Block stories
PPRO partners with Afterpay to expand BNPL options for merchants
Tue, 28th May 2024
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martech
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commerce systems
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bnpl
PPRO partners with Afterpay to enable US e-commerce merchants and PSPs from the US, Europe, China, and Hong Kong to offer BNPL payment options, boosting sales.
Unstoppable Domains joins GlobalBlock for enhanced brand protection
Mon, 8th Apr 2024
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data protection
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martech
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cybersecurity
The Brand Safety Alliance's new GlobalBlock service will include Unstoppable Domains to extend domain blocking protections, countering brand impersonation and IP hijacking on Web3 extensions.
Basis Theory hires former Block Product Head to oversee roadmap
Wed, 21st Dec 2022
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personal computing devices
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afterpay
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apple pay
Basis Theory hires former Block executive Jin Han as general counsel, overseeing product roadmap for regulatory compliance using tokenisation.
Block completes Afterpay buyout as Square & Cash App first to offer integration
Fri, 4th Feb 2022
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain systems
Block, the company behind payment apps including Square, Cash App, Spiral, and TIDAL, is already making the most of Afterpay's buy now, pay later offering.
Facebook: to follow or unfollow
Thu, 2nd Oct 2014
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data privacy
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privacy
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social media
Amy Pratt explores Facebook's unfollow feature, a quiet escape from over-sharing without the drama of unfriending.
The Facebook Poke...
Mon, 24th Mar 2014
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facebook
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social media
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block
Accidentally poked someone on Facebook after a night of drunken antics? Amy Pratt investigates how to undo this embarrassing situation before it's too late.
Vodafone network update begins - full story
Tue, 2nd Nov 2010
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telco
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christchurch
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wellington
Vodafone will upgrade its network to 28.8MB/s, surpassing two generations of 3G updates, with main centres receiving the upgrade by Christmas.