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TechCrunch Apr 21, 2026 at 13:00 Startups Rising Hot

Cash App is targeting a new kind of customer: 6- to 12-year-olds

The company is expanding its youth-focused services in an effort to build a relationship with Gen Alpha and the upcoming generation of adolescents in the U.S.

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Apr 21, 2026 at 13:00 TechCrunch

Cash App is targeting a new kind of customer: 6- to 12-year-olds

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Cash App launches ‘pay later’ feature for P2P transfers

Block says that the new feature has strong built-in protections to keep users from so-called debt spirals.

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Block says that the new feature has strong built-in protections to keep users from so-called debt spirals.

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