Square Inc. may have more incentive than other acquirers in urging merchant clients to accept EMV-chip cards, but its pricing strategy could deter some from adopting the secure technology. Square has ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last November, Square began rolling out its new chip card and contactless payment reader to select merchants. Until now, this $49 device was only available through the company’s website, but today ...

Merchants may have some difficulty switching to EMV cards next year, but at least they'll have a range of options when it comes to payment terminals. Square is debuting its affordable chip card reader ...

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 ...

EMV isn’t marketing noise. When a customer inserts their chip, the card and terminal perform a handshake—generating a unique ...

Anyone who has encountered a "NO CHIP, PLEASE SWIPE" sign while trying to pay via credit or debit card has probably noticed the switch from magnetic stripes to EMV chips hasn't been the smoothest.