Square has officially launched its mobile payment system, Square Reader, in Australia. The $19 Square Reader plugs into the headphone jack of Android and iOS devices, enabling businesses to accept ...

Square is opening up its payment processing tools to developers for the first time now thanks to its new Square Reader SDK. Square’s new software development kit lets third-party apps integrate with ...

When a gadget company sells its products for big bucks, it has every reason to refine its designs on an ongoing basis, making them ever more tempting to paying customers. But if the gizmo in question ...

PayPal just debuted its new chip-and-pin solution, and it’s NFC enabled — making it one step ahead of Square. The new capability means that PayPal Here merchants will be able to accept mobile payments ...

Square, the payments company that makes it easy for small businesses to accept credit card payments wherever you go, is finally catching up with the times today by updating its tiny card reader.

Above: The old (unopened) reader is on the left; the new reader is on the right, with encryption and a battery. Square has added encryption technology to its Square reader. Competitor VeriFone tried ...

Nick Statt is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. Square made two small product announcements today that should make ...

Think of the Square Reader as an argument for ruthless simplicity. "It's iconic, it's simple, it does exactly what it's supposed to do and nothing more." Or so says Jesse Dorogusker, head of hardware ...

Square today announced that it has updated its original free Square Reader for Magstripe with a new Lightning connector, so sellers with the iPhone 7 and above will no longer need to use an adapter to ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today we’re excited to announce Square (NYSE: SQ) Reader SDK, a complete toolkit that enables developers to reimagine the checkout experience for sellers and buyers.

Square Cash is continuing its crusade to make the business of parting with your hard-earned money a little less painful. It's just announced that it's cut down EMV transaction time on Square Reader ...