Mobile payment company Square, makers of easy payment solutions for iOS devices, has announced a new iPad app called Square Register, which aims to replace traditional cash registers with iPads.
USA Today reports (via iMore):
“I truly believe POS, as you know it today, is dead,” says Megan Quinn, director of products at Square. “This will bring Square to an entirely new, small-market audience (bricks-and-mortar stores).” The new app extends Square far beyond just a payment-processing service. It replicates and, Square claims, enhances the features of a cash register for mom-and-pop storefronts. The app accepts cash and credit payments, lets merchants easily list menu items, and tracks the history of customers’ purchases.
The app is available now as a free download (App Store link), and works in conjunction with Square’s popular plastic card reader for iPhone and iPad, with Square taking 2.75% of each transaction made using their payment service.