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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Staples is poised to start selling a $10 "Amazon Card Reader," according to documents obtained by 9to5Mac.

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 ...

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 ...

The newest start-up from Twitter creator Jack Dorsey has begun taking orders for the plastic credit card-swiping gizmo on its website. Each user can claim one Square device free of charge.

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 ...

Square Card Reader 3 1020 VentureBeat is reporting that mobile payment company Square has updated its credit card reader to support hardware encryption.

The transition to the chip-and-PIN based EMV system promises more secure credit card transactions -- because they couldn't really get less secure.