23

Jan

2012

mPowa lets UK smartphone users take credit card payments

Author: The Fonecast

We’ve previously reported on the launch of Square in the USA and iZettle in Sweden. Now eCommerce platform Powa has announced mPowa, a combination of plug-in card reader and mobile app.

It means that almost anyone in the UK with a compatible smartphone will be able to take credit card and debit card payments, either when visiting customers or in their own premises.

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14

Nov

2011

Last week at The Fonecast: 14th November 2011

Author: The Fonecast

Mark Bridge writes:

Flash is dead, HTML5 is the future. Okay, the next stage in the evolution of the mobile browser isn’t that clear – but a restructure at Adobe has pretty much marked the end of mobile Flash development.

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8

Nov

2011

Sir Richard Branson invests in mobile payment service Square

Author: The Fonecast

Sir Richard Branson has been announced as one of the new investors in Square Inc, although neither party has revealed the amount of investment involved.

The mobile payment company, which launched a year ago, has supplied over 800,000 card readers to merchants and is currently processing over $2 billion in payments annually.

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29

Jun

2011

More funding for mobile payment service Square

Author: The Fonecast

US-based mobile payment service Square, which lets retailers use an Apple or Android device to accept credit card payments, has just raised $100 million in new funding.

It's also announced that technology analyst Mary Meeker is joining the board.

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29

May

2011

How the iPad changed business within a year

Author: The Fonecast

Mark Bridge writes:

Even the most cynical observer needs to admit that the Apple iPad is changing business. Cynics can argue that the world of work may not be changed permanently - and it may not be changed for good - but the way we work is definitely changing.

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