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Mandate: unclear Fintech / payments 5k-50k employees

Block describes broad tool access and an AI Champions program. It does not describe a formal usage mandate.^[1]

Tools

• goose (Block, open source)^[1][2]
• Claude Code^[1]
• Cursor^[1]
• GitHub Copilot^[1]
• Cline^[1]
• Amp^[1]
• Firebender^[1]

Metrics tracked

• Block tracks AI's contribution through PR labels and Co-authored-by attribution, and measures time savings and automated PRs.^[1]

Guardrails

• Repositories carry agent guidance files (e.g. AGENTS.md), and AI-assisted changes are attributed in commits and PRs.^[1]

Hiring, reviews & process changes

• Block runs an AI Champions program in which engineers spend part of their time driving AI adoption within teams.^[1]

Reported results

• Block reports that about 95% of engineers regularly use AI. Within three months of the Champions program, AI-authored code rose 69%, time savings rose 37%, and automated PRs grew 21x.^[1]

Metric tags: Adoption rate, Time saved, PR throughput, AI-authored code

Sources

1. Block Engineering: AI-assisted development at Block · 2026-01-18 · company source
2. Block: Block Open Source introduces codename goose · 2025-01-28 · company source

Last verified 2026-10-25. Industry and size are editorial bands; see methodology. Spot an error? Submit a correction.