Engadget RSS Feed http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2013 AOL Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[iZettle launches on EE, aims to let UK merchants dabble in plastic]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/07/izettle-launches-on-ee-uk/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/07/izettle-launches-on-ee-uk/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/07/izettle-launches-on-ee-uk/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments iZettle launches on EE in the UK, lets merchants take plastic with smartphones, tabs

iZettle has just launched its Android and iOS payment platform on EE in the UK, giving small businesses a cheap way to get paid through Visa, American Express, Diner's Club and Mastercard. For a £20 fee in EE stores, you can grab the scanner (shown above) and start accepting charge card payments through your iPhone, iPad and certain Android devices with no other fees except for the usual merchant grab -- 2.75 percent per transaction in this case. Sales can even be keyed in manually if you don't want the scanner, and the company claims the system is quick and "totally secure." So, if you're tired of chasing down that deadbeat client who keeps saying "too bad you don't take Amex," hit the PR after the jump.

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]]> androidappchip and pinEEipadiPhoneizettleminipostpayment Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:42:00 -0500 21|20372880 <![CDATA[iZettle comes to Android for a few lucky Swedish Samsung owners]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/21/izettle-comes-to-android/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/21/izettle-comes-to-android/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/21/izettle-comes-to-android/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments iZettle comes to Android

Square gets most of the media hype, but without an international presence, would-be competitors have had a chance to carve out their own niches in the mobile commerce market. Sweden's iZettle has managed to make quite a splash in its homeland, and it's expanding its mini empire by finally bringing its wares to Android -- albeit in an extremely limited form. Unless you've got a Galaxy S III, S II or a Note then iZettle still isn't for you and with availability in a single Nordic country, it might seem more accurate to describe Android support as being in beta, but the company has ditched the testing tag regardless. Rest assured, however, it is actively working to add more handsets and export the app beyond its particle board-loving borders.

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]]> androidappappschip and pinChipAndPindongleeuropegalaxy notegalaxy s iigalaxy s iiiGalaxyNoteGalaxySIiGalaxySIiiizettlemobile paymentmobile paymentsMobilePaymentMobilePaymentsmobilepostcrosssamsungsamsung galaxy notesamsung galaxy s iisamsung galaxy s iiiSamsungGalaxyNoteSamsungGalaxySIiSamsungGalaxySIiisweden Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:35:00 -0400 21|20305464 <![CDATA[iZettle's chip-reading Square competitor will take your money, no swipes required (video)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/izettles-chip-reading-square-competitor-will-take-your-money-n/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/izettles-chip-reading-square-competitor-will-take-your-money-n/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/izettles-chip-reading-square-competitor-will-take-your-money-n/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
Everyone seems to be getting on board with Square's iPhone credit card reader -- Apple started selling the device in its stores last week, and even Visa has taken a financial interest in the company. However, due to the popularity of fraud-fighting chip-enabled smart cards on the other side of the pond, Square's offering doesn't quite fit the bill. iZettle has a similar solution for Europe that includes the ever-so-necessary smart card reader, which the company is launching in Sweden this June. Not only does it enable you to accept credit card payments from friends or customers, the app adds a social twist. Merchants can email a photograph and receipt to buyers, who can then share their latest spoils on Facebook. Of course, if this starts to catch on, it could make explaining that "awesome deal" you scored on a new laptop that much more difficult when it pops up on your significant other's news feed.

[Thanks, David]

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