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of hardware attached to the phone. Customers can then sign with their fin-
ger on the phone’s screen and be on their way.
More recently, Jack took his ideas with digital purchasing a step further
when he invented Square Wallet. Like the original Square, Square Wallet
is a tool people can use to purchase items in a simpler way. It links users’
credit card information to their smartphones so they can purchase items
without ever needing to take out their credit card. Like Square, this invention
makes processing a purchase take less time than ever before.
For all of his contributions to technological advancement, Jack was given
Jack knows that the popularity of smartphones is creating new opportunities for busi-
nesses like Twitter and his new company, Square Inc.