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Mobile commerce and guns do not mix, according to Square

08/29/201308/27/2013 Jesse Collins

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Square restricts mobile commerce services concerning firearm sales Leading mobile commerce firm Square has made changes to its terms of service agreement that bar the purchase of firearms, ammunition, and other associated products and materials. The firm is seeking to limit the sale of products that it considers to be designed to cause physical injury. This move will not stop U.S. consumers from purchase firearms, of course, but they will not be able to do so through Square’s mobile commerce services. Mobile commerce makes slow progress in the US Mobile…

Mobile payments COO at Square resigns after sexual harassment accusations

01/28/201301/26/2013 Jorge Gonzalez

The chief operating officer quit his job abruptly after an employee demanded “millions of dollars”. The chief operating officer of the highly successful mobile payments startup, Square, has resigned quite suddenly after having been accused of sexual harassment by an employee who is demanding “millions of dollars” in order to keep the issue from going to court. Keith Rabois announced this decision online after informing the company of what happened. Rabois, who has been a senior executive at Square with high regards, caused a rain of tweets from the Silicon…