There’s a new reason why it’s hip to use Square, the $10 hardware that enables anyone to accept payment by credit card from a customer with an iPhone or Android device. The Pay With Square service lets you pay by voice.
Here’s how, to paraphrase writer David Pogue in the New York Times:
Say you walk into a hotel. The front desk clerk’s iPad displays your name and headshot image. The tablet recognizes your presence through Square’s geo-location alert service.
Read full story at: http://www.tnooz.com/2012/07/19/news/pay-by-voice-comes-to-smartphones-via-pay-with-square-mobile-payment/