Cash App, CFPB and Block

CFPB fines Block $175m over Cash App's lax fraud controls
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced today that's it's fining Block, the creator of Cash App and parent company of Square, $120 million in "refunds and redress" and a $55 million fine for how the company handled fraud on its payment platform.
Cash App owner to pay up to $175 million for failing to protect customers from fraud, feds say
Cash App has been ordered by a federal agency to pay as much as $175 million because of repeated failures by the financial services provider to protect customers from fraud.
Block's Cash App Ordered to Pay $175 Million by CFPB Over Fraudulent Transaction Handling
Cash App's parent company Block must pay up to $175 million after a CFPB crackdown on fraudulent transaction handling.
US CFPB fines Cash App-parent Block over insufficient fraud protection
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday ordered payments firm Block to pay a penalty, citing fraud and weak security protocols on its mobile payment service Cash App.
CFPB Fines CashApp $175 Million for Allegedly Mishandling Fraud Claims
If you lost money to scammers or had your account frozen on a popular peer-to-peer payment platform, you might be due for a refund.
Cash App parent company to pay up to $120 million to fraud victims, feds say
The parent company of Cash App has been ordered to pay up to $120 million to fraud victims, in addition to a $55 million penalty. Here's what to know.
Block Agrees to Pay CFPB Fines Over Cash App’s Alleged Sloppy Fraud Prevention
The CFPB is also ordering Block to fix Cash App’s customer service and its processes for investigating disputed transactions, in part by setting up 24-hour, live-person customer service. The order requires Block to fully investigate unauthorized transactions and to provide timely refunds when appropriate.
Cash App to pay $120 million to fraud victims, CFPB says
The owner of Cash App has been ordered to pay up to $120 million to victims of fraud on its payments platform on top of a $55 million fine, the Consumer Fi
US consumer finance watchdog fines payments firm Block over Cash App operations
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday ordered payments firm Block to pay a penalty citing fraud and weak security protocols on its mobile payment service Cash App. The regulator said Block,
CFPB Orders Cash App Operator to Compensate Consumers Over Fraudulent Payments
CFPB said Block employed weak security protocols for payments platform Cash App and put its users at risk. It added that Block is required by law to investigate and resolve disputes about unauthorized transactions but that its investigations were incomplete.
US consumer finance watchdog orders payments firm Block to pay $175 million
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday ordered payments firm Block to pay a penalty tied to the operations of its peer-to-peer payments network CashApp. The order includes a redress to consumers of up to $120 million and a penalty of $55 million into the CFPB's victims relief fund.
Cash App fined $255 million in back-to-back settlements
Cash App is closing out the week on the hook for $255 million in multiple settlements around its consumer protections. Block, ...
Cash App Owner Hit With Fines in Back-to-Back Settlements
Block Inc. was fined by dozens of state regulators and then ordered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to refund ...
How a useless customer service number got Cash App in big trouble with regulators
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says Cash App did not provide an in-person helpline, a failure that scammers were ...
CFPB sued for trying to regulate digital payment apps more like banks
Two major tech trade groups are challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) effort to treat payment apps ...