The provincial government, run by the Progressive Conservatives for more than four decades, is naturally keen on such a generator of money and jobs.
Customers currently pay a fee of $1 per transaction, but that's hardly a revenue generator — the money for Squire will be in signing up as many shops as possible, then slowly start charging them for new features.
Only wind generators, which earn a subsidy per kilowatt-hour generated, make money in that situation.
General Electric will sell most of its enormous finance arm as it turns its focus more to its industrial heritage and away from a big money generator that has rattled some investors.
As a money generator, though, the sword is mightier than the pen.
Sony's strategy is obviously to get movie fans into the video game aisle, assuming that, if they already have the game machine, they'll surely buy some games (the true money generator for video game companies).
Steve Maviglio, a spokesman for California's governor, Gray Davis, who has led the battle to force generators to refund money to the state, contended California's allegations of overcharging by Reliant and other generators "have been well documented".
This may sound like pure number-crunching, but travel is now among the top money generators in Internet retail commerce.
The removal of price controls last year has sent wholesale prices plunging, making it difficult for generators to make money.
All face a big hurdle: limited open time slots and, some would argue, a risk-averse public-radio culture, where time-tested audience and money generators make it challenging for new shows to thrive.
