Square, which provides a point-of-sale service that processes credit card customer payments, uses the data it collects to offer business loans that — while convenient — can be very expensive.
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Square uses the data it collects while providing that service to offer business loans. This has a very high convenience factor, since Square solicited him for the loan based on his credit card processing history. The application was fast and done entirely online.