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Talk to Your Developers! Square Insists They’re Key

Developers, according to Square Developer Lead Carl Perry, are the most important community for many payment facilitators.

It’s not something payment facilitators hear very much, but developers are a core part of the business, and payment facilitators need to make the building of payment solutions streamlined for this group.

And this is especially important as payments and all the features around payments become more complex. With increasing consumer payment options, such as NFC, EMV and bitcoin, and multichannel strategies for acceptance, developers have a challenge to build solutions that keep up with buyers’ quickly changing demands of payments whenever, wherever.

Podcast: Square’s Developer Lead on Helping Create “Beautiful” Solutions That Span Channels

This week, we talk with Carl Perry, developer lead at Square. Perry will deliver the keynote at next week’s Payment Facilitator Day, a full day of focused content at ETA’s TRANSACT.

In this conversation with PaymentFacilitator.com, he talks about some of the trends that are shaping the role of a developer in the PF space.

Square Makes Its Move into U.K.

Square announced this week that it has launched its business in the U.K. But does its timing mean that it’s already shut out of a competitive market?

Rick Oglesby doesn’t think so. Oglesby is principal of AZ Payments Group and a partner of Double Diamond Group, and he’s bullish on Square’s prospects.

News Roundup: Wirecard to Acquire Citi APAC Merchant Portfolio

In a roundup of news from this week, Wirecard acquires Citi’s merchant portfolio, Square sees a significant increase in chip cards, and PerformLine launches merchant monitoring.

Paysafe, Square Expand Mobile Ordering for Local Businesses

Ordering ahead with your mobile phone isn’t just for pizza anymore.

Mobile ordering is often associated with pizza delivery and big fast casual chains. But increasingly, platforms are enabling smaller, local businesses to get in the game.

London-based payment facilitator Paysafe is rolling out a new mobile ordering app called GOLO. The app will enable customers to order not only from local restaurants, but other businesses as well. They can then either pick up their order or have it delivered.

Square Trims Losses, Continues Steady Payments Volume Growth

New sellers and an expanding product line made 2016 a good year for Square.

In its earnings report on Wednesday, the company said its net loss per share during the final quarter of 2016 was $.04, a significant improvement from $.34 during the same period the previous year.

PF Leaders Square and Stripe Criticize Trump Immigration Order

President Trump’s executive order on Friday halting immigration from seven countries sparked a vocal reaction from many among the tech business community. The CEOs of Square and Stripe were among those expressing concern about the potential impact of the order, both in economic and human terms.

News Roundup: PayPal and Discover Sign Agreement, Wix Adds Square

In this week’s roundup, PayPal racks up another credit card company agreement, Paytm expands the places it is accepted across India, and more small businesses can use Square for their POS.

Is Square Changing Its Stripes? APIs Target Stripe and Braintree Approach to ISVs

In a wide-ranging presentation to investors and other audience members at the Jefferies 2016 West Coast Payments Conference on Tuesday (Sept. 27), Square CFO Sarah Friar commented on the company’s growth plans and future opportunities for expansion.

Her remarks make one thing clear: Square sees its reach as expanding far beyond accepting payments with a little white card reader. And it sees working with other software providers as one way to provide its products and services to more merchants.

Exploding Internet Access Plus Ubiquitous Smartphone Use Equals Digital Payments Boom

All the digital payments innovation will pay off in some crazy numbers soon, says a report from non-profit think tank The Demand Institute, which is run by Nielsen and The Conference Board.

That strengthens the future of PFs worldwide, as cashless payments could result in over $10 trillion in additional consumer spending over the next 10 years, the report says. That figure is hand in hand with the report’s assertion that by 2020, the Internet will be available to over 1.2 billion more people than use it today. Much of that access will be through smartphones.