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Jim McKelvey
Jim McKelvey

Jim McKelvey, born in 1965, is an influential entrepreneur in the fields of business and technology. He is renowned for his innovation in the credit card payment industry and is one of the co-founders of Square, a company that provides mobile payment solutions. Although his career spans multiple domains, his specific professional category is not clearly defined. more

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