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Block Earnings Show Jack Dorsey’s Bitcoin and Banking Ambitions

November 07, 2024
Subscription Merchants Tap Audiobooks to Drive Consumer Loyalty
Subscriptions // December 20, 2023

As businesses compete for subscribers’ long-term loyalty, key players are increasingly leveraging audiobooks to keep customers coming back. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

Block Wants to Win With AI, Merchant Verticals and Banking 
Earnings // November 02, 2023

The return of Jack Dorsey to Square has been good news for its parent, Block. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

TIDAL Owner Block Acquires Artist-Oriented Financial Product Provider HIFI
Acquisitions // October 13, 2023

Block has acquired HIFI, a firm that provides financial products for music artists and their teams. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Block’s Dorsey Says It’s ‘No Longer Just a Payments Company,’ But They Remain Its Core...
Digital Payments // May 20, 2022

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.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Square’s Tidal Buy: Making Waves For Super App Sea Change?

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). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content […]

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TIDAL Owner Block Acquires Artist-Oriented Financial Product Provider HIFI

October 13, 2023
Block has acquired HIFI, a firm that provides financial products for music artists and their teams. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to […]

Tidal, Now Owned By Square, Launches Direct-to-Artist Payments

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). Get the Full Story...

Square Makes Deal For Majority Stake In Jay-Z’s Tidal Entertainment Platform

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...

Report: Tesla Plans To Integrate Apple, Amazon Music In Its Cars

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...