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Square Payments Fast payments. Fast payouts.
Take payments with a flexible point of sale, wherever your customers are
Set up an online store to offer delivery and in-store pickup
Send invoices customers can pay with a card
More ways to make the sale
Accept payments from your computer by keying card details in
Take contactless payments with just your phone – no additional hardware needed
Send a link via email or text that customers can pay on the go
Simplify checkout with any device
Square Register
£599 + VAT or £50 + VAT/mo for 12 months⁵
The sleek, dual-screen system
Square Handheld
£169 + VAT or £29 + VAT/mo for 6 months⁵
The POS that moves with you
Square Terminal
£149 + VAT or £25 + VAT/mo for 6 months⁵
The receipt-printing POS
Square Stand
£99 + VAT or £17 + VAT/mo for 6 months⁵
The intuitive, swivelling iPad POS
Square Kiosk
£99 + VAT or £17 + VAT/mo for 6 months⁵
The self-service iPad kiosk
Square Reader
£19 + VAT
The sleek reader for every contactless and chip and PIN
Just your phone
The POS with no hardware needed
Square Register
£599 + VAT or £50 + VAT/mo for 12 months⁵
The sleek, dual-screen system
Square Handheld
£169 + VAT or £29 + VAT/mo for 6 months⁵
The POS that moves with you
Square Terminal
£149 + VAT or £25 + VAT/mo for 6 months⁵
The receipt-printing POS
Square Stand
£99 + VAT or £17 + VAT/mo for 6 months⁵
The intuitive, swivelling iPad POS
Square Kiosk
£99 + VAT or £17 + VAT/mo for 6 months⁵
The self-service iPad kiosk
Square Reader
£19 + VAT
The sleek reader for every contactless and chip and PIN
Just your phone
The POS with no hardware needed
Designed to keep your business moving
Accept payments offline
Keep making sales even when you lose service or Wi-Fi connection. We’ll store your offline payments and receipts for 24 hours.⁴
Move money fast
Transfer funds to an external bank account for free the next working day or instantly for a fee.⁵
Make smarter business decisions
Get business insights in real time with detailed reporting to identify your biggest opportunities.
Keep transactions secure
Fraud protection, data security, dispute management and PCI compliance are built right in.
‘Looking forward to getting payouts seven days a week with Square. My previous system didn’t pay out on weekends or bank holidays for free.’
Tina Michael
Shoreditch Nails
Shoreditch (London)
Know what processing fees you’ll pay
In person
1.75%
per transaction
1.75% + 1.5%
per transaction with non-UK cards
Processing method:
Contactless payments
Mobile payments
Chip and PIN payments
Online
1.4% + 25p
per transaction with UK cards
2.5% + 25p
per transaction with non-UK cards
Processing method:
Square Online payments
Square Payment Links payments
Square Online API payments
Manually entered
2.5%
per transaction
2.5% + 1.5%
per transaction with non-UK cards
Processing method:
Keyed-in transactions on the Square Point of Sale app
Card payments over the phone with Square Virtual Terminal
Keyed-in or card-on-file transactions for Square Invoices
FAQs
Is Square Payments suitable for small businesses?
Yes, Square payment processing is suitable for businesses of all sizes, including small businesses.
How do I accept card payments?
To accept card payments with Square, follow these steps:
Create a free Square account: Sign up for a free Square account and link your bank account. Verification typically takes 4–5 working days.
Find the card reader that fits your needs. Depending on your business needs, select from Square’s range of payment terminals: Visit the Square online shop or work with an authorised distributor to find the hardware that works for you.
Set up and start taking payments. While waiting for your hardware, you can start taking payments by manually entering card information on your Square app. Once your hardware arrives, connect your Square app and start accepting debit and credit card payments by tapping, inserting or swiping cards.
What are Square’s processing fees?
Square’s pricing is simple and transparent. You will pay one simple processing fee for every contactless or chip and PIN payment based on the payment method you choose. That’s it. There are no additional fees or lock-in contracts required.
What’s included in processing fees?
When you take a payment with Square, we only keep a portion of the processing fee, and part of this goes towards building tools and features for your business. Approximately two thirds of the fee is paid out to cardholder banks, card networks and third parties to cover interchange fees, network assessments and PCI compliance.
Which card brands are accepted?
Square works with any UK-issued and most international contactless, chip and PIN and magnetic-stripe cards with a Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Visa Electron, V Pay or Discover logo.
When are bank transfers sent?
Your balance will be transferred to your bank account as soon as the next day. For faster access to your money, initiate an instant transfer from the Square Point of Sale app.
Which devices work with Square?
The Square Reader is compatible with most Apple devices running iOS 12 and above and Android devices running version 5 and above.
How do I contact the support team?
Our in-house phone support is available from Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00. You can also search our Support Centre from your point of sale 24/7. Finally, you can connect and learn from other sellers in our Square Community.
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Block, Inc. is a financial services company, not a bank. Banking services are provided by Square’s banking affiliate, Square Financial Services, Inc. or Sutton Bank; Members FDIC.
¹Funds are subject to your bank’s availability schedule, but are generally available in your bank account within 20 minutes of initiating an instant transfer. Minimum amount is £15 and maximum transfer limit is £3,500 per day.
Square Europe Ltd is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (registered reference no. 900846) for the issuing of electronic money and provision of payment services.
²Tap to Pay on iPhone requires a supported payment app and the latest version of iOS. Update to the latest version by going to Settings > General > Software update. Tap Download and Install. Some contactless cards may not be accepted by your payment app. Transaction limits may apply. The contactless Symbol is a trademark owned by and used with permission of EMVCo, LLC. Tap to Pay on iPhone is not available in all markets. For Tap to Pay on iPhone countries and regions, see: https://developer.com/tap-to-pay/regions/.
Apple Pay is a service provided by Apple Payments Services LLC, a subsidiary of Apple Inc. Neither Apple Inc. nor Apple Payments Services LLC is a bank. Any card used in Apple Pay is offered by the card issuer.
³Android is a trademark of Google LLC. The Contactless Symbol is a trademark owned by and used with permission of EMVCo, LLC.
⁴Offline payments are processed automatically when you reconnect your device to the internet and will be declined if you do not reconnect to the internet within 24 hours of taking your first offline payment. By enabling offline payments, you are responsible for any expired, declined, or disputed payments accepted while offline. Square is unable to provide customer contact information for payments declined while offline. Offline payments are not supported on Square Reader for contactless and chip (1st generation, v1 and v2). Learn more about how to enable and use offline payments here.
⁵Hardware is offered for sale to customers by Squareup International Ltd and all payment plans in respect of hardware are entered into by Squareup International Ltd. Plans available for purchase amounts from £29 to £3,000. All plans are interest-free. First instalment payment will be due at checkout. VAT will be calculated at checkout but billed with each instalment payment. Available plan lengths vary from 3, 6, and/or 12 instalments based on purchase amount. All plans subject to credit approval.