Square launches 'queue busting' Apple Pay reader in Australia

By Adam Turner
Updated October 3 2016 - 11:23am, first published September 27 2016 - 10:57am
Square's new reader takes contactless payments in the front, chip in the back, but no magswipe. It communicates with POS software on a phone or tablet wirelessly. Photo: Square
Square's new reader takes contactless payments in the front, chip in the back, but no magswipe. It communicates with POS software on a phone or tablet wirelessly. Photo: Square

As Australia's big banks hold out against Apple Pay, Square is helping more small businesses accept your money with a wave of your phone or credit card — sometimes before you even reach the counter.