Block, Inc.

Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology intended to increase access to the global economy through an ecosystem of commerce, payments and financial services brands. Founded in 2009 by Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey and headquartered in Oakland, California, the company was known as Square, Inc. until December 2021. It is publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Its principal products span a range of technical domains. Square provides commerce and financial services software for merchants of all sizes, covering point-of-sale and commerce systems. Cash App is a peer-to-peer payment platform for sending, spending and storing money. Afterpay offers buy-now-pay-later credit. TIDAL is a music streaming platform. Two further products address cryptocurrency infrastructure: Bitkey, a self-custody wallet built for Bitcoin, and Proto, a suite of Bitcoin mining hardware and services.

Engineering work consequently spans digital payments, peer-to-peer transaction systems, consumer lending, commerce software, music streaming, self-custody wallet design and Bitcoin mining hardware. The company states a mission of building a financial system open to everyone and of democratizing financial services.