Square Payments payment processing service

Square Payments is a widely recognized financial services and digital payments processing platform created by Square, Inc. (now known as Block, Inc.). Founded in 2009 by Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey, the platform enables merchants and businesses to accept credit card transactions, digital wallets, and in-person card payments seamlessly via point-of-sale hardware and online integration software.

Block, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California, serves as the ultimate parent company overseeing Square, Cash App, Afterpay, and other financial technology ventures. Software engineering and core cloud infrastructure services are primarily developed and managed in the United States, alongside global cloud data center architectures.