Use your computer to take card payments over the phone.
Start taking payments in minutes
Sign up for a free Square account and you’re ready to go.
Get your money fast
Funds arrive in your bank account as quickly as the next business day.
Easily charge repeat customers
Securely store customer card information.
Pay no monthly fees
There are no hidden fees or long-term contracts.
It’s simple: Sign in, fill out, charge.
Step 1: Log in to your Square account and go to Virtual Terminal.
Step 2: Fill in your customer’s information or choose a card on file.
Step 3: Charge your customer and you’re finished!
Let your team take payments (and track every sale).
All they need is a computer
Set up employee access so your team can take card-not-present transactions and over-the-phone payments. With customisable permissions, you get to control who can do what.
See every payment in real time
Square Dashboard lets you see all your sales in real time in one place—no matter how many payment terminals you have.
We’ve got your back.
Secure payments
Keep card data safe from end to end and stay protected from fraud, chargebacks and more.
Transparent pricing
Free setup, no monthly fees and no contracts. Just pay 2.2% per keyed-in transaction.
On-demand analytics
Run real-time reports anytime from any device so you can see how your business is doing.
Fast deposits
Keep your cash flow steady. See money in your account as soon as the next working day.
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FAQ
A virtual terminal turns your computer into a credit or debit card terminal—it allows you to manually process payments right from a web browser. It’s great for remote billing or taking card payments over the phone.
Manually entered, keyed-in card transactions are a potentially higher risk than contactless or dipped transactions because the cardholder isn’t standing in front of the seller where a PIN number can be entered. Card networks put measures in place to protect against this potentially higher risk of fraud, including charging Square higher fees.
First you need to sign up free with Square. It only takes a few minutes and there are no long-term contracts or commitments. Get started by clicking the blue button at the top of this page.
Once you’re signed up, log in to your Square Dashboard. In the left-side panel of your Dashboard, click Virtual Terminal, then Take a Payment. Enter the payment amount followed by your customer’s card number, expiry date, CVV (that three-digit number on the back of the card or four-digit number on the front of American Express cards) and billing postcode. Add a note for your customer or describe the purchase, then click Charge. You’re all set.