Square now available through Verizon Wireless stores
Fresh off its deal with Angie's List, Square will now be available through Verizon Wireless retail stores. The company's distinctive card reading dongles will be sold for $9.97 and will include a $10 credit to a merchant's Square account.
Square readers are already available in a number of retail locations from Starbucks to Walmart to Radio Shack. They can also be purchased in retail outlets of wireless carrier AT&T. With Verizon Wireless, Square adds another 2,300 retail stores to its footprint.
Verizon Wirelss will begin stocking the Square readers beginning today. The readers will work on both Android and iOS devices.
The reader allows users, usually small merchants, to swipe a credit or debit card to process payments anywhere through the Square application. The cost is 2.75 percent for swiped transactions. Or users can key a credit card number into the application at 3.5 percent plus $.15.
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