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Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) generates frequent news across its ecosystem of brands, including Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, Proto, Spiral, and TBD. Company announcements often highlight how its technology supports sellers, consumers, and developers in accessing the modern economy, with a particular focus on financial services, commerce, and bitcoin-related products.
News about Square commonly covers product integrations and partnerships that affect how sellers manage in-store and online operations. For example, Block has announced an expanded partnership between Square and Thrive, an inventory management reporting system, to sync catalogs, inventory, and sales across channels such as Shopify while keeping Square as the source of truth. Such updates are relevant for retailers seeking to coordinate multi-channel commerce.
Coverage of Cash App and Afterpay often centers on new features, pilots, and consumer behavior trends. Recent releases describe the Cash App Score pilot, which surfaces a near real-time measure of financial health for select customers, and the upcoming Afterpay on Cash App Card pilot, which lets eligible Cash App Card holders convert eligible purchases into pay-over-time loans. Afterpay-related news also includes data on payment performance and expansions of its merchant network across fashion, lifestyle, and home categories.
Block also issues news on broader ecosystem themes, such as its “Bitcoin is Everyday Money” campaign advocating for a de minimis tax exemption to facilitate everyday bitcoin payments, and reports on transaction volumes across Square, Cash App, and Afterpay during major shopping periods like Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Investors and followers of XYZ stock can use this news feed to track product launches, partnerships, consumer usage trends, credit and bitcoin initiatives, and corporate updates that Block discloses through press releases.
Block (NYSE: XYZ) reported fourth-quarter 2025 results and posted the full financials on its investor relations site. The company will host a conference call and earnings webcast today, February 26, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss the results.
Investors can register via the Events & Presentations section of Block's investor relations website.
Square (NYSE:XYZ) is powering Pages & Pages, a Blind Vendors Ohana retail operation, across 10 Daniel K. Inouye International Airport locations using Square's accessible commerce platform.
The roll-out includes voice-enabled POS, handheld devices, Terminal display magnification, unified multi-location inventory, and accessibility-first staff training to support blind and low-vision employees serving 21 million annual travelers.
Square (NYSE:XYZ) announced an expanded partner ecosystem in 2026, emphasizing nearly 1,000 partners and deeper integrations with platforms like Amazon, Intuit QuickBooks, Uber Eats, Wix, and Google. 71% of enterprise sellers use at least one Square partner solution, enabling streamlined payments, operations, discovery, and analytics for sellers.
The Square App Marketplace lets sellers integrate tools for accounting, inventory, fulfillment, bookings, and marketing while partners offer discounts and specialist support; availability varies by geography and terms apply.
Square (NYSE: XYZ) launched Square AI in the UK, a free conversational AI assistant built into the Square platform to turn payments and commerce data into actionable insight. Square AI is available to UK sellers from February 2026 and requires no technical setup.
Research of 500 UK SME owners (29 Dec 2025–9 Jan 2026) found 53% have used AI, 30% use it regularly, 51% describe themselves as instinct-led, and 74% feel more confident combining instinct with data. UK owners spend 4.3 hours weekly on data analysis and 2.3 hours on admin.
Square (NYSE:XYZ) launched the second generation Square Register on February 4, 2026, a redesigned countertop point-of-sale device focused on speed, durability, and reliability.
Key features include up to 40% faster performance, expanded memory, upgraded Wi-Fi antenna, an IP54 rating, a reinforced card dip slot, and U.S. starting price of $899. Availability begins today in North America and Europe, with full international availability in the coming weeks.
Block (NYSE: XYZ) will release fourth-quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, February 26, 2026, after market close. A conference call and live webcast will follow at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET, with a replay available on the company investor website.
Investors can register to participate or listen via the Events & Presentations section at investors.block.xyz.
7 Leaves Cafe (NYSE:XYZ) selected Square as its commerce technology partner to support growth across 44 U.S. locations, including 22 drive-thru sites. The partnership deploys Square Register, Square Handheld, Square Loyalty, plus integrations with Sage Intacct and 7shifts to streamline operations and analytics.
The move aims to improve order flow, staffing, loyalty and financial management as the Vietnamese-American chain scales nationwide.
Square (NYSE: XYZ) is renewing its Corner Store lease at 1100 Valencia Street in San Francisco's Mission District and launching expanded programming beginning with a BIGFACE Coffee residency through April 12, 2026. Square says the Corner Store will be open daily with community events starting with a block party on January 29, 2026. Reported local impact includes processing more than 20,000 transactions per day in 2025 and transactions +10% YoY in H2 2025; a prior BIGFACE activation coincided with sales +11% in the neighborhood during two weeks. Square will provide targeted support programs, merchant credits, pop-ups, and tours to drive foot traffic and seller visibility.
Block (NYSE: XYZ) announced it has provided more than $200 billion in customer credit across Cash App Borrow, Afterpay, and Square Loans as of January 20, 2026. The company cites 58 million Cash App monthly actives, near real-time underwriting, and stable loss rates since 2013. Key product metrics include Cash App Borrow short-term loans (avg. 21 days, 97% repayment), Afterpay (96% on-time installments), and Square Loans (under 3% loss rates). Square Financial Services originated > $20 billion in loans since inception and began originating all Cash App Borrow loans in 2025. Block highlights improved approval rates versus traditional underwriting and pilot transparency for a Cash App Score.
Afterpay (NYSE:XYZ) reported that 96% of U.S. Pay-in-4 customers who shopped during the 2025 Black Friday–Cyber Monday period paid early or on time, and 98% of Pay-in-4 purchases incurred no late fees as of Q3 2025. The company highlighted safeguards—low initial limits, automatic pause on missed payments, soft credit checks, hardship options, and payment reminders—that it says support responsible holiday spending. Afterpay also cited a 10% increase in BNPL basket size over the weekend and research showing 63% of Gen Z prefer alternatives to credit cards.