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Block, Inc. (formerly Square, Inc.) is a U.S. public company founded by Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey in 2009. It is a financial technology conglomerate, reportedly serving 56 million users and 4 million businesses, with an annual payment processing volume of US$228 billion as of 2023.Block's inaugural product Square, launched in 2009, is a financial services platform for small and medium-sized businesses. Square enables the use of smartphones or tablets as point-of-sale registers for processing credit card payments, and facilitates operations such as customer bookings, e-Commerce, inventory, payroll, shift schedules, banking, and borrowing business loans. Additionally, Block’s portfolio includes Cash App, a consumer-focused service introduced in 2013. This app offers peer-to-peer transactions, direct deposits, a savings account, a debit card, investing in stocks and Bitcoin, a tax filing service, and personal loans. Block also owns Afterpay, a buy now, pay later service; TBD, a decentralized platform targeting Bitcoin and decentralized finance; Bitkey, a self-custody Bitcoin hardware wallet; and Tidal, a subscription-based music streaming service. History 2009: conception The original inspiration for Block's first product "Square" occurred to Jack Dorsey in 2009 when his friend Jim McKelvey was unable to complete a $2,000 sale of his glass faucets and fittings because he could not accept credit cards. Co-founders Dorsey—who also co-founded Twitter—and McKelvey began developing the company out of a small office in St. Louis. The name "Square" derives from the company's square-shaped card reader product. 2010–2014: early years According to Forbes, Block, named Square, Inc. then, tested its payment method on 50,000 merchants in the summer of 2010, and was reporting a chargeback rate of less than 0.05 percent. In February 2011, Square was reportedly valued at approximately US$240 million, signing up 100,000 new merchants every month. In April 2011, Square announced that it has secured an investment from Visa. In October 2011, the company stated that it was processing about US$2 billion per year in payments through its "Square" card readers, charging 2.75 percent per swipe.In 2012, Starbucks and Square announced a partnership that would allow Starbucks use the Square payment technology to accept payments for coffee. In the same year, Starbucks also reportedly invested in Square at a valuation of US$3.25 billion. Square was handling an annual payment volume of around US$6 billion around that time.In 2013, Square launched Cash App, a peer to peer payment service. In October 2014, the company launched the integration of a payroll feature into its Square payment processing system, following the integrations of a merchant cash advance offering, a customer feedback product and an invoicing service into the system. 2015–2020: initial public offering, growth In 2015, Square stated that it processed about US$23.8 billion worth of payment volume in 2014. In the same year, the company sold shares in its initial public offering for US$9 per share, giving itself a market capitalization of $2.9 billion.In 2018, Vox reported Square as stating that over 7 million people used the Cash App in December 2018. Vox also stated that Cash App was the "No. 1 free finance app in Apple’s U.S. iPhone App Store" and was "ahead" of PayPal and Venmo.In October 2020, Square put approximately 1% of their total assets ($50 million) in Bitcoin (4,709 bitcoins), citing Bitcoin's "potential to be a more ubiquitous currency in the future" as their main reasoning. The company purchased approximately 3,318 bitcoins in February 2021 for a cost of around $170 million, bringing Square's total holdings to around 8,027 bitcoins (equivalent to around US$500 million in 2021, around US$190 million as of February 2023). 2021–present: name change, acquisitions On March 2, 2021, Square reached an agreement to acquire majority ownership in Tidal. Square paid $297 million in cash and stock for Tidal, with Jay-Z joining the company's board of directors. Jay-Z, as well as other artists who currently own stock in Tidal, will remain stakeholders.On December 1, 2021, Square announced that it would change its company name to Block, Inc. on December 10. The change was announced shortly after Dorsey resigned as CEO of Twitter. On December 10, 2021, the name change took effect, and Square, Inc. became Block, Inc. On December 16, less than a week into the rebrand, H&R Block, sued the company for trademark infringement, claiming that the name seeks to confuse customers by misappropriating the Block brand name, which H&R owns. The lawsuit was resolved in April 2023 when the two companies jointly agreed to dismiss the suit.On January 31, 2022, Block completed its acquisition of Afterpay.In February 2024, Block reported an annual "Gross Payment Volume" of US$228 billion for the year 2023. Subsidiaries, products, services Square Square is a payments platform aimed at small and medium businesses that allows them to accept credit card payments and use smartphones or tablets or computers as payment registers for a point-of-sale system (POS). The platform was founded in 2009 by Dorsey and McKelvey. Square also offers additional features to manage various operations including staff payroll and shift schedules, customer bookings, inventory, e-Commerce, banking and business loans.In 2022, a Protocol survey showed that 35% of U.S. small business owners used Square, a higher percentage than its competitors in the survey, while also highlighting the POS market's continued fragmentation. In April 2023, Square was reported to have 4 million merchants as its customers. Cash App Launched in October 2013, Cash App (formerly Square Cash) allows person-to-person money transfer via the app or website for debit card users. In March 2015, the firm introduced Square Cash for businesses, which includes the ability for individuals, organizations, and business owners to use a unique username, known as a $cashtag, to send and receive money. As of 2023, Cash App also offers a savings account and a debit card, and services such as direct deposit and investing in stocks and Bitcoin. In March 2023, USA Today reported that Cash App offered a free tax-filing service while cautioning that it didn't accommodate "every tax situation" and didn't offer "live tax support". In October 2023, it was reported that Cash App also allowed users to borrow up to $200 from the app, and that "not everyone is an eligible user for this feature".In February 2024, Block reported 56 million "monthly active users" for Cash App. Afterpay Afterpay is an Australian digital payment platform in which a bought product can be paid off in four installments. This idea made in 2008 by a then eighteen-year-old Nick Molnar was geared towards millennials and inspired by the aftermath of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Molnar and Partner/ Co-founder Anthony Eisen launched their platform in.... Discover the Square Inc popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Square Inc books.

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    Glenn Doman

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    Jonathan V. Wright & Alan R. Gaby

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    Ben Johnson

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    Dennis Goodman

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    Charles Gant & Greg Lewis

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