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$4 Billion? Maybe Not

Reuters | Posted 05.31.2012

By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Silicon Valley scrambles to assess the impact of the Facebook <FB.O> IPO mess, all ...

Groupon's Cash Register, PayPal's New ATM

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.25.2012

Groupon is making cash registers and PayPal has a new ATM? It's just another week in the growing market for mobile payments and alt-banking services, ...

The 11 Most Influential Young Leaders In Tech

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 04.03.2012

While one might assume that the wizened minds of older Silicon Valleyites were responsible for some of the hottest web startups in recent memory, many...

Who Needs a Bank Branch When You've Got a Mobile Phone?

Brett King | Posted 04.03.2012

Brett King

In its purest form, this will be simply a challenge to the branch-led distribution model. How so? Ultimately, with mobile banking and payments, the branch and resultant paperwork processes becomes a convenience "penalty" for transactional and basic onboarding.

High-Tech Startup Focus: iZettle -- the New, Better Square -- Coming Soon to America?

Bill_Robinson | Posted 01.20.2012

Bill_Robinson

With all of the deflating noises of Groupon and Zynga, is it possible Square might find themselves going the way of PayPal; downhill?

Salvation Army Bell Ringers Go Digital At Donation Posts

Posted 11.17.2011

After dusting off their traditional red aprons and donation pots, Salvation Army bell ringers will modernize their getup this giving season with a dig...

Richard Branson Invests In Startup Square

Reuters | Posted 01.08.2012

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Square, the mobile payment startup that counts former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers on its...

Sir Richard Branson Invests Millions In Hot Tech Startup

Posted 01.08.2012

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Square, the mobile payment startup that counts former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers on...

Look, No Hands: App Lets You Pay Just By Saying Your Name

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 01.02.2012

Thanks to the latest app from Square, you can now pay for things without your wallet, your credit card or even your hands. Square, a mobile payment...

Jack Dorsey On Where Twitter Can't Go

Posted 12.20.2011

‪‬ By John Paczkowski Jack Dorsey has been called "the James Franco of the Internet," and with good reason -- his calendar is easily as jam-pa...

How Do Tech Companies Name Stuff?

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 12.18.2011

From inventing personal card-readers that let you set up a small business anywhere to mapping our genetic makeup, tech companies do a lot of cool stuf...

Carly Schwartz

Twitter's Legendary Founder On His Newest Projects And The Best Vegan In The City

HuffingtonPost.com | Carly Schwartz | Posted 11.22.2011

It's a good time to be Biz Stone. The 37-year-old Berkeley resident, who just five years ago co-founded a little microblogging service you may have he...

Alex Wagner

Larry Summers Takes Seat On Startup Board

HuffingtonPost.com | Alex Wagner | Posted 08.22.2011

NEW YORK -- Former Treasury Secretary and former Director of the White House National Economic Council Lawrence Summers will be taking a position on t...

Square Unveils Digital Register, Square Card Case

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 07.23.2011

Square CEO Jack Dorsey unveiled two new products that aim to radically change how small businesses accept payments from their customers, as well as ho...

Why Apple Must Launch NFC in the iPhone 5

Brett King | Posted 07.10.2011

Brett King

When the 5 launches it needs to be much more than just NFC-enabled, Apple needs to 'change everything' again. The only viable way of doing this is taking a first mover payments capability.

Startup Square Gets A Leg Up From Visa

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 06.27.2011

Square, the mobile payments startup, just got a big boost from Visa, which has made an unspecified investment in the company. Square uses a device...

This Year's SXSW Conference Shows That Mobile Is the Future

Navarrow Wright | Posted 05.25.2011

Navarrow Wright

The common denominator for all of the apps expected to shine at this year's SXSW is that almost all of their activity will take place on a mobile device.

Amy Lee

Startup Square Squares Off Against Rivals By Dropping Fee

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Mobile payments startup Square just announced they're cutting the 15 cent processing fee other mobile payment systems collect--but are they poised to ...

Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey On The Power Of Tweets

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

During an interview with Charlie Rose, Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter and Square, said he believes the immediacy and accessibility of Twitter, es...

The Finance Sector Gets a Start-Up Overhaul in 2011

Brett King | Posted 05.25.2011

Brett King

The biggest risk to the finance sector today is not from other banks, it's the growing gap between the institution and the customer.

The 14 Best Innovations in Banking and Payments for 2010 (SLIDESHOW)

Brett King | Posted 05.25.2011

Brett King

2010 was a bumper year for innovations in the banking and payments space. Here are some of the top innovations.

Square iPhone Credit Card Reader Lets You Pay With Plastic Anywhere

wired.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Did your Girl Scout cookie sales drive flop because nobody carries cash anymore? If so, you may need to get Square, the mobile payment solution from T...

Something New and Useful From Twitter

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Shelly Palmer

Twitter is unveiling a new feature today that will allow users to embed Tweets onto websites. The company hopes that Tweets will soon be as easy and appropriate to post as YouTube videos.

Banks: Too big to change?

Brett King | Posted 05.25.2011

Brett King

Reformists and regulators in the US, in the EU and in other jurisdictions are grappling with the problem of massive banks and how their financial heal...

All Squared Up

Ben Arnon | Posted 05.25.2011

Ben Arnon

I had the opportunity to try out Square this evening while attending a Tech Crunch: Disrupt party at the NYC office of charity:water. In this picture...