Scrapping gift card service
According to Reuters, mPOS provider Sqaure has terminated its gift card service less than a year after its launch.
“Square gift cards were a fun way to send gifts from local businesses to anyone over the holiday season,” a Square spokesman said. “They are no longer available for purchase.”
Square launched the gift card service in December 2012. It enabled people to buy gift cards for friends or family at businesses that accepted the company’s Square Wallet mobile payment application.
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