Block Hosts Its Largest-Ever Law Enforcement Summit in Miami
Last week, Block hosted our fifth quarterly law enforcement summit. It was our largest gathering to date with 140 participants spanning state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies.
Attendees joined us from a number of agencies, including the FBI, HSI, DOJ, ATF, IRS-CI, DHS, DOD, USMS, Secret Service, FDIC-OIG, various local Sheriff's offices and police departments, and US and State’s Attorneys. The discussion focused on how to further advance consumer safety via technology, from going beyond mandatory compliance reporting, to effective investigation processes. Representatives from Square and Cash App’s compliance and legal teams presented briefings on specialized topics, including:
- Our focus on preventing human exploitation, including a look into how child sexual abuse material may be used by offenders of different motivations to further various financial-nexus crimes
- How we use machine learning to identify risk and prevent financial crime
- Trends in bitcoin and cryptocurrency and how we keep our customers safe
A senior federal law enforcement official who attended the summit remarked that discussions about legal process issues, particularly how to request information from Cash App more effectively, are valuable in helping these agencies tailor their legal requests. They added that learning about machine learning and how Block identifies and addresses bad actors provided key insights into how technology plays a role in our collaborative efforts to keep the public safe.
Megan Gonzales, Head of Financial Crimes at Cash App said: “Navigating the legal request process and leveraging data for investigations can be challenging. This summit was a chance to walk law enforcement through exactly how to best work with us. Our goal is to be clear and straightforward so agencies can get what they need efficiently while we ensure compliance with the law. We appreciate the opportunity to meet in person, answer questions directly, and strengthen our working relationships with those in the field.”
Cash App’s Compliance team also presented several cases where we worked with law enforcement towards positive outcomes, including several fugitive cases, partnership through major events such as the Super Bowl, sextortion, and long-term scams (also known as pig butchering).
Block will continue to hold quarterly gatherings to further our collaborative efforts with law enforcement to prevent crime and promote public safety. To learn more about our previous law enforcement summits and how law enforcement and government agencies can submit legal process requests to Block, visit these pages:
Last week, Block hosted our fifth quarterly law enforcement summit. It was our largest gathering to date with 140 participants spanning state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies.
Attendees joined us from a number of agencies, including the FBI, HSI, DOJ, ATF, IRS-CI, DHS, DOD, USMS, Secret Service, FDIC-OIG, various local Sheriff's offices and police departments, and US and State’s Attorneys. The discussion focused on how to further advance consumer safety via technology, from going beyond mandatory compliance reporting, to effective investigation processes. Representatives from Square and Cash App’s compliance and legal teams presented briefings on specialized topics, including:
- Our focus on preventing human exploitation, including a look into how child sexual abuse material may be used by offenders of different motivations to further various financial-nexus crimes
- How we use machine learning to identify risk and prevent financial crime
- Trends in bitcoin and cryptocurrency and how we keep our customers safe
A senior federal law enforcement official who attended the summit remarked that discussions about legal process issues, particularly how to request information from Cash App more effectively, are valuable in helping these agencies tailor their legal requests. They added that learning about machine learning and how Block identifies and addresses bad actors provided key insights into how technology plays a role in our collaborative efforts to keep the public safe.
Megan Gonzales, Head of Financial Crimes at Cash App said: “Navigating the legal request process and leveraging data for investigations can be challenging. This summit was a chance to walk law enforcement through exactly how to best work with us. Our goal is to be clear and straightforward so agencies can get what they need efficiently while we ensure compliance with the law. We appreciate the opportunity to meet in person, answer questions directly, and strengthen our working relationships with those in the field.”
Cash App’s Compliance team also presented several cases where we worked with law enforcement towards positive outcomes, including several fugitive cases, partnership through major events such as the Super Bowl, sextortion, and long-term scams (also known as pig butchering).
Block will continue to hold quarterly gatherings to further our collaborative efforts with law enforcement to prevent crime and promote public safety. To learn more about our previous law enforcement summits and how law enforcement and government agencies can submit legal process requests to Block, visit these pages: