Smartphone Merchant Services: Are They Safe?
There has been a fast growing trend among small business owners–the use of smartphone-powered merchant services. An inability to accept credit card payments either online or in person can be the death of an otherwise promising startup. The use of smartphone-powered merchant services allows businesses to attach small (and I mean SMALL) credit card readers [...]
Read MoreGoogle Hooking Up with MasterCard and Citigroup for NFC Payments?
WSJ reports that Google may be teaming up with MasterCard and Citigroup to set up a payment system based on Near-Field Communications. This would allow Android users with NFC-capable devices to make payments with a simply wave of their mobile device. According to “those familiar with the matter,” Google wants to make mobile payments easier [...]
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