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Amazonís new mobile card reader waltzes onto Square and PayPalís dance floor

Amazonís new mobile card reader waltzes onto Square and PayPalís dance floor

Amazonís new mobile card reader waltzes onto Square and PayPalís dance floor

Starts 08/13/2014

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Happened as dated, per arstechnica.com^[1]: "…rcutting the establishment. Amazon just announced its new Local Register service, a mobile card read…"

Start: Aug 13, 201490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Amazonís new mobile card reader waltzes onto Square and PayPalís dance floor

Amazon's card reader has promised customers who register for the service before October 31 will only be charged 1.75 percent on all transaction fees made through the swipe reader until January 1, 2016. Outside of that deal, merchants using Amazon Local Register are charged 2.5 percent for each swiped transaction and 2.75 percent for all manually keyed-in purchases.

Amazon announced Local Register on 13 August 2014, a $10 mobile card reader and free app for merchants competing with Square and PayPal^[1][2][3][4]
Customers signing up before October 31 pay 1.75 percent per swipe until January 1, 2016; otherwise 2.5 percent per swipe and 2.75 percent for keyed-in payments; the first $10 in fees is credited back^[1][2]
Square charges 2.75 percent and PayPal 2.7 percent per swipe, with free readers^[1]
Available that day on Amazon.com and from August 19 at Staples; works with iOS 7, Kindle Fire and select Android phones; funds deposit within one business day^[2][3]

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Local Register pairs a card reader with a free mobile app for smartphones and tablets that accepts all major credit and debit cards at a flat rate with no hidden fees and no long-term contracts^[2]
The stabilized card reader limits swivel so a card can be swiped once, and each transaction is backed by the same services that securely power Amazon.com purchases^[2]
The app includes password-protected reporting on bottom-line performance, sales trends and peak sales times; merchants get Amazon's customer support by phone and email (Kindle Fire HDX owners also the Mayday button) and can buy compatible cash drawers, receipt printers, cases and stands on Amazon.com^[2]
The reader has no EMV capability, ahead of the October 2015 liability shift^[1]

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arstechnica.com/business/2014/08/amazons-new-mobile-card-reader-waltzes-onto-square-and-paypals-dance-floor
arstechnica.com· Posted Jun 15, 2017· Starts Aug 13, 2014 ✓· 95% of score
Happened as dated, per arstechnica.com: "…rcutting the establishment. Amazon just announced its new Local Register service, a mobile card read…"
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Introducing Amazon Local Register
press.aboutamazon.com· Published Aug 13, 2014· 2% of score
Amazon's own press release confirms it introduced the Local Register mobile card reader on 13 August 2014, matching the pin's stored date exactly.^[1]
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Amazon Launches iOS Compatible 'Amazon Local Register' Card Reader
macrumors.com· Published Aug 13, 2014· 2% of score
MacRumors independently corroborates Amazon launching the iOS-compatible Local Register card reader on 13 August 2014, aligning with the pin's stored date.
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Amazon goes bricks-and-mortar with its own mobile card reader
washingtonpost.com· Published Aug 13, 2014· 2% of score
The Washington Post's own headline and 13 August 2014 publish date report Amazon going "bricks-and-mortar" with its mobile card reader, matching the pin's stored date, though the page itself could not be fetched to quote directly.

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