Timeline of Square

This is a timeline of Square, Inc., a payments company that was founded in February 2009 and became publicly traded in November 2015.

Full timeline

Year Month and date Event type Details
2009FebruaryCompanySquare is founded by Jack Dorsey on February 1, 2009. [1]
2009NovemberFundingSquare raises $10 million in a Series A round. [2]
2009DecemberProductOn December 1, Square unveils its website (squareup.com) for the first time. [3] The first device that Square launches, the Square Reader, allows people to easily accept physical credit card payments from their mobile phone, but without contracts or monthly fees. It is compatible with both iPhone and Android devices.
2010NovemberProductAfter ten months of a private pilot limited to just 50,000 users, Square opens its doors to the public. [4]
2011MarchProductVeriFone claims that Square is insecure and a "reasonably-skilled" programmer could use Square to skim a credit card and return its details. [5]
2011MayProductOn May 23, Square announces the release of two new apps, Square Card Case (later rebranded as Square Wallet[6]) and Square Register. [7]
2012MarchCompetitionPayPal launches PayPal Here on March 15, a competitor for mobile payment. It has a small dongle that can be used to accept credit card payments. [8]
2012AugustProductStarbucks invests $25 million in Square and makes Square its exclusive processor of debit and credit card payments. [9]
2012SeptemberFundingSquare closes $200 million in Series D financing. [10]
2013MayProductOn May 13, Square unveils Square Stand - which turns an Apple iPad into a more complete point of sale system.[11]
2013MayProductOn May 20, Square announces Square Cash, which allows people to send money to their friends via email. [12]
2013JuneProductOn June 26, Square launches Square Market, which allows sellers to create a free online storefront with online payment processing functionality.[13] [14]
2013OctoberCompanySquare moves out from its cramped office in the San Francisco Chronicle building and into new 150,000-square-foot digs in the SF Central Market district. [15] By now, it has 600 employees.
2014MarchProductSquare announces it will start allowing sellers to accept bitcoin on their own storefronts through Square Market. The seller will take no risk on bitcoin value fluctuations.[16]
2014MayProductOn May 12th, Square launches Square Order, which lets people order from nearby eateries, pay for it, and then get a ping when it is ready for collection. [17]
2014MayProductSquare launches Square Capital on May 28, which offers business financing to merchants using Square.[18] [19]
2014JulyProductSquare announces a card reader that accepts chip cards. It supports both traditional magnetic stripe card transactions as well as chip-and-signature transactions. [20]
2014AugustProductOn August 4, Square acquires Caviar, a startup that delivers meals from high-end restaurants. [21]
2014AugustCompanySquare secures an investment from Victory Park Capital, an asset management firm, to extend "hundreds of millions of dollars" to small businesses via Square Capital.
2014AugustCompetitionAmazon launches Local Register on August 13th, a competitor to Square with lower transaction rates. [22] Amazon later shuts down Local Register on October 30, 2015. [23]
2015MarchProductIn March 2015, Square introduces Square Cash for businesses, which allows individuals to use a username to send/receive money. [24]
2015MarchProductSquare shuts down Square Order.[25]
2015AprilProductSquare launches Customer Engagement, a set of CRM tools that allows email marketing services. [26]
2015MayFundingSquare secures additional outside investments for Square Capital, with Victory Park Capital tripling its initial investment.
2015JuneProductSquare launches Square Payroll in California, a tool for small business owners to process payroll for their employees. [27]
2015JuneProductApple announces that Square will release a new Square Reader that can accept Apple Pay and other contactless payments. [28]
2015SeptemberCompetitionon September 1, PayPal launches PayPal.me to compete with Square’s Cashtags. [29]
2015OctoberFundingSquare Inc. files an IPO to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.[30] Shares were priced at $9 on November 18, 2015, and on November 19, 2015 Square officially began trading. [31]

References

  1. ↑ "Jack Dorsey - Co-Founder & CEO @ Square". Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Square". Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jack Dorsey's Square Is (Almost) Open For Business". Techcrunch.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Square Now Processing Millions Of Dollars In Mobile Transactions Every Week". Techcrunch.com. November 9, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ "VeriFone accuses Square of offering an insecure card skimming device". Geek.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ Harrison Weber (June 13, 2013). "Square Wallet for iPhone gets redesigned with a visually-driven UI and streamlined payments". The Next Web. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Square 'Register' Aims to Squeeze Out the Cash Register". Wired.com. May 23, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ "PayPal unveils 'PayPal Here' Square competitor for mobile payment". Theverge.com. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Starbucks' deal with Square is a giant money loser - Oct. 15, 2015". CNN. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  10. ↑ "News and Press Releases". Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Square unveils Stand for Register merchants - CNET". Cnet.com. May 13, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Square Cash Will Let You Send Money To Your Friends By Email". Techcrunch.com. May 20, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Square Market".
  14. ↑ "Square Market launches, provides easy online storefronts for small businesses". Engadget.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Square doubles in size in a year; now boasts 600 employees". Gigaom.com. October 7, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  16. ↑ Protalinksi, Emil March 31, 2014. TheNextWeb "Square now lets sellers accept Bitcoin on their own storefronts"
  17. ↑ "With New Food App Square Order, Square Wants A Bigger Bite Of The Restaurant Industry". Techcrunch.com. May 12, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Square's cash advance: Don't call it a loan". CNN. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  19. ↑ "News and Press Releases". Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Square Bets Big on Next-Gen Credit Card Tech". Wired.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Square Acquires Food Delivery Service Caviar". Techcrunch.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Amazon Launches Local Register, A Square Competitor With Lower Transaction Rates". Techcrunch.com. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Amazon Shutting Down Its 'Register' Credit Card Processor". The New York Times. August 13, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Square Introduces Square Cash for Businesses, With a Low 1.5 Percent Processing Fee". Re/code. March 23, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Square Order on mobile is also getting the axe - SlashGear". Slashgear.com. March 16, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Expanding Its Services, Square Launches Email Marketing With A Twist". Marketingland.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Square debuts payroll service - San Francisco Business Times". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Square Will Launch Its Apple Pay-Compatible Reader This Fall". Thenextweb.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  29. ↑ "PayPal launches PayPal.me to compete with Square's Cashtags". Venturebeat.com. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  30. ↑ Soper, Alex Barinka alexbarinka Spencer. "Square Files for IPO as CEO Dorsey Juggles Twitter Revamp". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  31. ↑ "Square shakes off weak IPO with first-day trading pop". New York Post. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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