Jack Dorsey-owned Square payments group acquires controlling stake in Tidal for $ 300 million.
Digital payments group Square announced on Thursday that it was taking control of the streaming music platform Tidal, run by rap star Jay-Z.
This majority stake in the group led by Jack Dorsey, also boss of Twitter, is valued at $ 297 million in cash and shares. “This acquisition expands Square's vertical strategy towards a new goal: musicians,” Jack Dorsey wrote on his Twitter account.
Digital payments group Square announced on Thursday that it was taking control of the streaming music platform Tidal, run by rap star Jay-Z.
This majority stake in the group led by Jack Dorsey, also boss of Twitter, is valued at $ 297 million in cash and shares.
“This acquisition expands Square's vertical strategy towards a new goal: musicians,” Jack Dorsey wrote on his Twitter account.