Secure payments that work as hard as you do.

You should be able to run your UK business and protect it, all from one place. We built our products to safeguard your income, your data and your customers around the clock.

Make every sale with confidence.

Whether you’re taking payments in person, online or over the phone, know that security is engineered into our hardware and software.

In person

Take payments at your counter or on the go. All card-present payments are encrypted from end to end.

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Online

Set up a free online store. Already have one? Integrate with our payment services. 2-step verification adds an additional layer of protection for online credit and debit card verification.

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Remote

Create and send digital invoices and let customers pay by card or bank transfer. A digital record is kept of all your transactions, so you can track where your money is going.

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Millions globally trust us to keep their payments safe and secure.


Consider your PCI compliance covered.

To keep your customers’ data safe from hackers, credit and debit card issuers require UK businesses to follow a series of security guidelines called PCI compliance. Square products are compliant so you don’t have to pay extra for your data security.

  • No stress of maintaining and updating your compliance each year.
  • No expensive audits, assessments or non-compliance fees.

Data encryption and monitoring that runs 24/7.

Your data – and your customers’ data – is safeguarded from the start. Payments are encrypted with proprietary software, which ensures unencrypted payment data never touches your device or application.

  • In-house teams constantly monitor our server security.
  • All security tools are designed and maintained by Square, so you don’t need to work with anyone else.

Hardware and software you can rely on.

We dedicate teams to implement security best practices at each step of the product journey, from software and hardware development, to the factory supply chain, to ongoing server operations and maintenance.

  • Payments are secure out of the box with no lengthy setup.
  • Set up your Square Online site and take payments knowing you’re in good hands

Robust account protection.

We have many layers of defense designed to keep hackers out of our systems. But they can get hold of your password or email address if they’ve been compromised somewhere else online. You can use our tools to enhance your security. We’ll monitor your login activity so we can block suspicious logins.

  • Set up 2-step verification to add a layer of security to your account.
  • Control who has access to your account through employee permissions.
  • Get feedback from Square if your password isn’t strong enough.

There are a lot of reasons to start selling with Square.

Keep more of what you make.

Save money on payment processing with simple, transparent pricing, without weird or hidden fees or lock-in standard contracts.

Get up and running quickly.

Start taking payments right away – no bank visits, background checks, or merchant accounts required. We’ve made it easy to set up your account. Verification takes minutes.

Get paid fast, every time.

Transfer money into an external bank account as soon as the next day.

Don’t tackle fraud and disputes alone.

We fight fraud for you.

Fraudulent purchases result in payment disputes, which means money out of the bank for you. Square uses machine learning to look at payments from across our ecosystem and adjust our algorithms to account for new trends in fraud.

We manage disputes.

Most payment processors charge you a fee when your customer disputes a payment, but Square doesn’t. We also do the time-consuming, stressful work of dealing with your customer’s bank for you.

Start taking payments today.

Accept payments quickly. Get paid fast.

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