makes it feel like a smartphone embedded in an angled base sculpted out of Square’s signature white plastic. Customers can insert a chip cart into the front of the terminal, swipe a mag-stripe ...

Square on Thursday announced the general availability of its Terminal API, which allows developers to build links between the Terminal card reader and custom-built point-of-sale systems.

With busy crowds expected during the upcoming shopping season, sellers can use tools like Square Terminal to provide an exceptional customer experience and for line-busting long queues.