Cash App is closing out the week on the hook for $255 million in multiple settlements around its consumer protections. Block, the company that owns Cash App, agreed Wednesday to pay $80 million to 48 states that fined the company for violating laws intended to keep illicit activity off the platform.

Block Inc. was fined by dozens of state regulators and then ordered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to refund consumers in two separate settlements in the last 24 hours over Cash App. The CFPB Thursday ordered Block,

Each state will receive $1.6 million from the settlement, according to the R.I. Department of Business Regulation.

The CFPB ordered Block to update its business practices to comply with the law, pay between $75 and $120 million to users whose unauthorized transfers weren't investigated and send a $55 million penalty to the CFPB's victim relief fund. Block agreed to the settlement but disagreed with the CFPB's characterizations of the company's actions.

Block violated the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering laws aimed at safeguarding the financial system from illicit use, officials said.

Cash App-owner Block must offer up to $120 million in refunds to consumers who federal regulators say were exposed to potential fraud.

Oregon will get a $1.6 million share of an $80 million fine that Cash App parent company Block will pay for violations of bank secrecy and anti-money laundering laws. In addition to the $80 million fine,

Key Points ・Federal agency orders $175 million settlement for reported fraud and service failures ・Block, operator of Cash App, is required to overhaul security and refund consumers. ・Potential changes may affect how millions use popular peer-to-peer payment platforms.

Cash App's parent company will have to pay $175 million for poorly protecting its users from fraud and financial crimes on the payment platform, officials said.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Block to refund up to