As mobile payments spread, Avalara uses geolocation data to pinpoint tax boundaries

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At a holiday gift sale I attended last weekend, a few of the vendors were using the new mobile payment technology from Square. That followed our own use of Square — which allows small businesses to accept payments via mobile devices — at the GeekWire Gala last Thursday. For me, the two scenarios highlighted the… Read More…

Inner Fence debuts iPad credit-card reader, rivaling Square in mobile payments

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Inner Fence, the Redmond company taking on high-profile San Francisco startup Square in mobile payments, today released a credit-card reader accessory for merchants on Apple’s iPad. The accessory plugs into the iPad dock connector, and merchants can use it with Inner Fence’s existing Credit Card Terminal app for iPad. The company already has a credit-card reader accessory… Read More…