Christine Sharp-Crowe, an artist and owner of downtown shop Made in the Philtower, said credit card payments used to be a pain to accept at craft shows. "You'd use those awkward devices that rubbed on ...

Easy to setup with no startup costs. POS and merchant-services specific to business type, such as retailers. Free card reader. Cons Customers report holds on accounts and funds. Not cost-effective for ...

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Square Inc., based in San Francisco, is the company many small-business owners have tasked with processing their debit and credit card transactions. Whether it’s for coffee at Lexington Coffee Shop, a ...