PYMNTS.com, the premier source of news and commentary on innovation in payments and commerce, is pleased to announce Square Co-Founder as the newest speaker for the industry’s foremost thought leadership industry event, The Innovation Project 2015™.

As a serial entrepreneur, McKelvey co-founded Square with the aim of revolutionizing the way people make payments – without the use of an old school cash register. Today, McKelvey is a General Partner at Cultivation Capital, where he is an advisor to several startups including Kabbage and LockerDome and his new venture LaunchCode, helps anyone learn programming and land a job in under 6 months. Jim will participate and lead the panel discussion, “Learning from the Pivots”, where he will help take the audience through four case discussions about industry players who are innovating the way in which payments and commerce happen.

“As the co-founder of Square and an innovator himself, Jim is in a unique position to provide our delegates with an inside look into the mind of fellow payments and commerce innovators,” said Karen Webster, PYMNTS President and Market Platform Dynamics CEO.

The Innovation Project is invitation only and held over two days on March 18th and 19th on the campus of Harvard University*. To request an invitation, please click here.

About PYMNTS.com

PYMNTS.com is reinventing the way in which companies in payments share relevant information about the initiatives that shape the future of payments and commerce and make news.

This powerful B2B platform is the #1 site for the payments and broader commerce ecosystem by traffic and the premier source of information about “what’s next” in payments. C-suite and VP level executives turn to it daily for these insights, making the PYMNTS.com audience the most valuable in the industry. It provides an interactive platform for companies to demonstrate thought leadership, popularize products and, most importantly, capture the mindshare of global decision-makers. PYMNTS.com …. where the best minds and best content meet on the web to learn “What’s Next” in Payments and Commerce.

About the Innovation Project

Over two content packed days this March 18 & 19, 2015, The Innovation Project 2015, powered by PYMNTS.com, will convene the most thoughtful minds from established players, emerging disruptors, and entrepreneurial visionaries in the world of payments and commerce.

Innovation At The Intersections implies that innovation in payments and commence is at crossroads, moving from one particular way of thinking and doing innovation to another. And, that is exactly how our agenda is organized. Leading and participating in these discussions will be the most innovative, thoughtful and dynamic players from their sectors.

*Please note that The Innovation Project™ and PYMNTS.com℠ are not affiliated with Harvard University, nor is the Innovation Project™ 2015 a Harvard University program or activity.