Jack Dorsey's Block got started as Square, offering small businesses a simple way to accept payments via smartphone. Affirm began as an online lender, giving consumers more affordable credit options ...
The Wallet That Wants to Become a Bank On 8, 2026, Block, Inc. filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter under the name Builders Bank & ...
Block's core businesses reside in two distinct ecosystems: Square and Cash App. Square is a hardware and software ecosystem that allows merchants to operate almost every aspect of their business, from ...
The three fintechs, which were each launched by tech luminaries in different eras of Silicon Valley history, are increasingly converging as they seek to become virtual all-in-one banks. In their ...