Accept Payments on Square Online
About accepting payments with Square Online
Square Online works with any Canadian-issued and most internationally-issued magstripe or chip cards and supports mobile wallets such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and Afterpay. Square processes all card types with the same standard rates.
Before you begin
Before you start accepting payments with Square Online, take a look at Square’s payment processing fees and how processing fees work for more details.
Square Online is automatically configured to use Square’s payment processor to accept card payments during the checkout flow of your site. No additional setup is needed.
You can list your accepted payment methods in the footer of your Square Online site. Learn how to change and edit your website footer in Square Online.
Displaying payment methods in the footer is a requirement to set up Google Product Listings on Square.
Accept payments with Square Online
Afterpay requires no additional integration with your Square Online site, and gives your customers the flexibility to pay for their orders in 4 interest-free installments over 6 weeks while you get paid the full amount right away. You’ll be automatically enabled to use Afterpay so you can boost online sales, increase average cart size, and attract new customers.
To enable Afterpay for your Square Online site:
- Sign in to Square Dashboard and go to Settings > Account & settings > Payments > Payment methods.
- Under Afterpay, select ••• > Edit settings.
- Toggle ON the Online option > Save.
When toggled on, you can offer Afterpay online acceptance where customers can pay for online orders between $1 to $2,000.
Note: The setting for online payments with Afterpay is global and applies across all Square products that can also take Afterpay payments online. This includes other online platforms such as Square Online Checkout and Virtual Terminal. There isn’t a way to disable Afterpay only for Square Online at this time.
Buyers can use their Square Gift Cards to make purchases on your website. You can also sell gift cards from your Square Online site to drive repeat business.
Learn more about how to set up and order gift cards.
Apple Pay and Google Pay make checking out from online stores very fast, especially on mobile devices. Square Online allows you to enable digital wallets on your website, helping customers check out quickly and easily.
To enable Apple Pay and Google Pay for your Square Online checkout page:
- Sign in to Square Dashboard and go to Online.
- Click Sales channels > Online.
- Select Settings > Checkout or Shared Settings > Checkout.
- Double check that Square is connected as your payment processor.
- Toggle ON Accept Apple Pay and/or Accept Google Pay.
Note: Apple Pay and Google Pay are not yet accepted on Square Appointments online booking sites.
Saved payment information
Square Pay allows buyers to save and reuse their payment details when ordering from a Square Online site. The saved information is linked to the email and mobile phone number they provide during checkout, and includes their name, address, and payment card details.
When making a purchase from a Square Online site or Square Payment Link, buyers can save their payment information by choosing the Square Pay option during checkout and entering their mobile phone number. They can save their contact information, shipping address, and preferred payment method to their Square profile.
After a buyer opts in to Square Pay, they can access their saved information when ordering from any Square Online site in the future through a confirmation email. Buyers can set it up easily and delete their information at any time.
Note: Square Pay is a buyer-facing feature that can’t be disabled. It’s supported on all Square Online sites.
Disable online payments
You can temporarily suspend accepting payments for orders for your Square Online site. To turn off online orders and suspend taking payments during checkout:
Sign in to Square Dashboard and go to Online.
Click Settings > Checkout or Shared Settings > Checkout.
Toggle OFF Accept online orders.
When this switch is off, items will still be visible on your site but won't be available for purchase. This is helpful when you want to put your online business in vacation mode for any reason so new online orders don't come in while you're away. The toggle also makes it easy to turn things back on once you're ready to get back to business.