Block transforms Square into Bitcoin payment gateway 😳🪙; Robinhood targets UK's active traders with advanced desktop platform launch 🖥️📈; PayPal secures strategic regulatory victory in India ✅🇮🇳
FinTech is Eating the World, 30 May
Hey Everyone,
Good morning & happy Friday! Another wild FinTech week is about to end, and we’re wrapping it up with a cherry on the cake 🍰 Today we’re looking into Block, which is now transforming Square into Bitcoin payment gateway (what it’s all about, why it matters & what other FinTechs need to be thinking about ASAP + bonus deep dive into Block’s latest financials), Robinhood that targets UK's active traders with advanced desktop platform launch (why it matters & what’s next + bonus deep dive into Robinhood), and PayPal which just secured a strategic regulatory victory in India (what it means & why it matters for the future of PayPal + bonus deep dive into this payment behemoth). So let’s just jump straight into the brilliant stuff 🌶️
Block transforms Square into Bitcoin payment gateway 😳🪙
The news 🗞️ Jack Dorsey's Block XYZ 0.00%↑ has just announced a comprehensive Bitcoin payment integration for its Square platform, representing one of the most significant moves to mainstream cryptocurrency adoption in point-of-sale commerce.
The payments giant demonstrated live Bitcoin transactions at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, where attendees successfully purchased merchandise using the Lightning Network through Square terminals.
Let’s take a quick look at this, see why it matters, and what’s next.