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Cash App Review

4.0

Cash App is a pleasantly simple platform for sending and receiving money, making in-store payments, investing in stocks and bitcoin, and filing taxes.

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By Gabriel Zamora
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Square Online Review

4.0

Square Online is a simple-to-use e-commerce service that lets you create attractive, feature-laden online stores that integrate with popular social media platforms.

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By Robert Anderson
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Not a Hack: Square Blames Outage on Flurry of Software Updates

Network software updates confused internal systems and took down Square last week. 'There is no evidence that this was a cybersecurity event,' Square says.

By Josh Hendrickson
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Square to Enable Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone for Its Sellers

The feature will let sellers with the Square app accept payment via Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital wallets through a simple tap on an iPhone.

By Stephanie Mlot

Former Block Employee Improperly Downloaded Cash App Customer Data

Block’s Cash App Investing subsidiary is reaching out to roughly 8.2 million customers, current and former, who may have been affected by the data leak.

By Mark Knapp

Tidal Introduces Free Tier, Direct Artist Payouts

Tidal has updated its platform with a free tier, direct artist payouts, and other features meant to make streaming music better for musicians and their fans.

By Nathaniel Mott

Square Could Make a Bitcoin Mining System for the Masses

Square CEO Jack Dorsey said the company might design its own silicon for the product.

By Nathaniel Mott

In the Age of COVID-19, Square Is Bigger Than Most Banks

People are avoiding physical money during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to greater use of contactless payment methods such as Square. The company is now valued at a level equal to some of the largest banks in the US.

By Jason Cohen

How to Use Appointment Booking Apps to Boost Your Business

Let your clients schedule appointments online or from a phone or tablet with an appointment booking app. They can help your businesses run more efficiently and many of them are free.

By Jill Duffy
Get Organized: Boost Your Business With Appointment Booking Apps

Square Point of Sale Review

4.5 Editors' Choice

Square Point of Sale is an option with a great feature selection for organizations looking for flat, predictable pricing. With all that it offers and a reasonable price, it takes our Editors' Choice award.

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With New SDK, Square Wants to Open New Scenarios for POS

By opening up the platform, the tech giant is empowering users to bring cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) to workflows it has never serviced before.

By Rob Watts
With New SDK, Square Wants to Open New Scenarios for POS

Jack Dorsey Talks Bitcoin and Blockchain

The Twitter and Square founder closed out the Consensus conference with why he believes a global digital currency is an inevitability.

By Rob Marvin
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Square to Acquire Website Builder Weebly

Weebly has more than 625,000 paid subscribers, nearly 40 percent of which are located outside the US, which Square said will help 'accelerate [its] global expansion.'

By Angela Moscaritolo
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The Best Business Products of 2016

We've tested several hundred Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business applications in the PC Labs over the past year, and found that 42 SaaS apps are the heads of their classes in 13 categories. These are the ones you should buy for your business to prepare for success in 2017.

By The PCMag Editorial Team
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Square Chip Card Reader Review

4.5 Editors' Choice

Square is an affordable and easy tool for accepting credit card payments on lots of mobile devices, and the experience is excellent for buyers and sellers alike.

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By Jordan Minor
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Top 8 Security Vulnerabilities Threatening Your SMB's POS System

If your small to midsize business (SMB) accepts credit card payments through a point-of-sale (POS) system, protect customer data by guarding against these eight security vulnerabilities.

By Juan Martinez
Top 8 Security Vulnerabilities Threatening Your SMB's POS System

Square Contactless + Chip Card Reader Review

4.0 Editors' Choice

The Square Contactless + Chip Card Reader is the best and easiest way to equip your business with the mobile credit card reader options of the future.

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By Jordan Minor
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Jack Dorsey Is (Officially) Twitter's New CEO

Dorsey, who announced the news in a tweet, will serve as Square CEO, too.

By Stephanie Mlot
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Pay From Your Wrist With Square for Apple Watch

The free watch app lets you send "virtual stacks of cash" with just a few taps.

By Angela Moscaritolo
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Rumor: Square Files for Confidential IPO

This isn't the first time we've heard about Square's interest in an IPO.

By David Murphy
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