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		<title>Square Scores a Venti-Sized Deal From Starbucks to Process All Credit and Debit Cards</title>

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<p>As the adage goes, there is a Starbucks on every corner. What better way for a payment service company to reach critical mass than setting itself up at the most familiar cash register in America?</p>
<p>The <em>New York Times</em> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/technology/starbucks-and-square-to-team-up.html">reports</a> today that mobile payment service Square will process all credit and debit transactions for Starbucks beginning in the fall. It's a major coup for the mobile payment startup that has mostly been relegated to craft tables at flea markets and indie boutiques.</p>
<p><!--more-->Starbucks aficionados can continue paying using the Starbucks app, but they can also pay by simply saying their name: Starbucks will harness Square's GPS technology to confirm it's really them by looking at a picture that's automatically sent to their screen. The <em>future</em>, you guys.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, it's a pretty sweet deal for Square, which takes a 2.75 percent <a href="https://squareup.com/pricing">fee</a> for all credit card swipes.</p>
<p>The <em>Times</em> also reports that Starbucks has contributed $25 million to Square's most recent bid for funding, finishing off the round. Square was <a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/square-is-said-to-be-seeking-a-3-25-billion-valuation/">reportedly</a> seeking "roughly $200 million, which would give the company an implied valuation of $3.25 billion."</p>
<p>That could buy Jack Dorsey a lot of handcrafted artisanal <a href="http://www.wired.com/business/2012/06/ff_dorsey/">jeans</a>.</p>
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<p>As the adage goes, there is a Starbucks on every corner. What better way for a payment service company to reach critical mass than setting itself up at the most familiar cash register in America?</p>
<p>The <em>New York Times</em> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/technology/starbucks-and-square-to-team-up.html">reports</a> today that mobile payment service Square will process all credit and debit transactions for Starbucks beginning in the fall. It's a major coup for the mobile payment startup that has mostly been relegated to craft tables at flea markets and indie boutiques.</p>
<p><!--more-->Starbucks aficionados can continue paying using the Starbucks app, but they can also pay by simply saying their name: Starbucks will harness Square's GPS technology to confirm it's really them by looking at a picture that's automatically sent to their screen. The <em>future</em>, you guys.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, it's a pretty sweet deal for Square, which takes a 2.75 percent <a href="https://squareup.com/pricing">fee</a> for all credit card swipes.</p>
<p>The <em>Times</em> also reports that Starbucks has contributed $25 million to Square's most recent bid for funding, finishing off the round. Square was <a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/square-is-said-to-be-seeking-a-3-25-billion-valuation/">reportedly</a> seeking "roughly $200 million, which would give the company an implied valuation of $3.25 billion."</p>
<p>That could buy Jack Dorsey a lot of handcrafted artisanal <a href="http://www.wired.com/business/2012/06/ff_dorsey/">jeans</a>.</p>
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