Home › News ›

Square Adds 'Loyalty Cards' to Your iPhone

Article Comments

May 23, 2011, 12:50 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated May 23, 2011, 1:13 PM

Square today rolled out a new mobile payment service that will benefit both retailers and consumers. The retail portion includes a new iPad application that allows the tablet to act as an advanced cash register, negating the need for a normal transaction terminal. The piece for consumers is a new Card Case application for the iPhone. The Card Case application acts similar to loyalty cards and is meant for use in peoples' home neighborhoods. People must first make a purchase at a merchant that supports Square. The merchant will then pass a link to the consumer who can download the Card Case application. Users can then set up a "tab" at participating vendors — i.e., an account associated with their name and Square account. This would let users to make payments by simply using their name, which is already associated with the Square account and credit card at the merchant's location. The application also provides access to a merchant directory, daily menus/specials are participating restaurants, and stores receipts electronically. Right now, only 50 merchants are supporting this new Card Case in Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., but Square hopes more will sign up over time. Square will offer an Android version of Card Case shortly.

Related

iPhone 14 Plus Offers a Big Screen For Less

Sep 7, 2022
Apple has revealed the iPhone 14 series, with new features, improved specs, and new size options. In place of a Mini option, the iPhone 14 will come in the same 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch screen size options as the Pro models.

Google Adds COVID Cards to Android Wallet

Jul 1, 2021
Google has updated the Passes feature in Android to specifically support COVID vaccination and test cards. This brings vaccine passport functionality directly into Android 5 and later.

iOS 16 Revamps the Lock Screen

Jun 6, 2022
Apple today announced iOS 16, the next version of its core software for iPhones. The new OS features a major revamp of the Lock Screen with new personalization, including font & color options, and widgets that are similar to complications on the Apple Watch.

JBL Puts a Touchscreen on its Earbuds Case

Sep 1, 2022
JBL's new Tour PRO 2 true wireless earbuds feature "the world's first smart charging case". The case has a 1.45-inch touch screen that lets users easily and intuitively control features like ANC and ambient sound that would normally require opening a dedicated app on your phone or remembering a complex set of touch gestures.

Square Launches Tap to Pay on iPhone

Sep 29, 2022
The Square Point of Sale app now fully supports Tap to Pay on iPhone, allowing any iPhone (11 or newer) to act as a payment terminal able to accept NFC (tap) payments without any additional hardware. Previously, merchants needed a separate hardware accessory to accept any kind of in-person card or tap payments.

Comments

This forum is closed.

This forum is closed.

No messages

Page 1 of 1