{"id":91078,"date":"1999-12-31T00:12:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/square-reader-supporting-android-pay-and-apple-pay-launches-in-oz\/"},"modified":"1999-12-31T00:12:00","modified_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:12:00","slug":"square-reader-supporting-android-pay-and-apple-pay-launches-in-oz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/1999\/12\/31\/square-reader-supporting-android-pay-and-apple-pay-launches-in-oz\/","title":{"rendered":"Square Reader Supporting Android Pay And Apple Pay Launches In Oz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Payment tech company Square has launched its new contactless and chip card reader in Australia, providing for cashless payments, including via Android Pay and Apple Pay.<font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">Square states that the reader is suitable for businesses ranging from mobile sole traders to multi-location retailers, enabling &#8220;sellers to quickly and securely accept tap-and-go cards, mobile wallets such as Apple Pay and Android Pay, and chip cards&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The reader sends data with Bluetooth low energy tech, while to make a payment, customers either hold their NFC-enabled card or device up to the reader, or insert their chip card.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know NFC is important to Australian businesses, both for providing fast and secure tap-and-go card payments and future-proofing for the next wave of payment innovation like Apple Pay and Android Pay,&#8221; Square Australian country manager Ben Pfisterer commented.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re delivering it in the most accessible, affordable and mobile way, available anywhere in Australia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>From today, the new reader, priced at $59, can be ordered from the Square <a href=\"https:\/\/squareup.com\/au\">website<\/a>, with free shipping nationally.<\/p>\n<p>Square states that the device will also be available at retailers including Officeworks, Apple, Optus and Harvey Norman in the near future.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Payment tech company Square has launched its new contactless and chip card reader in Australia, providing for cashless payments, including via Android Pay and Apple Pay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-archive","category-hardware","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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