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How to Connect Square Payments to Your Online Store

Want to connect your e-commerce site to Square? Here’s what you need to know.

5 Tools Every Business Should Start With

A guide to the top technologies and tools needed to get your small business off the ground.

What Is A Virtual Terminal?

Square’s Virtual Terminal allows you to take payments remotely. You can take payments over the phone by keying in payments to your computer.

Turn Any Laptop into a Free Virtual POS (VPOS)

Accepting payments anytime, anywhere is possible with a virtual POS.

What Is a Card-Not-Present (CNP) Transaction and Why Does It Costs More

Making a purchase without being physically present is called a card-not-present (CNP) transaction.

Interac Debit 101: The Ultimate Guide for Small Business

This guide walks you through the ins and outs of Interac Debit, explaining what Interac Debit is, what its benefits are, and how to accept it at your business.

Credit Card Processing Fees and Rates Explained [2021]

Learn what a credit card processing fee is, what goes into it, how fees affect your rate, and how you can reduce your transaction fees.

How to Protect Your Business from Non-Fraud Chargebacks

A chargeback, or dispute, is something that your customers can initiate when they are unhappy with a credit card payment you processed.

What Does Your Square Receipt Look Like to Your Customers?

A Square receipt isn’t just any old receipt. It’s a powerhouse, packed with touchpoints for your customers to engage with you and your business.

How to Invoice for Services on Any Device (with Photos)

You’ve done the work, now it’s time to get paid. Web designers, law firms, freelancers, contractors, physicians, and photographers are just some of the professionals who utilize invoicing.

What is a Pro forma Invoice and When Should You Use One?

Here is one way for sellers and customers to agree on cost before a project starts.

Sell More with These Easy E-Commerce Integrations

Customers appreciate the convenience of ordering online — and it shows.

Make Online and In-Store Sales Seamless with Wix and Square

While you aim to provide a smooth customer experience from online to in-store, the process of reconciling sales made in those two locations is anything but seamless for you. To make that process easier, we’ve partnered with the e-commerce platform Wix.

10 Reasons You Need a Web POS ASAP

Here’s the low-down on what to expect from a cloud-based POS system.

How We Protect Your Business with Square Secure

Square Secure provides support in combating some of the most worrisome issues facing business owners: chargebacks, fraud, and data security.

mPOS — How to Choose the Right Mobile POS System

Take credit and debit card payments on the go with a mobile point-of-sale. Here’s what to look for in a mobile POS and how to choose the best mPOS for your business.

Introducing Square’s Virtual Terminal: Accept Payments on Your Computer

Today we’re launching a new payment solution so you can accept credit card payments from your computer using Square Dashboard.

Square Teams Up with TouchBistro and Vend Point-of-Sale Systems to Bring Payments and Financial Services to More Sellers

Today, we’re announcing integrations that will give TouchBistro and Vend sellers the ability to process payments with Square.

Point-of-Sale Basics: How to Ring People Up as Fast as Possible

A long slow-moving line can deter customers. So to keep the line flowing (as well as your sales), it’s crucial that all your employees know how to ring people up as quickly as possible on your Square POS. Here are some tips.

3 New Invoicing Features to Help You Get Paid Faster

POS API for Developers | Square

Square’s powerful Point of Sale (POS) API makes it easy for developers to create your own custom, PCI-compliant checkout experience.

How to Start Accepting Mobile Payments: A Simple Set-Up Guide

Want to know the secret to speeding up the line at your store? Learn about how to accept contactless mobile payments with Square.

How Do Credit Card Readers Work?

We thought we’d spend a few minutes explaining the innovative technology behind our new contactless and chip reader and how it works.

6 Ways to Speed Up Your Checkout Speed

Here are some effective tips to help you ensure that you’re checking people out as quickly as possible.

Devices That Are Compatible With the Square Reader for Contactless and Chip Card

Here’s a list of devices that are compatible with Square’s contactless and chip card reader.

Offline Credit Card Processing

Square makes it easy to process credit cards offline. Accept credit cards anytime — no Wi-Fi needed.

Get Paid in a Click: Looking Back at 2017's Hottest Invoicing Features

To help you get paid fasters, we rolled out some new features for Square Invoices in 2017. The updates make it super easy for you to send out bills and for your customers to quickly settle up, limiting all that awkward back and forth.

Square Point of Sale: Now Available Worldwide

Our free point-of-sale app, Square Point of Sale, is available worldwide.

Payment Tokenization Explained

Payment tokenization is a security method you need to learn about. Here’s how tokenization can keep your business and customers safe.

Square Point of Sale: All the Things You Can Do With Payments

6 tips that allows your business to get paid fast using Square.