What the Starbucks Square deal really means

By now, you've probably heard that Starbucks is going to be investing $25 million in Square, the San Francisco-based mobile payments company. As part of the deal, Starbucks will switch its credit and debit card processing to Square in the United States. But once you get past the headline, what does this really mean?

A breakfast with Square and Starbucks: CEOs Dorsey and Schultz explain their unique partnership

After hearing chief executives Jack Dorsey and Howard Schultz discuss how the arrangement came to be, it seems like one of the most logical unions between tech and business in recent memory.

Square builds new loyalty features into its Register and Pay-with-Square apps

Mobile payments startup Square has added new loyalty features to its Square Register and Pay-with-Square apps to get more people to keep coming back to Square merchants, the company announced this morning.

Last week, Square announced that it now has …

Square renames Card Case app “Pay with Square”, adds merchant discovery and social elements

Hot mobile payments startup Square has upgraded its customer-focused Card Case app for iOS and Android, which can let you pay hands-free at Square merchants, with a new name (“Pay with Square”) and the ability to discover nearby Square merchants.…