Square – Black Enterprise

Dwyane Wade, Rosario Dawson, Ayesha Curry, and Earn Your Leisure Partner with Square to Launch Forward

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMarch 20, 2023March 20, 2023

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMarch 20, 2023March 20, 2023936

Square teams up with the Social Change Fund United and multi-faceted entrepreneurs including Dwyane Wade, Rosario Dawson, and Ayesha Curry to launch Forward, a new...

Arts and Culture Entrepreneurship Technology

Jack Dorsey’s Square Inc. Acquires Majority Ownership in Jay-Z’s Streaming Service TIDAL

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 4, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 4, 20212270

Square, Inc. has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority ownership stake in the Jay-Z helmed TIDAL...

Leadership News Technology

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Has Made Juneteenth An Official Corporate Holiday

Dana GivensJune 11, 2020June 11, 2020

by Dana GivensJune 11, 2020June 11, 202010613

Twitter and Square CEO, Jack Dorsey, announced that Juneteenth will become a permanent company holiday for all of its U.S. employees....

Career

Ruth Simmons, Former Brown University President, Appointed to Square’s Board of Directors

Courtney ConnleyAugust 5, 2015September 28, 2017

by Courtney ConnleyAugust 5, 2015September 28, 2017718

Former Brown University President Ruth Simmons joins Square's board of directors....

Technology

Snapchat Now Sends Cash

Patrick AustinNovember 19, 2014November 19, 2014

by Patrick AustinNovember 19, 2014November 19, 2014347

Snapchat wants you to trust it with cash the same way you trust it with photos. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, Snapchat released Snapcash, a way...

Technology

Square Introduces New Services After a Losing Year

Patrick AustinApril 29, 2014

by Patrick AustinApril 29, 2014444

Square is making it easier for businesses to keep track of their inventory, facilitate transactions in less-than-ideal conditions, and schedule pickups on orders for customers....

News

The World’s Smartest Companies List Revealed

Carolyn M. BrownApril 22, 2014September 29, 2017

by Carolyn M. BrownApril 22, 2014September 29, 2017330

Google is the worldâ€™s third smartest company according to a new list by MIT Technology Review...

Technology

Payment Startup Square Posts Losses Despite Multi-Billion Valuation

Patrick AustinApril 21, 2014April 21, 2014

by Patrick AustinApril 21, 2014April 21, 2014317

Mobile payment startup Square has posted a $100 million loss for 2013, according to the Wall Street Journal. Square, a mobile payment service that lets...