Square , which went public last week , has launched a new reader that allows merchants to accept mobile payments over NFC . The company is currently only working with 100 local businesses ; however , a bigger rollout is expected at a later date . Although it seems apple is only promoting mobile payments as a compatible digital wallet , the reader also works with Android payments and Samsung payments , as well as with EMV chip cards for enhanced secure payments .
Square, which went public last week, has launched a new reader that allows merchants to accept mobile payments over NFC. The company is currently only working with 100 local businesses; however, a bigger rollout is expected at a later date. Although it seems Square is only promoting Apple Pay as a compatible digital wallet, the reader also works with Android Pay and Samsung Pay, as well as with EMV chip cards for enhanced secure payments.