Topic: Square

PayPal Throws a Triangle into the Mobile Payment Wars

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PayPal pulled back the curtain on their new mobile payments device on Thursday afternoon, surely the product of much sweat and tears from some design team. And goshdarnit: Everybody's making fun of it.

By Rebecca Greenfield

Mar 6, 2012

Zero Reasons to Be Surprised by Square's Success

Even after plotting Square's year-long growth on a "sexy growth curve," Splat F's Dan Frommer is surprised by the company's success -- but he really shouldn't be. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 7, 2011

The Fragmented Future of Mobile Payments

As with all things Internet, the future of mobile payments is going to be fragmented, making the promise of a digital wallet on your phone a lot less exciting.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Nov 8, 2011

What Took Richard Branson So Long to Invest in Startups?

With recent investments in Tumblr and Square, serial entrepreneur and fun-to-watch billionaire Sir Richard Branson is galloping into the American startup world. 

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By Adam Martin

Jul 18, 2011

Twitter Was Almost Called Jitter and Twitch

Jack Dorsey explains how he pulls words from the dictionary to name his companies

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 29, 2011

Square, Now Worth $1 Billion, Wants to Take On Google

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's new startup just raised $100 million

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 22, 2011

Larry Summers to Help Build the Future of Money

The former White House economic chief is joining the board of Square

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