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Best Payment Apps for 2023: Apple Cash, Cash App, PayPal and More

From Apple Pay to Zelle, these are the best apps for mobile payments and sending money online.

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iPhones could become payment terminals, Microsoft readies Windows 11 update

In today's top stories, Apple is reportedly working on a feature to let merchants take payments on an iPhone without any extra hardware. Meanwhile, Microsoft announces new features headed to Windows next month.

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Final Fantasy XVI development delayed by nearly 6 months

The development of the next game in the hallmark RPG franchise is being pushed back nearly six months, according to its producer.

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Reddit files for IPO, TikTok tries new safeguards

In today's top stories, the social network site Reddit said it's going public. Meanwhile, social video app TikTok is making changes to its algorithm to show less problematic content.

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Tesla moves headquarters, Square rebrands as Block

In today's top stories, Elon Musk's company leaves California for Texas, while Square follows in the footsteps of Facebook and renames itself.

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<p>The name change aims to make it clear that the company is more than the Square payments processing service for merchants.</p>

Square to become Block as CEO Jack Dorsey shifts focus

The change comes the same week that company CEO Jack Dorsey left his other CEO role -- at Twitter.

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Twitter CEO shakeup as Dorsey quits

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, will no longer head the social media giant. CTO Parag Agrawal is now the boss.

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Square snags buy-now-pay-later service Afterpay for $29 billion

Buy-now-pay-later services have flourished since the pandemic began, with PayPal introducing its own service in May.

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Square adds more tools for small businesses, in banking push

The company says its new tools let payments, banking and cash flow "work as one."

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<p>Square wants to play a bigger role in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency.</p>

Square to build new Bitcoin business for developers of financial services

CEO Jack Dorsey, a Bitcoin proponent, is putting more effort behind the cryptocurrency.

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<p>Square says it's going to build a hardware wallet for Bitcoin.</p>

Square to build hardware wallet for Bitcoin, Jack Dorsey confirms

'We're doing it,' the digital payments company's CEO says in a tweet.

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<p>Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, speaks on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention on June 04, 2021 in Miami, Florida.&nbsp;</p>

Jack Dorsey says Square may build a hardware Bitcoin wallet

The Twitter and Square CEO says the project would be "entirely in the open."

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