Square expands its Australian offering with iconic Square Stand
After 18 months of strong local growth, Square continues to expand its presence in the local market, introducing more products and services to help a wider range of Australian businesses. From today, the iconic Square Stand for contactless and chip is available across the country. Gone are the days of large point-of-sale systems, clunky cash drawers, piles of paper receipts, and cluttered countertops. Square Stand for contactless and chip is the first out-of-the-box solution to turn an iPad into a fully integrated point-of-sale system, allowing businesses to take payments and run their entire operation from their countertop device. With tens of thousands of businesses now using Square across the […]
Square and Vodafone team up to make business easier
Square is teaming up with Vodafone Australia to launch a first-of-a-kind offer which will help time-poor business owners across Australia start accepting card payments and run an integrated mobile point of sale in their business instantly. Vodafone small business customers will now be able to source hardware, software and payments services in one place – with the inclusion of Square strengthening Vodafone’s stable of communication and business solutions. Available now from selected Vodafone stores, the Square Reader for contactless and chip can be purchased for just $5 (RRP $59) when bundled with Vodafone’s 24-month $60-and-above Red Plans and $50-and-above SIM Only Red Plans. To reduce costs for […]
Square becomes a one-stop shop for your countertop
Whether you’re looking to finish the financial year with a countertop upgrade or you’re starting a new business, the thought of sourcing new hardware, software and payments services from multiple providers can be exhausting. Unfortunately, that’s the challenge many Australian business owners face. At Square, we think things should be simpler. We make it easy to source every tool you need to run a fully integrated point of sale on your countertop. That’s why we’re excited to announce that you can now buy every piece of point-of-sale hardware you need on Square’s online shop. We offer a wide range of third-party hardware and accessories that solve all your countertop needs. […]
Square’s payment ecosystem is now fully evolved
Everyone knows Square for their card readers and payment systems, but did you know Square has a fully evolved payment ecosystem to help your business in more ways than you thought? Square Country Manager Ben Pfisterer outlines seven features you may have missed. Virtual Terminal Virtual Terminal allows a business to enter a customer’s credit or debit card information without the need for a card reader or app. Simply log in on your computer and start taking payments either over the phone or in person. You can give employees access to take payments from their computers, too. You get your funds as fast as the next business day. […]
Square’s first year of payments: over 60,000 Australian sellers served
Square recently celebrated their one-year milestone since launching Square Reader in Australia, and are excited to announce that since then over 60,000 Australian small businesses have chosen to use one or more Square products and services—including Square Point of Sale, Square Reader, Square Invoices, Employee Management, Virtual Terminal, E-Commerce and their Payment APIs. It has been a busy year of growth for Square and their community of Australian sellers: Square grew rapidly to over 60,000 Australian sellers served by Square across their entire range of products and services. Square are seeing 13% weekly average growth in transactions processed with Square across all products—supported by the unique proposition of Square […]
Square teams up with leading POS and order management platforms
Square are today announcing integrations that will give business owners across Australia who are using alternative point-of-sale and order management platforms the ability to accept payments with Square. For the first time in Australia, these businesses can access Square’s affordable hardware, fast deposits and online payment solutions that millions of sellers across the world already use to run and grow their businesses. Select larger businesses, such as full-service restaurants or multi-location retailers, have built their operations around platforms to manage orders and run business processes that support their specialised or unique needs. Our list of new integrations with platforms include Vend, TouchBistro, Posboss, Abacus, SalesIn, Mobi2Go and Boppl. Sellers using any […]
Square Peg has $US180m to invest in tech start-ups
Paul Bassat’s Square Peg Capital has officially closed the books on a $US180 million ($234 million) raise for its first fund, in another sign of the revival of the venture capital asset class in Australia. The Australian Financial Review can reveal the Melbourne-based start-up investment firm recently completed the fundraising process for its first fund, exceeding its original $200 million target. Square Peg was set up by Mr Bassat, a co-founder of employment website Seek, in 2012. It has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into start-ups since then, including taking an early stake in the world’s most valuable private tech firm, Uber. But until now it has been structured […]
Develop New Ways to Sell Online: Introducing Build with Square
When you’re growing your business, the thought of piecing together hardware, software and payments services from multiple vendors can be exhausting. Unfortunately, that’s the challenge many Australian business owners face. At Square, we believe that all business owners — big and small, online and offline — should have the tools to start, run and grow using one cohesive and fully integrated platform. Build with Square is a new set of new payment APIs which are now available to Australian sellers and developers, designed to empower offline businesses with payment solutions to service omni-channel needs. Our collection of APIs enable you to integrate your custom point of sale or e-commerce solutions […]
