Who owns Square?
Square is owned by Block (the United States, NYSE: XYZ).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- Block, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Oakland, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, San Francisco, California
- Founded
- 2009
- Category
- Internet & digital › Digital services › Payments
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: XYZ
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Square
Square sells card readers, tills and payment processing to small businesses, and its original white plastic dongle made accepting cards possible for traders who could never have justified a merchant terminal. The reader was designed by Jim McKelvey, a glassblower who had lost a sale because he could not take a customer's card, and it plugged into the headphone socket of a phone.
Ownership timeline of Square
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Square?
The parent company of Square is Block, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Square American?
Yes. Square originated in the United States in 2009 and its owner, Block, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Square still owned by Block?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Square is still owned by Block. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Block, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-26 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 26 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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