$720 for a pedicab ride: drivers use Square payment system to scam tourists

An old hustle is more profitable thanks to Square's mobile payment system, which some pedicab drivers are using to push rip-offs to new levels.

http://gigaom.com/2013/07/22/720-for-a-pedicab-ride-drivers-use-square-payment-system-to-scam-tourists/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OmMalik+%28GigaOM%3A+Tech%29

$720 for a pedicab ride: drivers use Square payment system to scam tourists

An old hustle is more profitable thanks to Square's mobile payment system, which some pedicab drivers are using to push rip-offs to new levels.

http://gigaom.com/2013/07/22/720-for-a-pedicab-ride-drivers-use-square-payment-system-to-scam-tourists/