Tag: Square

  • Seven key mobile point of sale providers

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    Following the launch of Square in May 2010, the mobile PoS solutions market has turned into a highly competitive battleground with European and North American providers jostling for a piece of the action. In this article PaymentEye provides an overview of the different players and their solutions, to clarify what each providers offer and what sets them…

  • Square now offers flat fee structure for small businesses

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    Instead of charging merchants for each transaction, mobile payment startup Square is now offering something that seems to defy conventional wisdom: a flat monthly fee to merchants who see $250,000 or less in sales per year. Those merchants instead of paying 2.75 percent per transaction can opt to pay Square $275 per month for any…

  • NFC simplified

    NFC continues to catch the headlines and deliver confusion in almost equal doses. This article, www.pcworld.com/article/252766/5_important_facts_about_nearfield_communications.html, delivers a simple perspective of the situation today under the section headlines: :: It’s Cheap and Easy. :: Adoption Seems Inevitable. :: It’s a Hot Potato for Enterprises. :: It’s Already in Use Overseas. :: Security Risks Come Standard. And while NFC…

  • PayPal unveils mobile payment system for small businesses

    And finally the obvious contender for Square payment processing: PayPal is targeting small businesses, service providers, and casual sellers on the move with its new PayPal Here service which allows vendors to process a variety of payments including checks and cards using their mobile phones. via PayPal Unveils Mobile Payment System for Small Businesses. I…

  • Jack Dorsey’s Square Raises US$100m

    Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s technology company Square, which enables e-payments anywhere, has raised US$100m in Series C funding, valuing the company at more than US$1bn. The marketplace for mobile device payments is beginning to open up and last week Google chairman Eric Schmidt said the market could be worth US$1trn within a few years as…

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