{"id":7653,"date":"2012-08-07T20:38:27","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T04:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/?p=7653"},"modified":"2012-08-07T20:38:27","modified_gmt":"2012-08-08T04:38:27","slug":"starbucks-to-start-accepting-square-in-the-fall-with-a-25m-tip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2012\/08\/starbucks-to-start-accepting-square-in-the-fall-with-a-25m-tip\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks to start accepting square in the Fall with a $25M tip"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Just saw this on Squares website.\u00a0 This is a BIG win for the Square folks. This could be the tipping point for more established retailers to move to non credit card based virtual payment systems.\u00a0 This is not all of the news though, Starbucks is going to invest $25 million in Square as part of series D, so I think Starbucks is in all in believe that putting Square in their stores will start a rush of acceptance, that could make that invest payout quite well.<\/p>\n

Ok, and on to the press release \/ post.<\/p>\n

SEATTLE and SAN FRANCISCO, \u2013 August 8, 2012<\/strong> \u2013 Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX), with its leading mobile payment platform, and Square, the company revolutionizing everyday transactions between buyers and sellers, announced a broad innovative partnership to bring the best possible payment experience to both sides of the Starbucks counter.<\/p>\n

The partnership terms include:<\/p>\n