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Square kicks off overseas expansion with Japanese launch
Square is launching its mobile payment processing network in Japan, its first expansion outside of the North American market. Square took its first international steps in fall 2012, rolling out services in Canada.
Square's annual payment volume eclipses $15B, led by iPad transactions
Square is now processing more than $15 billion in payments on an annualized basis, up from $10 billion six months ago. The figure excludes transactions completed by coffeehouse chain Starbucks, which began allowing consumers to pay for purchases via the Square Wallet application for iOS and Android late last year.
Report: Square building local recommendation engine based on payment data
Square is building a recommendation engine that suggests nearby places to visit based on the consumer's mobile transaction history, The Verge reports.
PayPal Here expands to Europe ahead of mobile payment rival Square
PayPal is extending its PayPal Here mobile payment processing platform to Europe, beating rival Square in the race to establish a beachhead on the other side of the Atlantic.
Square launches iPad-based 'Business in a Box' point-of-sale system
Square is expanding its Register point-of-sale application for Apple's iPad tablet with the introduction of Business in a Box, offering brick-and-mortar retailers a complete point-of-sale system for accepting payments, tracking sales and sharing product and location information.
Square expands mobile payments to Verizon, Angie's List customers
Square is adding two more high-profile partners to its fast-growing mobile payments network, announcing new agreements with Verizon Wireless and consumer review site Angie's List.
Square COO Rabois steps down, CFO Friar named interim replacement
Square COO Keith Rabois is leaving the fast-growing mobile payments startup. Square CFO Sarah Friar will serve as acting COO while the firm searches for a permanent replacement.
Mobile payments in 2013: Will it be user-driven or vendor-driven?
The gold rush to win the mobile payment race has attracted a lot of different companies, however it's still unclear which ones will succeed at this multi-billion dollar industry.The ecosystem is currently divided into two camps: vendor-driven and user-driven initiatives.
The mobile payment race is on, but it's unclear which vendors will succeed
The gold rush to win the mobile payment race has attracted a lot of different companies, however it's still unclear which ones will succeed at this multi-billion dollar industry. Feature
Starbucks stores now selling Square mobile card reader
Two months after Starbucks began allowing consumers to pay for purchases via the Square Wallet application for iOS and Android, the coffee chain is now offering the Square Card Reader for sale across its 7,000 U.S. brick-and-mortar locations.
