Square Inc. on Wednesday ended months of speculation with an announcement that it will begin offering an EMV card reader early next year. Square will start taking orders for the device, which will ...

Despite the hoopla surrounding EMV acceptance, and the constant promotions from acquirers and payments providers touting EMV-capable equipment, at least one acquirer, Square Inc., continues to believe ...

Mobile card readers like Square and PayPal Here must inevitably offer an EMV-chip card option to U.S. merchants, but how soon is too soon? And what are the consequences of arriving too late? If Square ...

For merchants still on the fence about whether to buy Square Inc.’s $49 contactless card reader, there’s a new enticement to consider: Square has sped up the time it takes to accept EMV cards by 1.5 ...

Square announced that it will reveal new hardware to read microchip-enabled credit cards next year. The new device will cost more than Square's currently free reader, due to the cost of materials. The ...

As we approach the one year anniversary of America’s switch from magstripe credit card readers over to EMV chip cards, the track record for them is not good. In fact, as I complained back in July, the ...

Square's contactless and chip card readers are getting a software update that the company claims will reduce transaction times by 25 percent. The mobile payments company run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ...

Square is trying to speed up transactions for credit and debit cards that use chip technology. Credit: matt cardy/Getty Images Square knows that chip credit cards are annoying. That's why the payment ...

Down from a 4.2-second milestone in 2016 Down from a 4.2-second milestone in 2016 Nick Statt is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more ...

The October deadline for companies to begin accepting EMV-chip based credit cards will be here in only four months, but a new study presents some startling statistics. Despite being aware of the EMV ...