Payments issued in Cash App $12.5 million unwanted text message class action settlement – Claim Depot
Consumers who received a Cash App referral text in Washington without clear consent may reveive a payment from a TCPA class action settlement.
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Class members who submitted a claim in the $12.5 million Washington state Cash App text class action settlement are getting paid. The court granted final approval to the settlement on Dec. 2, 2025. The settlement administrator began issuing $394.36 payments to approved claimants on Feb. 2, 2026.
Individuals who received a Cash App referral text message while living in Washington state between Nov. 14, 2019, and Aug. 7, 2025, and did not clearly and affirmatively consent to receive such messages qualified to submit a claim for this class action settlement.
Block Inc., the company behind Cash App, paid $12.5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it assisted users in sending unsolicited commercial text messages to Washington residents through the Cash App Invite Friends referral program. The plaintiff claimed Block violated Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act and the Washington Consumer Protection Act by enabling these messages without recipients’ clear and affirmative consent.
The settlement included individuals who received a referral text message as part of Cash App’s Invite Friends program. Claimants must have met the following criteria:
Qualifying messages were similar to: “Hey! I’ve been using Cash App to send money and spend using the Cash Card. Try it using my code and you’ll get $5. FVRJ1PH https://cash.app/app/FVRJ1PH.” The messages did not indicate that someone had sent or requested money.
Pro rata cash payment: Eligible class members submitted claims for pro rata cash payments originally estimated between $88 and $147. The settlement administrator determined the final payment amount by the total number of valid claims filed. Approved claimants received a settlement payment of $394.36.
To receive a payment, class members needed to submit a claim online or by mail by Oct. 27, 2025.
The claim form required the claims code from the settlement notice, if available, and the phone number that received the Cash App referral text message.
Claimants are receiving payment in the following ways:
The $12,500,000 settlement fund included:
The class action lawsuit alleged Block Inc. violated Washington state law by assisting its users in sending unsolicited commercial text messages through the Cash App Invite Friends referral program. The plaintiff claimed Block incentivized users to send prefilled text messages to their contacts without first obtaining clear and affirmative consent from the recipients.
The class action claimed violations of the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act and the Washington Consumer Protection Act. Block denied any wrongdoing but agreed to settle to avoid the cost and uncertainty of further litigation and a possible trial.
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Class members who submitted a claim in the $12.5 million Washington state Cash App text class action settlement are getting paid. The court granted final approval to the settlement on Dec. 2, 2025. The settlement administrator began issuing $394.36 payments to approved claimants on Feb. 2, 2026.
Individuals who received a Cash App referral text message while living in Washington state between Nov. 14, 2019, and Aug. 7, 2025, and did not clearly and affirmatively consent to receive such messages qualified to submit a claim for this class action settlement.
Block Inc., the company behind Cash App, paid $12.5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it assisted users in sending unsolicited commercial text messages to Washington residents through the Cash App Invite Friends referral program. The plaintiff claimed Block violated Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act and the Washington Consumer Protection Act by enabling these messages without recipients’ clear and affirmative consent.
The settlement included individuals who received a referral text message as part of Cash App’s Invite Friends program. Claimants must have met the following criteria:
Qualifying messages were similar to: “Hey! I’ve been using Cash App to send money and spend using the Cash Card. Try it using my code and you’ll get $5. FVRJ1PH https://cash.app/app/FVRJ1PH.” The messages did not indicate that someone had sent or requested money.
Pro rata cash payment: Eligible class members submitted claims for pro rata cash payments originally estimated between $88 and $147. The settlement administrator determined the final payment amount by the total number of valid claims filed. Approved claimants received a settlement payment of $394.36.
To receive a payment, class members needed to submit a claim online or by mail by Oct. 27, 2025.
The claim form required the claims code from the settlement notice, if available, and the phone number that received the Cash App referral text message.
Claimants are receiving payment in the following ways:
The $12,500,000 settlement fund included:
The class action lawsuit alleged Block Inc. violated Washington state law by assisting its users in sending unsolicited commercial text messages through the Cash App Invite Friends referral program. The plaintiff claimed Block incentivized users to send prefilled text messages to their contacts without first obtaining clear and affirmative consent from the recipients.
The class action claimed violations of the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act and the Washington Consumer Protection Act. Block denied any wrongdoing but agreed to settle to avoid the cost and uncertainty of further litigation and a possible trial.
Find any open class action settlement.
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This browser does not support inline PDFs. Please download the PDF to view it: Download PDF
96% of settlement funds go unclaimed. Be part of the 4% by subscribing to the Claim Depot newsletter and never missing a settlement.
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This article was autogenerated from a news feed from CDO TIMES selected high quality news and research sources. There was no editorial review conducted beyond that by CDO TIMES staff. Need help with any of the topics in our articles? Schedule your free CDO TIMES Tech Navigator call today to stay ahead of the curve and gain insider advantages to propel your business!
