cash App, Afterpay and Square
January 20, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Block has provided more than $200 billion in credit to customers across its Cash App Borrow, Afterpay and Square Loans products. Get the Full Story...

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Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work
Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work
January 13, 2026  |  Fraud Attack

Fraudsters are nothing if not creative, constantly reshaping old tricks with new technology to stay one step ahead of consumers and the institutions that serve...

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Shared Signals Are Helping Banks Stop Fraud Sooner
Shared Signals Are Helping Banks Stop Fraud Sooner
January 09, 2026  |  Security & Fraud

The goal for financial institutions isn’t to keep pace with the artificial intelligence-driven evolution of fraud. It’s to outpace it. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Block and PayPal Say Scams Are Now an Industry
Block and PayPal Say Scams Are Now an Industry
January 06, 2026  |  Security & Fraud

Watch more: Live Roundtable with Block’s Brian Boates, Paypal’s Dave Szuchman and FTA’s Angelena Bradfield Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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