VeriFone Systems Inc. fired a blast at rival mobile-payments provider Square Inc. on Wednesday and sustained some powder burns in the process, but the leading U.S. point-of-sale terminal maker ...

The Square Reader has helped lower the barrier to entry for many small retailers keen to take payments on card. Now, though, new research reveals that it’s possible to turn one of the readers into a ...

As helpful as a Square Reader may be for purchases at trendy stores, you'll want to watch out -- in the right circumstances, they can also be used to steal your credit card info. Security researchers ...

Mobile payments company Square is known for its signature glossy white credit card readers that plug into iPhones, iPads and Android devices. Credit cards in the U.S. will have embedded computer chips ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Square, a mobile payment start-up, has responded to allegations from a ...

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New data suggests that those little Square readers can be hacked and turned into card skimmers in under 10 minutes. While a team of researchers claim to have discovered a way to disable the security ...

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.

The last 12 months for San Francisco-based startup Square have been about reinvention. Rattled by reports last year that suggested it was hemorrhaging money, the company had gone from focusing on ...

Shortly after going public, Square announced that its new card reader is now available to pre-order on its website for $49. The new reader will ship in early 2016. It’s been a slow roll-out for the ...