Block

What is Block about?
Block (ASX:SQ2) (formerly Square, Inc.) is a global financial technology company that provides financial products and services to individuals and businesses. The company was founded in 2009 by Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey and has grown to become a leader in digital payments, with over 43 million active Cash App users and over 64 million businesses using Square services as of 2020. Block's flagship product is Cash App, a mobile payment app that allows users to send and receive money, invest in stocks and cryptocurrency, and buy and sell goods and services. Block also offers a variety of other financial products and services to businesses, including point-of-sale hardware and software, e-commerce tools, and financing options. Block acquired buy now, pay later firm Afterpay for $29 billion, in what was Australia’s largest public M&A deal.
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Company Snapshot
ownership
Ownership
Public
employees
Employees
15,871
sector
Sector
Information Technology
headOffice
Head Office
California, United States
yearFounded
Year Founded
2009
What does Block specialise in?
/Financials /Payments /E-commerce /Fintech
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Where does Block operate? Locations of Block global operations

Locations

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    San Francisco, United States
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What are Block’s services?
Overview of Block offerings
Cash App: Cash App is a mobile payment app that allows users to send and receive money, invest in stocks and cryptocurrency, and buy and sell goods and services.
Square: Square is a platform that provides businesses with tools to start, run, and grow their businesses. These tools include point-of-sale hardware and software, e-commerce tools, and financing options.
Afterpay: A buy now, pay later company that allows consumers to purchase goods and services and pay for them in instalments.
Spiral: Spiral is a research and development team within Block that is building new products and services for the Bitcoin ecosystem.
TBD: TBD is an open source platform that enables developers to build products and services on decentralised technologies.
TIDAL: TIDAL is a music streaming service launched in 2014, which is now majority owned by Block Inc.
Who is in the Block executive team?
Block leadership team
  • Mr. Jack Dorsey
    Mr. Jack Dorsey
    Co-Founder, Block Head, Chairman & Pres
  • Mr. James Morgan McKelvey Jr.
    Mr. James Morgan McKelvey Jr.
    Co-Founder & Director
  • Ms. Amrita Ahuja
    Ms. Amrita Ahuja
    CFO & Treasurer
  • Ms. Sivan Whiteley
    Ms. Sivan Whiteley
    Counsel Lead
  • Ms. Alyssa H. Henry
    Ms. Alyssa H. Henry
    Square Lead and Block Infrastructure & Information Security Lead
  • Mr. Brian Grassadonia
    Mr. Brian Grassadonia
    Cash App Lead
  • Mr. Ajmere Dale
    Mr. Ajmere Dale
    Chief Accounting Officer
  • Mr. Jason Lee
    Mr. Jason Lee
    Head of Investor Relations