How PayPal Here aims to be a full-service financial product for small businesses

PayPal’s Here mobile payments products represent a direct assault on Square, and the company adds in a few features that would take some effort for Square to replicate.

The new product also provides some invoicing and tracking functionality that could …

PayPal Here: A direct — and triangular — competitor with Square (video)

PayPal is officially a direct competitor with Square. The payments company announced a new, triangular dongle today, which will process mobile payments for small businesses internationally.

“One, this product is better…Two, this product will be backed by PayPal, which means …

PayPal to take on Square with lower fees and spiffy blue design

PayPal is expected to show off a credit card reader tomorrow that will compete directly with Square’s product. Now we have a clearer idea of what the company is planning — and it could give Square a run for its …

Square rolls out sleek new design for credit card readers in NYC taxi cabs

We’ve reported on how Jack Dorsey has been able to fulfill his lifelong love affair with dispatch systems by having credit card readers from his company, Square, installed in the back of 30 NYC taxi cabs. It’s part of a …

Jumio grabs $25M from Andreessen Horowitz to help merchants take credit cards via webcam

Online and mobile payments company Jumio has raised a new $25 million funding round from big dog investors Andreessen Horowitz and has a new product called Netverify that can help retailers confirm a customer’s ID.

Jumio’s main focus is to …

Gain Fitness grabs $650K to pump up its business

Gain Fitness, developer of an exercise application, wants to make personal trainer-quality workouts available to the masses. The San Francisco-based startup has raised a round of seed funding to develop a marketplace for fitness enthusiasts and professional trainers.

Today, Gain …

Get Square with Santa: Salvation Army volunteers now take donations with Square readers

You know how every holiday season you avoid eye-contact with the Salvation Army Santas collecting donations, mumbling “I don’t have any cash, sorry” as you hurry by? Well, now you’re totally screwed, Scrooge. This season, Salvation Army Santas are taking …

Dylan’s Desk: Welcome to the age of integration

Apple understands it. Amazon understands it.

But nearly every other gadget manufacturer is missing the point: It’s not about the specs any more. It’s about the ability of devices to deliver a seamless, integrated, easy-to-use experience that combines plenty of …