card fraud losses soared over $5 billion, up 14.5% in one year.EMV chip cards can be identified by their embedded chip—essentially a tiny computer. Chip cards are inserted or dipped into the reader and left in place for the entire sale as the reader and card talk back and forth. Dip the chip. Chip cards are inserted or dipped into the reader and left in place for the entire sale as the reader and card talk back and forth.Keep up to date with payment technology news.Traditional credit cards have static data and can be easily cloned.Introducing our most powerful reader yet. The new standard of operation is called EMV®, developed and managed by American Express, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay, and Visa to be a more secure way of paying. The reader connects wirelessly to iOS or Android devices with Bluetooth LE or with USB if you sell with the optional Square … Pay just one flat fee.We’ll send you a free Square Reader for magstripe—so you can swipe cards the old-fashioned way, too.Packed with a powerful battery, the reader connects wirelessly to iOS or Android devices.Take payments from open to close with a battery that’s built for a full day of sales.Apply with a few pieces of basic information and instantly find out if your application is approved.Apple devices running iOS 10.0 or greater excluding iPad 2 and iPad 3Run traditional credit and gift cards with the included magstripe reader. There is also a Square EMV reader made specifically for its Square Stand hardware. Run your business safely with contactless and remote payments through the Point of Sale app. Use the Point of Sale app with a Square Reader for contactless and chip to accept Google Pay and EMV chip cards without contact. Square Point of Sale is the free point-of-sale app for Android that enables you to sell anywhere and any way your customers want to buy. Enjoy the ease and security of an installment plan in the Square family, not a third-party provider.Magnetic-stripe cards (with included magstripe reader)Accept chip cards and contactless NFC payments at your counter or on the go. EMV chip cards. This will allow businesses to accept NFC payments alongside EMV-compliant chip card transactions. NFC cards. Magnetic-stripe cards (with included magstripe reader) Power modes: Connect the reader wirelessly and charge the battery separately, connect it to the optional Dock for Square Reader, or plug it into the Square Stand USB hub. Plug it into Square Stand or connect it wirelessly to your phone or tablet.Swipe magstripe cards with the included magstripe reader.Connect the reader wirelessly and charge the battery separately, connect it to the optional Dock for Square Reader, or plug it into the Square Stand USB hub.Pay just 2.6% + 10¢ per Apple Pay, Google Pay, or dipped EMV chip card transaction.Square Reader for contactless and chipAndroid devices running 5.0 or laterAccept EMV chip cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and other contactless payments.See up front exactly how much your business will pay over 3, 6, 12, or 24 payments. The U.S. has had the most card fraud in the world over the last 5 years.EMV means a new kind of experience for customer and merchant. Accept every way your customers want to pay with the new Square Reader for contactless and chip—EMV chip cards, Apple Pay, Android Pay, other NFC payments, and magstripe cards. Samsung Pay. EMV means a new kind of experience for customer and merchant. It’s harder to replicate a chip card than a magnetic-stripe card, as the chip creates a unique impression every time it is used.Soon we will have to change how we pay and get paid with credit and debit cards. Google Pay. Fast, secure, wireless, and designed for every business—everywhere.As the rest of the world has become more secure, fraud in the U.S. has increased.Switch to EMV and NFC without long-term contracts or reterminalization fees.Chip cards use a new encryption for every sale, making sales more secure.Accept NFC payments (including Apple Pay) and chip cards.The U.S. makes only 24% of all credit card sales and is responsible for nearly 50% of fraud worldwide.Square revolutionized magnetic-stripe credit card payments by making it easy for anyone to swipe credit cards anywhere. Apple Pay. Look out for a review on that hardware soon! We’ve preordered the new chip and contactless reader from Square ($50), coming fall 2015. We’re bringing the same level of simplicity to chip card payments—so you can continue to do business without missing a beat.U.S. Every customer’s card will soon have its own embedded microchip.