Financial Inclusion

The investment creates greater lending power through a continuous cycle of reinvestment, fostering commitment to economic inclusion.

Research finds approximately a quarter of US consumers have not utilized traditional checking nor savings accounts in the past year.

Ryan Budd, Head of Financial Products at Cash App, talks about building products that expand financial access and inclusion.

Many people in the United States lack access to fundamental financial tools.

In a recent white paper, Cash App examined the issue of financial access and inclusion to better illustrate the challenges our customers face.

Read our interview with Rhonda Sampson, proud Kamilaroi artist behind Block’s Reflect RAP report.

Block, Inc. launches our inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in Australia, solidifying our commitment to fostering impactful Indigenous partnerships and implementing programs that drive positive social change.

We talked with Timothy B, the artist behind the new mural in our Oakland Community Hub, commissioned by the Bay Area Mural Program (BAMP).

In this installment of the Partner Profiles series, Melvin Coleman, CEO of the Atlanta Black Chambers (ABC), talks to us about ABC’s work and how it overlaps with Block’s purpose of economic empowerment.

The $25M investment aims at promoting sustainability through community lending.

In the inaugural installment of Partner Profiles — a series that spotlights our community partners — Carolyn Johnson, CEO of Black Cultural Zone, talks to us about Oakland's Uptown Market and more.

This month we opened Uptown Market, a retail space hosting local cultural markets on the ground floor of Oakland’s historic Uptown Station.

At the end of June, The Bitcoin Classic held its latest tournament in Atlanta, GA, welcoming teams from across the country to compete, have fun, and learn more about bitcoin and blockchain technology.

In 2022, we opened the Oakland Community Space — a reservable event space where the local 501(c)3s can gather to work, collaborate, and celebrate.

In 2022, Block and the Shawn Carter Foundation partnered to provide free education on bitcoin for residents of Marcy Houses in Brooklyn, New York.

In 2022, the Human Rights Foundation and Block, Inc. presented Currency of Freedom — a series offering global perspectives on bitcoin, human rights, and economic empowerment.

Block invests $3 million CAD in Canada’s largest and most innovative Indigenous social impact fund.

Learn about how we built a framework to structure our $100 million investment in minority and underserved communities.