Jack Dorsey’s Block to shutter UK operations for Cash App

According to Cash App UK, users can expect “their funds remain safeguarded until withdrawn” after it ends operations on Sept. 15.
According to Cash App UK, users can expect “their funds remain safeguarded until withdrawn” after it ends operations on Sept. 15.

The payments application Cash App, launched by Block, will be ceasing operations in the United Kingdom after six years.

In a July 18 notice on the payment app’s terms of service, Cash App UK said it would close starting on Sept. 15. According to the app, users can expect “their funds remain safeguarded until withdrawn, even after our service closes.”

“We do not make decisions like this lightly, as we know they impact our customers, our partners, and our team members who have helped us build to where we are today,” said the app.

Message sent to Cash App UK users on July 18. Source: Cash App

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Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey founded Square in 2009, with the firm rebranding to Block in 2021. Cash App, one of Block’s products, allows users to purchase cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). The firm reported more than $2.5 billion in revenue from BTC on Cash App in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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