As a credit card payment-related device, the Square Reader accessory for iOS has maintained a decent track record in not falling victim to malicious hacks. Unfortunately, that might be about to ...

When cashiers at the Groundswell cafe and restaurant use a little Square credit-card reader to process payments, they sometimes have to wrap the card in a bit of wax paper before swiping it. The ti… ...

Square Register, created by Twitter inventor Jack Dorsey back in 2010, is a sleek, straightforward credit-card reader that connects to your iPhone or iPad. Local merchants such as Mix It Up, a “salad ...

The Square Reader is an asset for small-business owners or anyone who frequently processes debit or credit transactions.

Square’s credit card reader for iOS/Android devices is pretty awesome—it lets anybody quickly and easily start taking credit payments. But according to Douglass Bergeron, the CEO of competing ...

Businesses that use Square's credit-card reader to process payments are in for a treat, as the company released an upgraded version today that's twice as thin as its predecessor and promises to ...

Headline updated to acknowledge that Square is a US-only service for now. Remember the Square card reader and payment service from our first hands-on video in January at Macworld Expo 2010? Square ...

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey just flicked on the public spotlight over his new venture: Square. It's a tiny plastic blob that gives smartphones the ability to act as secure credit card readers ...

T-Mobile USA says it will start offering the Square mobile credit-card reader in selected stores as part of an effort to court small business customers.

Twitter creator Jack Dorsey’s much-vaunted Square device, the iPhone plug-in credit card reader, may have bigger problems than formidable competition. It seems someone other than Square owns the ...

In addition to EMV-equipped credit cards, the new version of Square’s payment system will still feature support for legacy magnetic strips, so customers will still have the option to swipe and sign.

Square takes preorders on more-secure credit card reader Mom-and-pop shops can accept next-gen credit cards early next year -- and avoid the cost of credit card fraud.