Payments
Articles related to flow of payments and the ever-changing technology related to how small businesses are paid.
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Squarespace Adds Off-line Credit Card Processing
The new Squarespace merchant-service feature is enabled by Square.
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Square Unveils Terminal, an ‘All in One’ Portable Point of Sale Device
The new wireless point-of-sale device called Square Terminal is intended to replace the company’s legacy hardware device.
What is an Initial Coin Offering and Are They a Good Way to Raise Money?
Are initial coin offerings headed for a trainwreck — or a rocket-ride?
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An Overview of New Options for Point-of-Sale and Peer-to-Peer Payments | 2017
Big banks and Apple have announced ways they hope will help them catch-up with payment apps like PayPal’s Venmo
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Regulations Issued for U.S. Pre-paid Credit Cards and Related Apps | 2016
Consumer Finance Protection Bureau issues new rules in response to explosive growth in prepaid cards and similar digital apps.
Research
By the Numbers | How Small Businesses Are Paid | Q1 2016
Only 39 percent of small business merchants have upgraded their point-of-sale devices to accept payments from chip-embedded credit cards.