Square promises to put an end to the headaches of traditional purchases: having to fumble with your wallet, exchange and swipe the credit card, wait for a paper receipt. But someone still needs to convince merchants. READ»
Two companies kick off a race to market with EMV chip cards, long a staple in Europe. But with NFC payments on the rise, this seems less like innovation and more a stopgap measure.READ»
Seems like there's a new payment-making smartphone accessory once a month, but this one might actually be useful, if only because it's not looking too far in the future--it uses PayWave, which is popular right now.READ»
A state-of-the-art payment terminal has the capacity to streamline
payment processing and decrease transaction times for a wide variety of
businesses. Central Payment Corporation, a Better Business
Bureau-accredited transaction ...READ»
While PayPal has been less and less relevant, thanks to competitors like Google Checkout and Amazon, they may just stage a comeback with an idea that's cute and useful at the same time: a bump-triggered iPhone app.
Bump ...READ»
Verizon's just revealed its going to have Long Term Evolution (LTE) handsets ready for mid-2011, which is six months earlier than it had previously said it would be available. It looks like the big carriers are making the first ...READ»
Tools of the Trade
Speed, accuracy, and security are the three necessities merchants must
look for in their transaction processing products. From
state-of-the-art point-of-sale systems to hand-held terminals,
merchants of all ...READ»
Google's Book deal is so controversial it makes fascinating news every time the story takes another turn. But for Google, things have just turned pretty sour: Due to huge legal pressure, it's chopping foreign texts from the ...READ»
