Block said Monday (May 19) that since the launch of its credit products, it has extended over $100 billion in credit while keeping its loss rates “low.”The company uses a combination of near real-time data, technology and customer-first design, rather than traditional credit scores, Block said in a Monday press release.“More importantly, we’re proving that expanding access doesn’t mean increasing risk,” the release said. “Our loss rates are consistently low, and we’ve shown we can approve more customers tha ...

智通财经APP获悉，推特创始人Jack Dorsey创立并掌舵的美国金融服务和移动支付公司Block Inc. (SQ.US)计划大幅扩展其贷款业务，以在近期连续令人失望的财报数据动摇投资者信心后，提升Block旗 下信贷服务的覆盖面积。 据悉，自2013 年以来，Block通过旗下各类贷款产品在全球已发放逾1000亿美元信贷。其信贷产品包括 依托 Square 收单系统的小企业贷款、通过 Cash App 提供的个人贷业务款，以及 2022 年收购的 Afterpay "先买后付"贷款业务部门。 今年早些时候，Block旗下的工业银行子公司 Square Financial Services Inc. 获得美国联邦存款保险公司 (FDIC)批准，可通过Cash App Borrow 产品直接向消费者们进行放贷。首席执行官 Dorsey 在本月初的第 一季度业绩电话会上表示，这一批准将使 Cash App 有资格放贷的活跃账户数量大约翻倍，因为公司可 在更多州推出Borrow业务。 Block 的广义放贷计划在控制损失的同时，也着眼于那些通常被称为"信用隐形人"或"信用无法评分 者"的人群，即没有信用记录或记 ...

Highlights Block’s Q1 2025 showed decelerating growth in gross profit across both Cash App (10% YoY) and Square (9% YoY), with a stalemate in user growth posing risks to its network-driven model as macro uncertainty impacts consumer confidence. The company is at a strategic turning point, doubling down on AI (via its internal tool "goose"), digital lending (Cash App Borrow), and brand repositioning to drive future momentum. Block is expanding its "bank our base" approach by leveraging credit products ...