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Square

App of the Week: Square Cash makes it easy to send money to friends

Thanks to the continued growth of credit cards, it’s easier than ever to get through the day without touching a… Read More

Here’s how taxi drivers in Seattle avoid paying higher credit card processing fees

Taxi drivers, at least from my experience, typically don’t like it when riders ask to pay with credit card and… Read More

Square Wallet creator debuts ‘Knock’ tool that unlocks your Mac with two taps on your iPhone

Well, here’s a new way to unlock your Mac: Tap on your iPhone. Yes, that’s right: There’s now a way… Read More

Starbucks roasted over Square confusion, glitches

Have you tried Square to pay for your coffee at Starbucks? If your experience was anything like what FastCompany’s correspondents… Read More

Square without the dongle: Buck debuts free mobile invoice service

Many paper products are moving to the digital world. Buck, a Seattle-based mobile payments company, is following suit and helping businesses… Read More

Square COO resigns over sexual harassment claims

Square COO Keith Rabois is departing the mobile payments company due to sexual harassment allegations. Rabois penned a blog post about his decision,… Read More

Now for sale at Starbucks: Square mobile card readers

Starbucks offers much more than coffee; food, CD’s and mugs, just to name a few. Now, you’ll be able to… Read More

Tech Moves: Zillow hires VP; Zac Cohn joins Liffft; Black Pixel rehires Square vet; etc.

Zillow has hired Chris Crocker as vice president of strategic partnerships, bringing 16 years of experience to the online real… Read More

Windows Phone fans petition Square, Instagram, Google for apps

Are you using Windows Phone but missing a favorite app? Maybe an online petition will do the trick. That’s the… Read More

Newsmakers: Adam Brotman gives Starbucks a digital jolt

Typically, around these parts at least, technological innovation is associated with tech titans like Microsoft, Amazon and Boeing. But there’s… Read More

Is this how you’ll buy your next cup of Joe? Square mobile wallet arrives at 7,000 Starbucks stores

You’ve now got a new way to pay for that tall vanilla decaf latte. Starbucks and Square today formally rolled… Read More

Baristas rejoice: Digital tipping coming to Starbucks apps next year

Purchasing a tall vanilla latte at Starbucks could get a little easier beginning next month thanks in part to the… Read More

Starbucks invests in Square at reported $3.25B valuation

Square, which has developed a portable credit card reader for iPhones, iPads and Android, has closed out its series D… Read More

Battle of the mobile wallet: Target, Wal-Mart and others team up against Google

It sounds like such a simply great idea, a mobile wallet in your smartphone, right? Major retailers, including Wal-Mart, Target,… Read More

Starbucks teams with Square for payments, invests $25M

Starbucks is partnering with Square to process transactions in its stores, and investing $25 million in the mobile payments company —… Read More

T-Mobile starts offering Square credit card reader

T-Mobile USA says it will start offering the Square mobile credit-card reader in selected stores as part of an effort… Read More

Tablets, mobile payments and more: A quick view of the future from Mobilize 2011

Guest Post: Summing up a conference with an agenda as broad as GigaOM’s Mobilize 2011 in San Francisco is no… Read More

Inner Fence debuts iPad credit-card reader, rivaling Square in mobile payments

Inner Fence, the Redmond company taking on high-profile San Francisco startup Square in mobile payments, today released a credit-card reader accessory for… Read More

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