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Google Wallet co-founder jumps ship to Square

, Apr 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

The man who co-founded the Google Wallet mobile payment platform and was instrumental in setting up the core of its technology has now left Google and will be working for a competing payment platform, Square. Square has gained significant traction for its frictionless credit card reader that lets iPhone owners accept plastic payments anywhere, anytime, and they pay nothing except a small transaction fee for every purchase. Read The Full Story

Square app overhauls small business payments, adds Android

, Mar 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Square, the visionary leader in point-of-purchase credit card acceptance for small business, has just launched a new app called Pay With Square, which aims to bolster the name recognition of Square and expand its reach to beyond just those with a small business and an iPhone. As part of the app overhaul is a new, enhanced discovery feature that lets curious users know when they're near a Square-enabled business. Read The Full Story

PayPal VP jumps ship to Square

, Mar 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

Almost immediately after PayPal became a legitimate competitor to mobile payment innovator Square, one of the company's vice presidents decided she would rather work for the new up-and-comer. Square's dominance in the market of expanding the way people pay with their phones is going to be put to the test, and it needs someone to guide the company in the right direction. Read The Full Story

Square iPads optimized for New York cabs unveiled

, Mar 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

Mobile payment pioneer Square has revealed its design for custom-fitted iPads that will sit in the back of New York City cabs to allow for users to pay with credit cards. In addition, the devices are equipped with special software that shows current location information and the current fare amount. It's part of a pilot program to introduce competition for in-taxi credit card payments. Read The Full Story

Square in-taxi payments approved

, Mar 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

You'll soon be able to pay for your cab fare via an iPad embedded into the cab. The company that will be providing the credit card processing technology - and the iPads - is Square, an emerging leader in credit card acceptanced for small businesses. The company offers an iPhone/iPad peripheral that allows anyone with a bank account to accept instant credit card payments. And the start-up cost is free. Read The Full Story

Square wants iPads embedded in taxis

, Feb 21st 2012 Discuss [7]

If you have plans to visit New York City, you should make a point of hopping into a cab at some point. Not because you might make it on the Discovery Channel game show Cash Cab, but because it might have an iPad embedded into the back console that you can play with during your ride. That is, if Square's Jack Dorsey has his way. He wants tablets to become commonplace in taxi cabs so that credit card payments are done through his platform. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile to offer Square card reader to business customers

, Jan 31st 2012 Discuss [2]

Anyone with an iPhone can apply for a free Square credit card reader. But now the process is easier than ever, as T-Mobile will begin offering the revolutionary small business solution at the point of purchase to customers who sign up for a business plan. It's a move that will increase awareness not only for Square but also for T-Mobile's new push to attract enterprise users. Read The Full Story

Square mobile payment system hits the Obama, Romney campaigns

, Jan 31st 2012 Discuss [2]

If you've ever been to a political rally and thought, "This is cool but I wish there was some way for me to make a donation right now with my credit card," then Mitt Romney is the Republican candidate for you. Or if you happen to play for the other team, Obama's re-election campaign has also begun accepting mobile payments at its fundraising events. It's all possible thanks to the ubiquitous and revolutionary Square card-accepting platform. Read The Full Story

Square mobile payments hits 1 million merchants milestone

, Dec 13th 2011 Discuss [3]

Square announced today via Twitter that there are now more than 1 million merchants using its mobile payment services to accept credit cards. The startup has been competing against heavyweights like PayPal, Google, and Intuit in helping small businesses process payments via their mobile phones. Read The Full Story

Square launches Card Case app for hands-free iPhone wallet

, Nov 2nd 2011 Discuss [1]

Square has a new app out of the iPhone users out there called the Card Case digital wallet app. The new app allows the user to complete purchases at participating stores without having to pull the smartphone out of the case. The version of the app available now is 1.1. It opens up a tab with the merchant for payments automatically when the users is close to a store that uses the service. Read The Full Story

NetSecure Kudos takes on Square in mobile payments

, Oct 19th 2011 Discuss [6]

Mobile payments system Square has another new rival in the shape of NetSecure Payments' Kudos, another smartphone-based credit card reader option targeting small businesses and traders. Consisting of a simple swipe reader - either a USB model for your PC, or one that plugs into the headphone jack of your iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry or Android device - together with an app that allows you to process payments, you can pick up a Kudos kit from $79.99. Read The Full Story

Square processing racks up huge numbers processing mobile payments

, Oct 11th 2011 Discuss [2]

We have heard a lot about Square over the years, this was one of the first companies to offer a credit card scanner for the iPhone. I remember at the time thinking it was pretty cool, but not expecting it to do all that well. I was wrong on it not doing well. Square has announced that it is making some changes and along with those changes, it offered up details on how many users it has. Read The Full Story
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