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Title: Why Apple Pay won't kill Square
Post by: HCK on September 12, 2014, 09:00:15 pm
Why Apple Pay won't kill Square

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Apple’s wallet replacement, Apple Pay (http://www.macworld.com/article/2604353/applepay-aims-to-replace-your-wallet-with-an-iphone.html), will make you want to cut up your credit cards, but it won’t destroy credit card reader Square. At least, that’s what Square founder Jack Dorsey says.</p><figure class="medium right">(https://cms-images.idgesg.net/images/article/2014/09/square_register-100413799-medium.jpeg) <figcaption>
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Square's Register app will be compatible with Apple Pay.</p></figcaption></figure>
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A few years ago, Square tried to replace your wallet too, with an app it called Wallet. Square Wallet let you store your credit card info and then pay for items simply by saying your name. It worked seamlessly with the company’s existing Register app for businesses, so they would see that a Square Wallet customer had entered the store. Wallet could check you in to a store when you walked in. It seemed destined for greatness.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2605421/why-apple-pay-wont-kill-square.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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