- Square, operated by Block, is a leading payments platform that recently enabled Bitcoin payments by default for U.S. merchants, enhancing its market position in the digital currency space.
- In March 2026, Square began automatically enabling Bitcoin payments for eligible sellers, affecting approximately four million merchants, with no fees for accepting these payments.
- Square has expanded its partner ecosystem to nearly 1,000 industry-leading partners, including Amazon, Intuit QuickBooks, and Uber Eats, allowing sellers to integrate various tools to optimize their business operations.
- Square's ideal buyers are small to medium-sized businesses looking for seamless payment solutions and integrated tools to enhance customer engagement and operational efficiency, making it a critical time for sales teams to engage with potential clients.
Engineering represents roughly one-third of Square’s employees, with 1,859 team members dedicated to building and maintaining the company’s payment and financial services. Customer-facing functions are also sizable: Sales and Support account for 1,032 employees, while Marketing and Product teams comprise 881 people focused on go-to-market execution and product innovation. Corporate services such as Finance and Administration (309 employees) and Business Management (295 employees) provide operational backbone, and specialized areas like IT, Operations, HR, and Program & Project Management collectively contribute another 617 professionals. The remaining 275 employees fall into an “Other” category that includes niche or emerging functions.
Square’s workforce is geographically diverse. About 914 employees are based in San Francisco, the company’s historical headquarters, and 466 work from the New York office, a key hub for engineering and business operations. St. Louis, Toronto, Dhaka, Atlanta, Seattle, Los Angeles, and London together house just over 1,250 employees, supporting regional market coverage and specialized development centers. More than half of Square’s personnel—approximately 2,634 people—operate in various other cities or remote settings, underscoring the firm’s distributed-first approach to talent acquisition.
