Founded in 2009, Block, Inc. is an American financial technology & digital payments company founded by Jack Dorsey & Jim McKelvey. Originally known as Square, the company rebranded as Block in 2021 to reflect its expansion into blockchain, music & decentralized finance. Its core business segments include Square — which provides hardware such as card readers & registers, as well as software, allowing millions of merchants to accept payments, manage inventory, & run their Point-of-Sale (POS) systems. Cash App offers Peer-to-Peer payments & financial services for millions of active consumers throughout the United States. Block also operates Afterpay, TIDAL land Bitkey.

