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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.

Christine Sharp-Crowe, an artist and owner of downtown shop Made in the Philtower, said credit card payments used to be a pain to accept at craft shows. "You'd use those awkward devices that rubbed on ...

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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 ...

Square is one of the best-known credit card processing companies on the market today thanks in part to the Square card reader that allows customers to accept credit cards straight from their mobile ...

Starbucks is to offer Square’s card reader for sale in its 7,000 outlets in the US, the latest instance of the strategic alliance between the two companies. The coffee chain is selling the reader for ...