Ben Fox Rubin was a senior reporter for CNET News in Manhattan, reporting on Amazon, e-commerce and mobile payments. He previously worked as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and got his start at ...

Square wants to reinvent payments, but don't call it a "disruptor." While Ben Pfisterer, country manager for the payments technology company, admits Square's terminals are "somewhat" in competition ...

In 2009, when Square unveiled its original credit-card reader, one meaningful fact about it was the connector it used. The tiny white doohickey commandeered a smartphone’s headphone jack as means of ...

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.

Square on Thursday announced the general availability of its Terminal API, which allows developers to build links between the Terminal card reader and custom-built point-of-sale systems. Square points ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The Smart terminal takes over from the six-year old Albert ...

Accepting credit cards requires a payment processor like Square or Stripe, a merchant account, and hardware like POS ...

Plus some honorable mentions you may also want to consider: Finding the best credit card readers is a critical step in the business process. After all, if you want to accept card payments, you need a ...