Report: Block Faces DOJ Probe Over Alleged Compliance Lapses
SQBLOCK(SQ) PYMNTS·2024-05-02 05:01

Block, owner of Cash App and Square, is reportedly facing a Department of Justice investigation. Federal prosecutors are in discussions with an ex-employee about allegations of widespread compliance failures at Cash App and Square going back years, NBC News reported Wednesday (May 1), citing unnamed sources. “From the ground up, everything in the compliance section was flawed,” the former employee said, per the report. “It is led by people who should not be in charge of a regulated compliance program.” The ...