Square Payment Links

Simple, powerful payments.

See how a single link can power payments for your entire business.

Easy setup

Create a payment link in just three steps. Name the link, add a price and a description. That’s it. Accept online payments in seconds.

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One link, many payments

Collect payments from multiple customers at the same time with just one link for more flexibility.

one link, many payments

Lots of ways to share and pay

Share payment links via email, text message or on social media platforms. Offer payment options like Apple Pay, Google Pay, credit and debit cards and more.

Lots of ways to share and pay

Works with the best of Square

Square Payment Links integrates with Square solutions for point of sale, marketing and loyalty.

Works with the best of Square

Built-in tracking and reporting

Be notified when links have been paid and see transactions, orders and customer data all in one place on Square Dashboard.

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Fast and flexible setup

Create a payment link in seconds, even save it as a buy button or QR code. Once a link is created, you can reuse it – perfect for standard offerings you always charge for.

Customisable experience

Tailor your link to your brand and your business’s unique requirements by adding custom fields, your logo and business name. Easily add options for accepting buyer-entered amounts and tips.

Take payment for almost anything

Accept payments for deposits, classes, recurring subscriptions and more. Plus, you can accept payments from multiple customers simultaneously with just a single link.

Share on multiple channels

Send links via email and group text, add them to social posts or embed buy buttons on your blog or website. Print QR codes on brochures, leaflets or signs to take contactless payments easily.

Optimised checkout flow

When a payment link is opened, a simple checkout page launches. Customers can then easily pay using Apple Pay, Google Pay, Clearpay, credit or debit card.

Built-in data tools

Reduce the number of systems you use to manage payments. Every link has built-in tracking and reporting. See which customers have paid and monitor sales performance in Square Dashboard.

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“Square has simplified all my payments. It automatically tracks what has been paid and notifies me when new payments are made. As a one-person business, using Square is like having someone else on the team.”

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Simplify all kinds of payments

Professional services and home repair

When you accept payment for a standard deposit or standard service charge you can use the same link every time. No need to waste time and effort creating a new link when charging for a service with a set cost.

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Healthcare and wellness

With the ability to add custom fields to your checkout page, you can collect specific information about your patient or clients. Send a single link to multiple people, such as participants in a fitness class, via email or group text instead of sending separate payment reminders to each person.

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Charities, events and memberships

Easy sharing of payment links via social media, email or text can help generate donations, membership signups, class enrolment and event attendance. Square Online Checkout lets you offer a frictionless payment experience to anyone interested in supporting your organisation.

Add a link to a Square Marketing campaign to engage customers and increase sales. Enable Square Loyalty on your links to reward repeat customers. Easily send payment links on the go directly from the Square POS app. Accept recurring payments with Square Subscriptions. Manage online and in-person payments in one place on Square Dashboard.

Create a payment link today.

No monthly fees

You can use Square Payment Links without upfront fees. Pay only when you make a sale. Square processing fee is just 1.4% + 25p for UK cards or 2.5% + 25p for non-UK cards per online transaction. *

1.4% + 25p / 2.5% + 25p

FAQs

  • What is a payment link?

    You can create a payment link from the Payment Links section on the online Square Dashboard or from the Payment Links add-on in the Square POS app. There, you’ll choose either Collect a payment, Sell an item, or Sell classes or tickets. Enter a title for your link and the amount you’re charging for an item or collecting as payment. If an item is from your library, the price will pre-populate. After you save your payment link you can then choose to format it as a buy button or generate a QR code, depending on how you want to share it or get it in front of your customers, clients or donors.

    When the recipient of your link clicks on it, or if you’re using a QR code and they scan it, they’ll open a secure online checkout page where they can submit payment. This page can be customised with your business name or logo. You can also add custom form fields to the information displayed on your checkout page, as well as customise the button colour and button text.

    There is no monthly fee for using Square Payment Links. You’ll only pay Square standard eCommerce processing fees of 1.4% + 25p per transaction for UK cards and 2.5% + 25p per transaction for non-UK/non-EEA cards, and you can accept a variety of payment methods, including Apple Pay, Google Pay, Square Pay and card payment. You can even accept instalment payments with Clearpay at 6% + 30p per transaction. Upon completion of a transaction, funds are transferred to the bank account you have linked to your Square account

  • How do I share a payment link?

    You have a number of options when it comes to sharing payment links. Easily paste a pay link in an email or a Whatsapp or SMS message and send it to a group of recipients all at once. All it takes is one link and you can collect payment from multiple people for the same item or service. Or post a link on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter and turn those social media sites into a payment gateway. Payment links can be saved as buy buttons that you can embed on an existing website or blog to quickly introduce an eCommerce component to those online destinations. You can also format your pay links as a QR code that you can print on signs or leaflets that customers can scan with their phone and get taken directly to a mobile-ready payment page.

  • Is Square Payment Links secure?

    All Square products, including Square Payment Links, run on the Square payments platform. From the time a customer uses a credit or debit card or enters their information into our solutions, payment data is encrypted until it reaches the Square processing environment. Our proprietary tokenisation scheme ensures that unencrypted payment data never touches your device or application. In addition, Square complies with the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard), which is a standard put forth by the five largest credit card companies to help reduce costly consumer and bank data breaches.

Figures quoted above are based on 2022 Square Payment Links data.

*Clearpay rate of 6% + 30p applies for Clearpay transactions.