After an initial pilot program, Square is taking the wraps off its new lending program. Square is offering money upfront and deducting repayments directly from merchants’ credit card transactions. Read more »
Businesses running Groupon promotions will be required to use an iPad-based cash register running Groupon’s Breadcrumb point-of-sale software and payment processing. Read more »
Square’s move to kill off its Wallet app this week has led to speculation that the market for the mobile wallet is doomed. It’s true that the short-term outlook for any… Read more »
Wallet wasn’t the hit Square was expecting, as consumers found little reason to abandon their credit cards. But a new Square app rolling out in NYC and SF refocuses Square’s digital… Read more »
Danny Crichton has opened a can of worms by pointing out that Box and Square are a/ highly valued companies that b/ are finding the spring of 2014 a very difficult… Read more »
Square has a lot of merchants on its online and mobile shopping portal Square Market, but few are actually selling goods there. Its new Pickup feature could prompt more of them… Read more »
ShopKeep is selling a host of cloud-based tools for handling cash and card transactions, managing employees and tracking inventory — all accessed from an iPad screen. Unlike its competitors, though, ShopKeep… Read more »
It would make sense for Google to talk to Square about acquiring its slick but money-losing mobile payments business, but good luck determining who talked to who about what. Read more »