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Square COO says NFC has no value

, Sep 27th 2011 Discuss [8]

Keith Rabois, COO of mobile payment firm Square was on hand at the GigaOM mobilize conference and made a statement that NFC has no value. He went so far as to say that he has never met a retailer that said they wanted NFC tech in their store. Like many things tech, HFC needs a certain critical mass before it is appealing to the consumer. All retailers are really only interested in what the consumer wants, this is how they choose what products to stock. Read The Full Story

Security Vulnerabilities on Square’s Mobile Payment App Found by ViaForensics

, Jun 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Most of us are probably tired of hearing about another security breach, but most of us would also think that all this press about security issues would keep companies at the top of their game. This new security threat is not from a server or data center, this threat is in mobile device (smartphone) applications found in both Android and iOS. Square’s mobile payment app is most disconcerting, but it is not the only company with app vulnerabilities uncovered by ViaForensics. The other companies on the list were also big names: LinkedIn Corp., Netflix, Inc., and Foursquare. Read The Full Story

Square launching new iPhone card reader this summer with encryption at read head

, Apr 29th 2011 Discuss [1]

Of all the iPhone credit card readers that are available for mobile card payments today, the one that is most visible is the Square card reader. This is the one you can get now in the Apple Store and then start taking credit card payments right from your smartphone. Square made a big announcement this week with credit card heavyweight Visa making a strategic investment in the company. Mobile payments on a device as popular as the iPhone is huge for Visa and will give the credit card company one more source of revenue. Read The Full Story

Square Reader lands in Apple Store (& they’ll pay you to buy it)

, Apr 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

Mobile payments system Square may not be on VeriFone's Christmas card list, but it seems someone at Apple has a soft spot for the system. Square CEO Jack Dorsey has confirmed that, as of this week, the reader dongle will be available in all US Apple stores, priced at $9.95, as well as online. Read The Full Story

Square hits back at VeriFone: “not a fair or accurate claim”

, Mar 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

Mobile payment company Square has responded to VeriFone's security allegations yesterday, describing them as "not a fair or accurate claim." As we'd suggested, Square CEO Jack Dorsey points to how easy it is to "skim" the numbers from a credit card, whether using "an encrypted card reader, phone camera, or plain old pen and paper." Read The Full Story

VeriFone launches anti-Square security campaign [Video]

, Mar 9th 2011 Discuss [0]

VeriFone has been making headlines recently with its NFC plans and potential Groupon button, but it seems the payments expert is also hoping to solidify its place in the market by sinking its upstart competitors. The company has kicked off new campaign claiming mobile payments service Square suffers "a serious security flaw": because the Square credit card reader, which plugs into the headphone socket of your iPhone or iPad, doesn't encrypt the data from the card, a malicious third-party could write an unofficial app that illegally collects your details. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Square Dropping Transaction Fees To Ramp Up Volume

, Feb 22nd 2011 Discuss [2]

As if having an easy and convenient way to take credit card payments on the go for small businesses isn't good enough, it gets even better. Square, the company spearheading the mobile merchant movement, is now dropping its per transaction fee making its rates the lowest in the industry for small merchants who typically do less than $1000 a month in business. This move will cost Square in revenue, but the company believes it should boost their volume. Read The Full Story

Square: Aiming To Replace Receipts and Registers

, Feb 7th 2011 Discuss [2]

The folks over at All Things Digital recently caught up with Jack Dorsey, the cofounder of Twitter and the CEO of Square--a company focused on advancing mobile payments. Square’s COO, Keith Rabois, demoed the amazingly simple and convenient device while Dorsey shared his thoughts on the future of accepting credit card payments and how Square intends to replace traditional registers and receipts. Read The Full Story

Square iPhone 4 reader redesigned after antenna issues

, Oct 22nd 2010 Discuss [3]

Square has updated its iPhone card-scanning dongle to suit the new iPhone 4, after it was discovered that the existing model wouldn't work with the most recent handset's antenna design.  The redesigned version removes the metal band around the Square reader's headphone plug, which had apparently been causing interference. Read The Full Story

Square Mobile Payments Opens to the US Thanks to the iPad

, Apr 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Remember the Square mobile payments system? We've covered it a couple times, the most recent of which we were covering the official announcement of the product launching. The original launch was centered around the iPhone and the iPod Touch, and it was pretty memorable because of that dongle needed to process transactions. Well, the company has more good news to report today, which coincided with another company's, last we checked. Read The Full Story
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