Christine Sharp-Crowe, an artist and owner of downtown shop Made in the Philtower, said credit card payments used to be a pain to accept at craft shows. "You'd use those awkward devices that rubbed on ...

I signed up on a whim, and after verifying my account, they actually sent me a free CC swipe reader for the iPhone. It's the about size of a postage stamp but about 1/4" thick, and has a headphone ...