US CFPB fines Cash App-parent Block over insufficient fraud protection


FILE PHOTO: Block Inc logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) -The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday ordered payments firm Block to pay a penalty, citing fraud and weak security protocols on its mobile payment service Cash App.

The regulator said Block, which is led by Twitter Co-founder Jack Dorsey, directed Cash App users who experienced fraud-related losses to contact their banks for transaction reversals, which Block subsequently denied.

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