The Firm
Square1 is a business consulting firm founded in 2009, primarily to serve the financial services industry and its service providers.
Its focus is cards business with issuing & acquiring,
payment systems, sales & revenue enhancement subgroups.
Since 2018, digital marketing and event management practices were added.
We aim to create and execute strategies designed to deliver results.
The Name
Have you noticed how time flies, when you’re doing something that you enjoy?
Most of us spend their majority time at work, and if you’re not having fun – life can be too long.
There came a time for me to fly with my own wings. I realized that, the things I really enjoyed doing at work were sharing the ones that I learned years back. I just had to go back to square one to start this joyride - and I did!
Et voilà, the story of "Square1".
Tolga Iskır/Founder
The Vision
WE WORK with brands to improve their products and services.
WE HELP start-ups create and launch new products and services.
WE START-UP ventures of our own to gain experience in delivering a product or service.
The Approach
Anytime anywhere
From our hometown of Istanbul and office in Toronto, we work with companies around the world — we’re used to waking up early, or staying up late to speak with our clients.
Problem focused
We only work with a handful of clients each year. This allows us to give projects our full focus and build a strong understanding of the problem we’re solving.
Long-term relationships
Ongoing support and development is part of our core workflow.