PayPal Invests in Cryptocurrency Tax Software Company TaxBit
With Bitcoin on a roll again, many believe because of PayPal and Square embracing the digital currency, PayPal Ventures invested today in cryptocurrency tax software…
Square Launches On-Demand Delivery For Square Online Store Sellers
Square Online Store Sellers can now dispatch delivery drivers for orders placed directly on their website, the company announced today. With the new On-Demand Delivery…
Payment Processor Square Defends Reserves Policy After Mounting Criticism
In May we reported that Square was withholding portions of payments for some merchants for up to 120 days citing its Reserves Policy. The practice…
Credit Card Processor Square Faces Lawsuit Over Merchant Payment Holds
Last month we reported that Square notified a small business merchant that it would withhold 30 percent of the transaction amount in a Reserve for…
Square Launches Online Checkout Enabling Retailers to Sell Online Quickly
Payment processing company Square is introducing Square Online Checkout, an online checkout link or button that allows retailers and bloggers to accept payments without having…
Report: Square Holding Funds on Business For 120 Days With No Chargebacks or Problems
A small business owner forwarded us an email they received from Square that describes a policy to protect its cash flow in favor of small…
Square Receives Conditional Approval For FDIC Deposit Insurance
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board has voted to conditionally approve Square’s application for deposit insurance related to its Industrial Loan Company (ILC) bank…
Square For Retail Now Available on Square Register
Retailers can now leverage retail-specific software, premium hardware, and integrated payments, all in one comprehensive solution from Square. The company announced the availability of Square…
Square Acquires Dessa to Bolster Its Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Capabilities
Payments platform Square has acquired Dessa, a Toronto-based company building machine learning applications that address significant real-world challenges for all types of businesses. The Dessa team…
Square’s Calculator Predicts When Consumers Should Buy Their Christmas Trees
Square in partnership with the National Christmas Tree Association, released a Christmas Tree Calculator and data report, based on Square sales from thousands of Christmas…