Block
Block, Inc. (formerly Square) is a San Francisco-based financial technology company founded in 2009 by Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey. Its Square business provides point-of-sale hardware and software to small and medium-sized merchants. Cash App, its consumer product, offers peer-to-peer payments, debit cards, stock trading, and Bitcoin buying to individual users. Block changed its name from Square to Block in December 2021, shortly before the Afterpay deal closed.
What companies has Block acquired?
Every deal resolves to its entry in the Windsor Drake Market Intelligence database, the single source of truth for the figures shown. Each is traceable to the company's own release and, where filed, the SEC filing.
| Target | Disclosed value | Sub-sector | Announced | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afterpay Block (Square) buys global BNPL leader to integrate buy-now-pay-later across Square Sellers and Cash App, marking peak BNPL M&A pricing. | $29B | Lending | August 1, 2021 | Release |
| Credit Karma Tax Square (now Block) acquires Credit Karma Tax to add free tax filing to Cash App. | $50M | Consumer Finance | November 25, 2020 | Release |
| Total disclosed since 2020 | $29B | 2 deals, 2 sub-sectors, sourced to company releases | ||
What is Block acquiring now?
The most recent disclosed acquisition tracked is Afterpay (August 1, 2021, Lending). Recent disclosed activity concentrates in Consumer Finance, Lending.
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