In a major case whose effects could ripple widely across the payments industry, Block Inc. this summer sued Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc., alleging the global networks worked together to fix interchange fees paid by Block’s Square operation. Square, which processes card transactions for millions of mostly small sellers, pays …

As consumers seek greater value from what they purchase, merchants are responding by diversifying their products and services to know their consumers better and grow sales, research from Square, Block Inc.’s merchant-processing unit, says.   One way merchants are engaging consumers on a deeper level is through subscription services, which …

Block Inc’s Square merchant-processing unit late Tuesday introduced Square Go, a booking app for beauty and personal-care merchants. The app allows consumers to search for, and schedule appointments with, health and beauty merchants locally. The mobile app also suggests merchants based on a consumer’s previous booking patterns. Consumers can receive …

American Express Co. is working to sign more card deals like the one it has with merchants using Block Inc.’s Square merchant-processing unit, while cardholder spending and revenue for the company have rebounded to hit record quarterly highs, top executives for the travel-and-entertainment giant said early Friday. The good news …

Fulfilling a promise it made seven months ago, Block Inc.’s Square merchant-acquiring unit on Wednesday announced it will offer an American Express-branded credit card to its sellers that gives rewards in the form of lower processing costs. Square also announced several enhancements to its financial services to get more of …

Square, the point-of-sale and e-commerce unit of Block Inc., is the latest technology provider to turn up the heat in the already hotly competitive restaurant POS market. It announced Tuesday the launch of Square KDS, a kitchen-display system on the Android operating platform, and the debut of Square for Franchises, …

Square, the point-of-sale and e-commerce unit of Block Inc., Wednesday announced the launch of Tap to Pay on Android for merchants in the United States, Australia, Ireland, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The technology will enable Square merchants to accept contactless payments with a compatible Android device, such as …