May 08, 2012
Square’s New Small Merchant Niche: Artists and Artisans

Merchants at art fairs and fashion events are frequently using Square to accept payment, according to TechCrunch. At Etsy’s New York’s Spring Handmade Cavalcade, which took place last weekend, more...

May 07, 2012
VeriFone Debuts Swipe Reader, Sail, with New Pricing

VeriFone is set to debut a new swipe reader this week, taking Square head on in the mobile payment space. VeriFone does roughly double the annual payment processing of Square,...

April 30, 2012
Foursquare Adds NFC Support to Blackberry Devices

Foursquare updated its Blackberry app to include NFC support, while at the same time updating the accuracy of its GPS logic and updating its notifications system. “We’ve also added NFC...

April 25, 2012
Square Reveals Annual Processing Volume ― Up 25% Since March

Square is processing payments at an annualized rate of $5 billion, a new report from Bloomberg says. Square Chief Operating Officer Keith Rabois told Bloomberg’s Danielle Kucera that April’s $5...

April 25, 2012
Western Union’s 500,000th Agent Location Means More Than That

In opening its 500,000th agent location at a Freedom News store in New York City this week, Western Union further extended its lead over competitors in terms of the size...

April 23, 2012
Startup Roundup: Who’s Getting Funded?

Here’s our Startup Roundup: a (close-to-) comprehensive list of each of the startup companies in payments and/or e-commerce to receive at least $1 million in funding from equity investors in...

April 22, 2012
Beyond Apps: How Services Will Bring Seachange to Mobile Commerce

In the future, smartphone apps will need to overcome their current reliance on the concept of “on” and “off” to deliver the most value to consumers, writes Saar Gur, a...

April 19, 2012
The End of Cash … Again?

I just love it. Another story proclaiming cash is going to die a painful death. This time, its funeral will be held in 2020 in the US. The obituary writer...

April 19, 2012
PayPal Here Has Signed Up 200K Merchants

PayPal has signed up 200,000 merchants to accept payment through its new PayPal Here service, said John Donahoe, CEO and president of eBay, in an earnings call yesterday. Competitor Square...