Building a Business Square IPO Postponed Indefinitely The company is said to have run into problems with at least one key projection of future performance. By Katie Roof
Business News PayPal Updates iPhone, Android Apps to Make Transactions Smoother and Faster The revamped app comes with more payment options and social features, among others. By Katherine Gray
Business News Could Facebook’s New Mobile Purchase Platform Be a PayPal Competitor? This new service might be just a way for the social network to learn more about users' shopping habits. By Katherine Gray
Building a Business Calling All College Students: Clinkle Wants You Tech-darling Clinkle is opening up its waitlist to university students in the U.S. By Andrea Huspeni
Building a Business How Square Earned a $3 Billion Valuation These three strategic choices allowed the mobile-transactions startup to become a major player in just three years. By Brian Patrick Eha
Tech How ‘NFC’ and Mobile Wallets Will Change the Way Retailers Do Business What business owners need to know about these developing technologies. By Stewart Wolpin
Tech What PayPal’s Partnership With Discover Means to Business Owners and Consumers Starting next spring, merchants will be able to accept PayPal through their existing relationship with Discover card. By Mikal E. Belicove
Tech The Pros and Cons of Mobile Payment Services From fee structures to device compatibility and support, here are the differences between mobile payment providers you should know about before getting started. By Jonathan Blum and Alex Dalenberg
Tech How to Protect Customer Data When Using Credit-Card Plug-ins for Smartphones More companies are accepting mobile payments. But failing to protect credit-card data could risk hefty penalties and fines. By Mikal E. Belicove
Tech PayPal Here Joins Mobile-Pay Apps Already There When PayPal launched its newest mobile payment platform, it joined a wide selection of existing services. Here's a breakdown of the leaders. By Gwen Moran
Tech Three Ways Entrepreneurs Are Using Mobile Commerce to Grow Mobile payment systems such as Swipe, Pay Anywhere and Square offer merchants free readers, apps, activation and cancellation. By Jennifer Wang
Tech Three Steps for Getting Started in Mobile Commerce If you're thinking about accepting mobile payments, here's what you need to consider before getting started. By Jonathan Blum
Building a Business Crunching the Numbers on Mobile Payment Systems Looking into mobile payment applications for your business? Consider this comparison of the leading systems. By Jason Ankeny
Business News Square Updates Mobile Payments App with Loyalty Programs, More The popular mobile transaction application adds several new functions aimed at businesses. By Jason Fell
Business News New Square App Feature Makes Mobile Payments Even Faster 'Geofencing' technology helps eliminate a customer's need to handle a credit card, or even a mobile phone, when making a purchase. By Jonathan Blum
Business News Is Google Wallet the Next Step in Mobile Payments? New 'contactless' mobile payment app might be ahead of its time, especially for small businesses. By Jonathan Blum
Business Accounting How the Company Behind the Money & Bills App Secured $15 Million in Venture Funding Pageonce lands a new cash infusion to mobilize the 'wallet of the future.' By Gwen Moran
Tech Five Ways to Win a Sale Using Your Customer’s Mobile Now that just about everyone is carrying a cell phone, it's time to consider how to make mobile part of your marketing. By John Arnold
Building a Business What You Need to Know About the Risks of Mobile Payment Apps Learn how you can protect your business when it comes to point-of-sale systems for smartphones. By Dan O'Shea
Thought Leaders Bling It On: A New Option for Mobile Payments A California yogurt shop and other merchants are turning to a new mobile commerce method that sticks it to cash and credit. By Jason Ankeny