Run your business and get paid right from your computer.
With Virtual Terminal, you can accept in-person and remote payments.
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Set up quickly
It’s free to sign up for a Square account and easy to connect to the wireless terminal to start making sales.
Get your money fast
Funds are available in your bank account as soon as the next day.
Track performance
Keep track of sales and business performance with powerful reporting tools built into your POS.
No monthly fees
There are no monthly fees, subscription fees or long-term commitments.
Integrate payments into one computer POS solution.
Customise your POS solution to meet your needs.
Connect Square Terminal wirelessly with your computer POS in seconds for smooth in-person transactions.
Accept every kind of payment
Let customers pay with contactless, chip and PIN, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Record cash, cheques, Square Gift Cards and other payments with your computer.
Bill customers remotely
Take over-the-phone payments by keying credit and debit card payments into your computer.
Protection for everyone
Keep a safe distance and give customers more privacy with a separate checkout terminal.
Learn more about remote payments with Virtual Terminal.
Streamline your business with easy-to-use tools built into your POS.
Speed up checkout
Charge customers by selecting items or scanning them with a USB barcode scanner. You can also add discounts and VAT to any sale.
Build lasting customer relationships.
Create customer profiles with notes about your customers, see their purchase histories and save their cards on file to make checkout quick.
Issue professional receipts
Email, text or print professional receipts for every payment from your computer.
Keep track of your business.
Stay up to date using the real-time reporting tools in your Square Dashboard.
Integrated with the rest of your business.
- Automatically sync with other Square solutions like Square Point of Sale, Square Invoices and more.
- Quickly export Virtual Terminal transactions to accounting software such as Xero.
- Easily download and analyse records with data tools like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.
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Data security
We keep card data safe from end to end and track fraudulent cards to protect you and your customers.
Dispute management
When payment disputes occur, our team of experts deals with the bank for you so you can focus on your business.
All-in-one setup
Your Square account gives you everything you need to take payments – no need to visit a bank.
Online refunds
Process customer refunds for payments directly from your online Square Dashboard.
Customer support
Our highly trained support team is available via phone or email. Use online resources, such as the Square Seller Community forum and Square Support Centre, to find answers to many common questions.
Pricing
Monthly fee
£0
per month
Remote processing fee
2.5%
per typed-in transaction or payment link
In-person processing fee
1.75%
per contactless or chip and PIN transaction
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FAQs
Yes, you do need to purchase a Square Terminal in order to take contactless, chip and PIN and mobile payments with Square Virtual Terminal. Once you have Terminal, you can turn your Mac or PC computer into an all-in-one POS system. If you don’t have a Square Terminal, you can always key in payments directly with Virtual Terminal.
Square POS software is free to use – only pay when you accept a payment. For remote payments with Square Virtual Terminal, you pay 2.5% per keyed-in transaction. For in-person payments with Virtual Terminal, it costs £149 + VAT to purchase Square Terminal. Once you wirelessly connect Square Terminal to your computer, you pay 1.75% per contactless, chip and PIN or mobile transaction.
Yes, Virtual Terminal syncs with other software to create a powerful computer point-of-sale solution with all the functionality you need. Connect to other cloud-based Square software like Square Point of Sale, Square Invoices, Square Appointments and more. Square also syncs with third-party apps, so you can quickly export transactions to other accounting software like Xero. Square hardware and software work on Mac and PC operating systems, and you can manage your entire business from one place.
You can use Virtual Terminal to manage and track cash, cheques and other types of payments. There’s no fee to accept these other tender types; when you do, Square doesn’t process any funds and functions only as an organisational tool. Money for transactions involving cash or cheque payments exchanged directly between you and your customer will not be transferred by Square.
Both your computer and Square Terminal must be connected to a Wi-Fi or Ethernet network in order to connect the devices wirelessly. While they don’t need to be connected to the same network, both devices must be online.
Yes, Virtual Terminal software can sync wirelessly with multiple Square Terminals at once.
As long as your terminal and computer are both connected to the internet (on the same or different networks), you can use them together to make sales – no matter how far apart they are.
Square Terminal is a portable device with a rechargeable battery. When the battery is running low, simply charge it using the included power adapter.
Square Terminal has a built-in receipt printer. You can purchase printer paper, which costs £19 + VAT and includes 20 rolls, directly from the Square online shop.
