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Square for Chip Cards

EMV & chip-compatible dongle from Square, pre-launch

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Kevin William David
@kwdinc · Community @Siftery. No 1 Hunter on PH🥇
The new reader looks very similar to the existing one, but it’s designed to read microchips embedded in new EMV-capable cards, which act as more advanced versions of the magnetic stripe which currently occupies the back of most U.S.-based credit/debit cards. While the chip may be new to U.S.-based institutions, which have committed to a changeover to chip-an… See more
Clark Wimberly
@clarklab · UX Designer
Stoked to see this on the way, bummed that my simple Square reader will now have a battery inside and need a charge.
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Jack Dweck
@jackdweck · Product Manager at Unroll.Me
Update: It's now available for pre-order https://squareup.com/shop/reader