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February 5, 2025
On the wires
Square Selects Peach to Power Innovative Credit Card Program
Business Wire
January 14, 2025
On the web
Square partners with Salt Edge to offer open banking capabilities to UK-based SMEs
Salt Edge
December 18, 2024
On the web
Square Teams up with Sysco, Delivers New Features to Save Restaurants Time and Smooth Cash Flow
Business Wire
October 8, 2024
On the wires
Square Launches Orders Platform
Business Wire
May 8, 2024
On the wires
Square Kiosk Arrives to Make Ordering Faster and More Intuitive for Restaurants and Diners
Business Wire
April 24, 2024
On the wires
Square Brings Offline Payments to All Hardware Devices, Around the Globe
Business Wire
September 27, 2023
On the web
Square Introduces Software That Turns Android Devices Into Powerful Payment Technology in Canada
Block
September 26, 2023
On the web
Square Unveils Over a Dozen New Features to Help Businesses Win this Holiday Season
Block
September 20, 2023
On the web
Square Enters the Cannabis Market in Canada by Partnering with Jane Technologies for eCommerce
Block
Square CEO Alyssa Henry is Stepping Down, and Jack Dorsey Will Take Over For Now
CNN
September 13, 2023
On the web
Square Says Daylong Outage Caused by DNS Error
Yahoo News
September 11, 2023
On the web
Square’s Outages Will Have Global Impact
Electronic Payments International
September 8, 2023
On the web
Square Says it has Resolved Day-Long Outage
Yahoo News
August 29, 2023
On the web
Square Data Finds Multi-Hyphenate Businesses Continue to Rise
Square
August 9, 2023
On the web
Square Q2 Restaurant Industry Report: In Post-Pandemic Era, Restaurant Spending Shifts from Friday to Saturday
Square
August 8, 2023
On the web
Square Go, Square’s New Booking App, Seamlessly Connects Consumers with Beauty and Personal Care Businesses
Square
June 28, 2023
On the web
Square Unveils Square Credit Card and New Cash Flow Management Products in Beta as Banking Adoption Grows
Block
June 27, 2023
On the web
Square to Roll Out Generative AI to Help Drive Retail Sales
Australian Financial Review
June 9, 2023
On the web
The Risks of Storing Money in Apps Like Venmo and Cash App
The New York Times
On the wires
Cardinal Health Launches Modern Commerce Solutions for Retail Independent Pharmacies powered by Square
PR Newswire
April 26, 2023
On the web
Klaviyo Announces Integration with Square to Help Businesses Drive More Sales
Klaviyo
April 21, 2023
On the web
Square Will Let Merchants in 6 Countries Take Payments With Just Their Android Phones
MarketWatch
April 19, 2023
On the web
Square Software Turns Android Devices Into Powerful Payment Technology
Block
April 12, 2023
On the web
Square Launches Nearly 100 New Features to Help Sellers Diversify Revenue Streams and Automate Operations
Square
March 2, 2023
On the web
Square Policy and Pricing Updates
Square
December 15, 2022
On the wires
Prizeout Expands Brand Offerings with Launch on Square App Marketplace
GlobeNewswire News Room
“Prizeout Corp., an innovative adtech company that works to turn withdrawals into a growth solution for eCommerce and retail businesses, has announced its integration with Square, the globally trusted software and hardware and payments company. As part of the Square App Marketplace, Prizeout’s integration works seamlessly across all stores running a Square Online site. Square sellers can connect their Square account to Prizeout and seamlessly turn their eGift cards into an invaluable tool to spur customer growth and retention. Participating Square sellers can create a campaign directly from the Prizeout Dashboard, allowing them to customize their demographic targeting and develop efforts to fit their marketing goals. Within these campaigns, they can offer bonus incentives to targeted user segments as they see fit.”
November 16, 2022
On the wires
American Express and Square Partner to Create First Credit Card for Square Sellers
Businesswire
“American Express and Square announced an expansion of their relationship and plans to launch a new credit card built specifically for Square sellers on the American Express network. The new card will be the first credit card Square offers to its community of small business owners in the U.S. It will integrate directly with Square’s broader ecosystem of solutions, empowering sellers to organize their finances and manage their cash flow from the same platform they use to run their business.”
September 27, 2022
On the web
Visa and Square Deliver Faster Transfers to Canadian Businesses
Newswire
“Visa, one of the world’s leaders in digital payments, has announced its participation in the Canadian expansion of instant transfers, Square’s solution for rapid merchant settlement. Square’s instant transfers are enabled by Visa Direct, a VisaNet processing capability helping transform global money movement and enables real-time2 funds delivery directly to financial accounts using eligible card credentials.” Square’s instant transfers allow businesses to access their funds quicker than the next business day, typically the current default setting for Canadian businesses. With instant transfers, Square merchants can link an eligible debit card and start transferring funds instantly to an external bank account with the click of a button.”
August 23, 2022
On the web
Square Sellers Across the UK Can Now Offer Buy Now, Pay Later Through Clearpay
GlobeNewswire News Room
“Today, Square launches its first integration with Clearpay in the UK, providing “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) functionality to sellers across online and in-person commerce. This marks another key milestone in the global integration of Clearpay (known as Afterpay outside the UK and Europe) following the acquisition of Afterpay by Block, as the UK will be the first market to launch BNPL available across all platforms at the same time, including in-store, online and can also be integrated by Square’s developers and partners.”
June 2, 2022
On the web
Square’s Payment App Will Support Tap to Pay on iPhone Later in 2022
AppleInsider
“Square has announced that it will bring Tap to Pay on iPhone support to its existing point of sale app, allowing users to receive contactless payments without any additional hardware. The feature, which Apple announced in February, essentially allows users to turn an iPhone into a contactless payment terminal. Now, Square says it’s bringing support for the feature to its iOS app. Square says that the new feature will launch later in 2022, but it is debuting an early access program for select merchants starting Tuesday. At launch, Apple said that Stripe would be an early partner adopting Tap to Pay on iPhone when it’s widely launched.”