> Is it common for people to still swipe cards in some counties? I think this is Square's biggest problem when it comes to global expansion. It's relatively ea

> Is it common for people to still swipe cards in some counties? I think this is Square's biggest problem when it comes to global expansion. It's relatively easy for a company like Stripe to launch in Europe: fundamentally the problem is one of paperwork, negotiation, and contracts. For Square, it's all this plus hardware - EMV hardware that needs to be certified by the card issuers, and that's considerably more complex and probably can't be given away for free. I wonder how close Square are to having an EMV solution that's cost effective and can work for them...