By Block, Inc.
Block, formerly Square, is a financial technology company that provides an ecosystem of payment processing, software, and banking services for both individual consumers and business sellers. Through its Square ecosystem, it offers merchants point-of-sale hardware and integrated business management tools, while its Cash App platform facilitates peer-to-peer transfers, investing, and lending. It is designed to simplify commerce for small to large businesses and provide streamlined financial management for everyday users.
$0 for Free plan; $49 Plus plan; $149 Premium plan. Standard deposits are free, while instant deposits to a debit card incur a fee of 0.5% to 1.75%, and credit card transactions have a 3% fee.
Block, Inc. was formerly known as Square and expanded its ecosystem to include Cash App, which recently closed its United Kingdom service in September 2024.
Block (Square) added to the directory
Block, formerly Square, is a financial technology company that provides an ecosystem of payment processing, software, and banking services for both individual consumers and business sellers. Through its Square ecosystem, it offers merchants point-of-sale hardware and integrated business management t
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