# Square brings credit card fundraising to a smartphone near you (if you’re US-based)

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/05/17/square-brings-credit-card-fundraising-smartphone-near-you-if-youre-usbased/
- Published: 2010-05-17T16:26:50+01:00
- Author: Bryan Miller

A couple of months back I heard about the trials of a great smartphone-based service
called Square that allows anyone with an iPhone or Android smartphone to take credit
card payments – or donations – simply by registering, downloading an application,
and plugging a little square card reader into their phone’s headphone jack.

The great news is that the trials seem to have gone really well, and Square is now
available for anyone who wants to take credit card payments – and has an iPhone,
iPod Touch, iPad, or Android Phone. The bad news is that it’s only available in 
the US, with no current plans to bring the service to Europe. Although the question
is being asked quite a bit on the @Square Twitter feed – so here’s hoping they do
expand it sometime soon.

[Click here to read more about the Square service…](http://givinginadigitalworld.org/2010/05/16/square-brings-credit-card-fundraising-to-a-smartphone-near-you-if-youre-us-based/)

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