Subj : Square now lets Android sellers pay with just a tap
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Apr 20 2023 10:15:03

Square now lets Android sellers pay with just a tap

Date:
Thu, 20 Apr 2023 08:58:12 +0000

Description:
Take payments wherever you are on Android (and iOS) devices with Squares 
support for Tap to Pay.

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Global payment gateway giant Square has announced the expansion of its Tap to 
Pay service to Android devices in the UK to help more businesses accept 
payments more fluidly, with a clear focus on small-scale companies and 
pop-ups. 

The service works through the companys Point of Sale, Appointments, Invoices, 
or Restaurants apps, and supports payments from contactless debit and credit 
cards as well as digital wallets like Google Pay. 

Beyond running at least Android 9 on a compatible device with NFC 
capabilities, Tap to Pay eliminates the need to carry around extra hardware 
and comes for free as part of existing plans. Square Tap to Pay for Android 

Emphasizing the services security, Square explains that no card numbers are 
stored on merchants phones and Tap to Pay benefits from the rest of Squares 
security measures. 

General manager for the companys POS division, Alexis Sowa, detailed the 
companys intentions: Squares goal is to make sure that our sellers, no matter 
where they are or who they are serving, never miss a sale. Read more 

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 > iPhone users will soon be able to pay with a single tap using PayPal and 
Venmo 

Sowa continues: Even though Tap to Pay technology has only been available for 
a short time, the breadth of applications and use cases were seeing across 
our seller base already reinforce its staying power. 

Square isnt the only company playing with mobile payment technology; Apple 
announced Tap to Pay on iPhone last year in the US though a wider rollout has 
been slow. Some other companies, like Stripe , have already made use of the 
technology, too. 

Square Tap to Pay for Android is available to businesses in the US, UK, 
Australia, Ireland, France, and Spain, which builds on the companys existing 
offering on iOS counterparts which debuted late last year in the US only. 
TechRadar Pro has asked Square about plans to expand Tap to Pay for iPhone to 
more markets, but the company did not immediately respond. These are the best 
ecommerce platforms right now



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/square-now-lets-android-sellers-pay-with-just-a
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