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Amazon Takes Swipe At Square With New Card Reader

Amazon.com (AMZN), in its biggest move in payments to date, said Wednesday that it is offering a secure card reader and mobile app that lets small merchants process digital point-of-sale transactions. Called Amazon Local Register, it competes directly with similar offerings from Square, eBay’s (EBAY) PayPal, Intuit (INTU) and VeriFone Systems (PAY). The product can accept credit and debit cards loaded on smartphones or tablets. This includes Apple…

Video: Amazon Swipes At Square With New Card Reader

Amazon.com (AMZN), in its biggest move in payments to date, said Wednesday that it is offering a secure card reader and mobile app that lets small merchants process digital point-of-sale transactions. Called Amazon Local Register, it competes directly with similar offerings from Square, eBay’s (EBAY) PayPal, Intuit (INTU) and VeriFone Systems (PAY). The product can accept credit and debit cards loaded on smartphones or tablets. This includes Apple…

Intuit M&A Strategy Highlights A Corporate Shift

TurboTax software maker Intuit has snapped up 11 small tech companies in the past 13 months. Most recently, Intuit (INTU) completed its purchase of bill-payment app provider Check for $360 million. Other recent acquisitions include Elastic Intelligence, Fifo, Level Up Analytics, Full Slate, Prestwick Services, Docstoc and Lettuce. The M&A focus is part of a big shift in corporate strategy that began last summer when Intuit sold two of its biggest