About Square Payments
Square Payments is an online payment processing solution which integrates with Square hardware and POS software to allow businesses to accept various payment types. Businesses can use Square Payments to make transactions from any location, deposit payments from all major credit cards, send invoices, store payment details for recurring customers, sell through e-commerce platforms, and more through integration with other Square tools and third party applications.
In order to facilitate the acceptance of any type of payment, Square Payments provides tools for managing chip cards, NFC payments, magstripe, remote payments, cash deposits, and more, meaning businesses can offer more flexibility to their customers. Users can integrate with Square’s card reader hardware and POS application to process payments anywhere, and in any way that customers wish to pay. Payments can also be handled remotely by keying in payments even when offline and, utilizing Square hardware, merchants can accept credit cards, NFC payments, gift cards, and more.
Square Payments provides automatic security measures including PCI compliance, chargeback protection, account takeover protection, fraud monitoring and detection, and more, so that both businesses and their customers can rest assured their accounts and data are safe when completing transactions.
Pricing starting from:
Not provided by vendor
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Key benefits of Square Payments
Typical Customers
- Freelancers
- Small Businesses (2-50)
- Mid-size Companies (51-500)
- Large enterprises (500 and more)
Deployment
- Cloud-based
- On-premise
Markets
Australia, Canada, Spain, United Kingdom, Ireland , Japan, Norway, United States and 3 others
Supported Languages
English, Spanish
Pricing starting from:
Not provided by vendor
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Features
Total features of Square Payments: 35
Alternatives
Gusto
Payzerware
QuickBooks Payroll
Shopify POS
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- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Hands down - great experience
Reviewed on 30/04/2021
I send invoices + reminders. I use card reader for in person music lessons and switched to online...
I send invoices + reminders. I use card reader for in person music lessons and switched to online options with ecwid / wordpress site. Just allowed me to give customers options and convenience. They were happy and I looked professional.
Pros
I've always admired square for how clean and well designed everything their products are. They gets the job done and are a lot more user friendly than others were.
Cons
I haven't noticed anything. Have not honestly needed to contact support. I never used the banking ach option for my customers cause it seemed more complicated for them.
- Industry: Recreational Facilities & Services
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Good product
Reviewed on 22/12/2022
Very good. I liked the way you could use it in store and in the field.
Very good. I liked the way you could use it in store and in the field.
Pros
It is easy to use and operate. Payments are almost instant. Payouts are daily and on time. Dispute process is also easy to use and understand
Cons
Reports didn't differentiate between online payments and card swipes. Very hard to gage the business when its all lumped together. Should categorize them separately
- Industry: Arts & Crafts
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
Square does not reimburse for manual credit card transactoins
Reviewed on 08/10/2021
Pros
When it works it's okay and you get payments quickly.
Cons
When the card reader doesn't work, which can happen for multiple reasons (no wifi, the card's strip is worn out, the reader is worn out, etc.) Square has instructions on their Support page to enter the credit card information manually. I encountered this situation at my last show with 100% of my credit card sales, followed Square's instructions from their Support page, and received an "Approved" response with each transaction. Square's records showed these transactions were transmitted to them as "cash" transactions so they refused to compensate me for the sales.
If you use Square, you know that cash transactions are very different from manual credit card input. They do not display fields for you to enter credit card information, expiration date and the code on the back of the card, and they do not ask for the customer's zip code. This was all information I manually inputted with each transaction - but it did not transmit to Square. But again, with each transaction Square responded with "Approved".
Square did not acknowledge any problems at their end and would not help me, so I essentially held a "Free Sale" where I paid for booth space at the show in order to give my products away. I have no idea if the customers' credit cards were charged. I only know that I will not receive payment for my goods because Square will not investigate the problem on their end. However, in telling me this they kindly hoped that I would have a "wonderful day!"
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Daily square user
Reviewed on 06/10/2022
It’s been years and I’m loving it
It’s been years and I’m loving it
Pros
It’s fixed rate and there are no hidden fees
Cons
I would love if they lower the rite to 1.5%
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
One of the best payment processor
Reviewed on 24/12/2022
My overall experience is great so far with square payment
My overall experience is great so far with square payment
Pros
It is fast secure and reliable, customers love it and I have no complaint
Cons
Nothing to be honest, because the software is working well for me and my customers
Square Payments FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Square Payments.Q. What type of pricing plans does Square Payments offer?
Square Payments offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from:
- Pricing model: Free Version
- Free Trial: Not Available
Per swipe/dip/tap: 2.6% + $.10 Keyed in: 3.5% + $.15 per transaction Online & invoices: 2.9% + $.30 per transaction Custom pricing packages are also available. Contact Square for more information.
Q. Who are the typical users of Square Payments?
Square Payments has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000, 1,001-5,000
Q. What languages does Square Payments support?
Square Payments supports the following languages:
English, Spanish
Q. Does Square Payments support mobile devices?
Square Payments supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Square Payments integrate with?
Square Payments integrates with the following applications:
Acuity Scheduling, BigCommerce, Craver, DAVO, Ecwid, Fomo, Linktree, Mailchimp, Make, MarginEdge, MoeGo, Paymo, Poptin, QuickBooks Online Advanced, Shopventory, Sociavore, Square Invoices, Square Point of Sale, Synder, TouchBistro, Vend, Weebly, Wix, WooCommerce, Zoho Invoice
Q. What level of support does Square Payments offer?
Square Payments offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
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