'We were terrified': Block co-founder explains how the fintech giant avoided 'death by Amazon' - CNBC

In 2014, Amazon launched a competitor to Block. The company was "terrified," according to co-founder Jim McKelvey. But it didn't give up.

BARCELONA In 2014, Amazon launched a product that sounded strikingly similar to something already on offer from Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's payments company Square, which is today known as Block… [+3266 chars]

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