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The Rebranding of Square, Inc: Why the Company Changed Its Name to Block

Square, Inc. (SQ) was founded in 2009 by entrepreneurs Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey, fulfilling their dream of creating technology that combines merchant services and mobile payments into one simple, user-friendly service. Co-founders Dorsey, who also co-founded Twitter, and McKelvey started developing the company from a small office in St. Louis. The name “Square” comes from the company’s square-shaped card readers.

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