The PayPal vs. Square Battle: Who’s Your Money On?May 22, 2013After PayPal launched a program last week offering free transaction processing for merchants who switch to its point of sale card reader, Square hit back yesterday by announcing it will be offering a P2P payments service via email.
Non-Banks Take Early Lead in Mobile Wallet RaceJanuary 28, 2013A report from Carlisle & Gallagher finds that nontraditional financial institutions are the current mobile wallet frontrunners, though the battle is far from over.
Bank of America and the "Point-of-Sale Revolution"December 13, 2012With the release of Mobile Pay on Demand last month Bank of America is wading into the point-of-sale battle - a battle it believes it can win against the likes of Square and PayPal.
Unresolved Issues Swirl Around Securing Mobile PaymentsNovember 16, 2012While many mobile payments startups are using both traditional and nontraditional authentication methods, regulatory uncertainty still exists around liability for fraud attacks on customers using mobile payments.
Square Wallet Now Accepted at StarbucksNovember 08, 2012After the partnership between Square and Starbucks last summer, Starbucks customers can now pay for their coffee in-store with the Square Wallet.
Is The Wild World of Mobile Payments About To Be Tamed?August 17, 2012The mobile payments arena currently is a bit of a free-for-all, with lots of announcements of new schemes and partnerships (not all of which include banks). Will the regulators ruin the fun?
New Deal with Starbucks Raises New Issue for SquareAugust 10, 2012The new deal with Starbucks means that Square will have to figure out how to make money processing credit card transactions for small purchases, like a cup of coffee.
Square Will Use GPS to Spread Mobile PaymentsAugust 08, 2012Square's new partnership with Starbucks opens the door to intriguing possibilities for using GPS to spread its mobile payments technology.
Intuit, AT&T Partner on Mobile PaymentsNovember 07, 2011The vendor's GoPayment credit card reader and related app are designed to allow small merchants to accept mobile payments.
Mobile Payment Solution for Google Nexus S DebutsMarch 25, 2011Charge Anywhere's software turns the NFC-enabled Google Nexus S into a merchant terminal for contactless payments, presenting a competitive challenge to Verifone and Square.
VeriFone and Square Squabble Over Mobile Payment SecurityMarch 10, 2011VeriFone says Square's card reader can be easily turned into a skimming device; Square counters that its transactions are protected by banks' monitoring and fraud prevention technology. How much security is enough?
