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Yesterday MA followed lead and announced plans to support US rollout of EMV. Many of you are probably wondering what this all means in light of mandates and deadlines. The politics and business drivers behind this push are quite complex, but it is important to note that neither large US issuers nor retailers are enthused about this push for one primary reason: there is no business case for the change (on either side).
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Square Drops $0.15 Fee for Credit Card Purchases
From now on, white-hot mobile payments startup Square won’t be asking merchants to pay $0.15 each time a credit card is swiped. Instead, merchants will be asked to pay a fee of 2.75%.
Apple's decision to embrace Square further calls into question the company's commitment to NFC-based contactless payment technologies.
Apple selling Square mobile payments reader--NFC plans in doubt - FierceMobileContent
Mobile payments company Square has landed a big coup— sales placement on Apple’s online store.
Square’s Disruptive Payment Service About To Get A Huge Retail Boost From Apple
Signatures for trx < $25 no longer needed
Disruptive mobile payments company Square has pushed a number of new updates to its iPhone and iPad apps today and rolled out a redesigned and updated website.
iOS upgrade - Trx < USD 25
Mobile POS payments start-up Square has rolled out updated iPhone and iPad apps, as well as a redesigned website, online media outlet techcrunch.com reports. The updated payment apps aim to provide users with a faster transaction process workflow.
With only two or three stylists on duty and clients coming and going, allowing customers to make a credit card purchase of $25 or less without signing a receipt "probably would save time at the cash register," Kline says.
Visa expands 'no signature' credit card transactions program
Sqaure Register & Square Card Case presented
Mobile payments startup Square is announcing big numbers today—500,000 Square card readers shipped, 1 million Square transactions in May, and the startup is now processing $3 million in mobile payments per day.
Card Case app
Google, Square, Intuit—who will win the mobile payments race? Answer: The one who makes people do as little as humanly possible.
Card Case / How Square Is Accidentally Disrupting The Entire Payments Industry
Dorsey and Square COO Keith Rabois talk to Fast Company about their unintentional, design-driven revolution, what it means for the cash register space, the deals space, and the future of buying ... everything. The new payment system that Square launched today is going to have a profound effect on how people pay for stuff in the real world—perhaps as profound as the iTunes store has had on the distribution and sale of digital media. And in the process, it will likely upend the entire payments industry.
Square CEO Jack Dorsey unveiled two new products that aim to radically change how small businesses accept payments from their customers, as well as how buyers track their spending. Square , a mobile payment system that enables users to pay for products by swiping their credit card on their phones, announced two new products at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference: the Square Register, and the Square Card Case.