Square Point of Sale

All the POS features you need to run your business.

Payments, items, inventory, analytics, eCommerce – all integrated with your POS system.

Payments

Accept every way your customers want to pay.

Payment acceptance

Accept credit and debit cards

Accept Visa, Mastercard, EFTPOS, American Express, JCB and rewards card in person – all at the same rate of 1.6%.

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Apple Pay and Google Pay

Square Reader for contactless and chip lets you accept any type of payment, including all major cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay anywhere.

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Digital and plastic gift cards

Gift cards are integrated into your POS system and Square Dashboard. They’re simple to sell, redeem, track and reload. Redeem gift cards as easily as you would any other form of payment.

Invoices

Send custom invoices straight from your POS system on a mobile device or from your laptop right to your customers’ inboxes.

Learn more about Square Invoices

Transparent pricing

It’s one flat fee for credit and debit cards. No complicated bills, no different rates from month to month. What you see is what you pay.

No contracts or long-term commitments

There are no startup fees, monthly fees or termination fees. You just pay for card processing when you make a sale. It’s as simple as that.

Transfers

Enable automatic or custom transfer schedules to access your funds as soon as the next day.

Process refunds

Process custom or itemised refunds for payments directly from your POS system or your online Square Dashboard.


Payment protection

Dispute management

We’re experts in disputes. Let us deal with the bank so you don’t have to spend hours on the phone. Active disputes are tracked via your Disputes Dashboard.

Fraud protection and monitoring

Our systems monitor your payments for suspicious transactions. Machine learning and human expertise work together to constantly adapt our technology to the shifting fraud landscape.

Encrypted payments

All information entered by our customers has been encrypted and submitted to our servers securely. Square meets Level 1 PCI Data Security Standards.

PCI compliance

Square complies with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) so you don’t need to individually validate your state of compliance.

Account protection tools

Set up 2-Step Verification to add a layer of security. Control who has access through employee permissions. Get feedback from Square if your password isn’t strong enough.

Checkout

Customize your checkout to keep your line moving and your customers happy.

Items and services

Item modifiers

Customise your menu with toppings, add-ons or special requests. Modifiers applied to items will display on receipts.

Customisable item grid

Quickly access frequently used items, discounts or categories to keep your line moving and your customers happy.

Categories

Group items together in categories to help you organise your item library and fine-tune your in-app reports.

Integrated hardware

Use Register or wirelessly connect Terminal to any device running your Square POS – a smartphone, iPad or Android tablet. With a separate checkout screen, customers can see their itemised cart and pay quickly, all from a safe distance.

Item import

Save some time by uploading and managing multiple items at once from the online Square Dashboard with the bulk import tool.

Itemised refunds

Refund specific items from a transaction. The amount being refunded will reflect any applicable taxes and discounts for the selected item(s).

Order Manager

Manage all third-party pickup orders from Doshii–right from your POS.

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Transactions

Offline payments

Accept card payments when your internet service is temporarily unavailable. Offline payments are processed automatically when your device regains connectivity and will expire if not processed within 24 hours.

Surcharging (card and weekend/public holidays)

Create a service charge to apply automatically on every sale, and choose the percentage or amount per transaction.

Receipts

Provide customers with digital (text message or email) or printed receipts. Receipts reflect an itemised breakdown of whole number and decimal quantities, discounts and applicable taxes.

Custom tender

You can customise your checkout screen to better fit your business by toggling and reordering what payment types are available at checkout.

Split tender

Customers can split a bill or use multiple forms of tender to complete a payment. For each form of tender accepted, a separate detailed receipt will be issued.

Decimal quantities

Customise for your business by selling items by weight, length or any other unit of measure.

Custom tip amounts

Let customers choose from preset tip amounts onscreen or on printed receipts.

Automatic discounts

Create automatic discounts for specific items, categories, quantities daily specials or limited-time offers.


Customer service

Customer Directory

Our Customer Directory is a contact management tool for storing customer information, viewing how they interact with your business, and engaging them–all from one place.

Learn more about Square Customer Directory

Order notes

With Square, you can add notes to items or custom amounts at the time of sale to minimise future questions or disputes.

Feedback

Customers can provide feedback through digital receipts in their email and start a private conversation with your business. Know how people feel about your business without having to read their comments online.

Customised receipts

Adjust the appearance of your receipts from your online Square Dashboard. If you have multiple locations, you can create custom receipts for each location.

eCommerce


Online Ordering

Sell online and in your store, with your sales and inventory automatically synced with your POS.

Learn more about Square Online

Online checkout links

Send your customers a checkout link through an email or let your customers purchase at their convenience by posting the link on social media or your website.

Learn more about Square Online Checkout

eGift Cards

Sell digital gift cards to customers 24/7. Once you set up your free eGift Cards order site, customers will be able to send eGift Cards via email. eGift Cards can be used for in-store and online purchases.

Learn more about digital gift cards

POS Hardware

Payment solutions for every stage of business.

Square Reader

Accept all debit and credit cards, along with eftpos chip and PIN and contactless payments, like Google Pay and Apple Pay, with the most advanced Square Reader yet. Plug it into Square Stand or connect it wirelessly to your mobile device.

Learn more about Square Reader

Square Terminal

Accept all kinds of payments and print receipts – all from a compact, portable device. Square Terminal also connects wirelessly with your POS so you can check out as usual while your customer completes the transaction safely on a separate device.

Learn more about Square Terminal >

Square Stand

The easiest way to turn your iPad into a Square Point of Sale. Accept all payments and plug in your accessories.

Learn more about Square Stand

Square Register

The most powerful, fully integrated point-of-sale and payments terminal comes with a dedicated customer display.

Learn more about Square Register

Compatibility

Check what Square hardware is compatible with your device.

Learn more

POS hardware accessories

Find everything you need for your point of sale, from cash drawers and barcode scanners to printers.

Learn more about accessories

Operations

Keep track of your sales, inventory and locations, all in one system.

Reporting and insights

Dashboard

Discover new insights about your business with Square Analytics and advanced reporting options. Easily export your data to add it to your records.

Learn more about Square Dashboard

In-app sales report

Access top-line metrics such as gross sales, sales count and refunds by time period–in seconds, right from your app.


Inventory management

Low-stock alerts

Receive a daily email detailing items that are low or out of stock, so you never run out again.

Downloadable reports

Export your inventory stock levels at any time to a printable spreadsheet.

Inventory management integration

Sync your POS with inventory management software partners including Shopventory, StitchLabs and more.

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Location management

If your business has multiple locations, you can manage all of them right from your online Square Dashboard. Create unique business profiles for each location with specific business hours and individual bank accounts or tags to differentiate transfers. You can also manage devices by location.

Customisation

Pick and choose tools to grow your business, all synced with your point of sale.

Add-ons

Advanced Access

Get tools to customize your team’s access in Dashboard, POS, and Team app through unlimited custom permission sets and team member monitoring tools, such as activity log and sales report.

Explore Advanced Access >

Loyalty

Enrol and reward customers directly from your POS with a custom loyalty program that doesn’t require additional software or hardware.

Learn more about Square Loyalty

Email Marketing

Our CRM tools make it simple to create, send, and track customizable, professional email marketing campaigns directly from your POS.

Learn more about Square Marketing


Get a personalised recommendation for the best add-ons for your business.

Integrations

Third-party apps

Connect your point of sale to the third-party apps you already use. Like Xero, MYOB, Wix and WooCommerce.

Learn more about Square App Marketplace

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APIs

Build commerce apps to sync Square with your existing hardware for payments and more.

Learn more about Square Developer

Seller support and community

Get help with your questions and learn new ways to grow.

Seller support

Our highly trained support team is available via phone or email.

To connect, start your Square account today

Seller Community

The Square community forum is made up of businesses like yours, posting questions and replying to others with their expertise.

Learn from the Seller Community

Support articles

Find answers to many questions, along with useful tips, articles and thorough video walkthroughs about what you can do with Square.

Check out our Support Centre

Pricing

Square Point of Sale software is free when you take payments with Square – there are no setup fees or monthly fees. Only pay when you take a payment.

Processing rate

1.6%

Per tap or insert

Hardware starting at

$65

With interest-free instalments available

Monthly fee

$0

per month when you take payments with Square.

Ask about a custom rate.

We can create custom pricing packages for some businesses that process more than $250K in card sales.

Buy now, pay later payments.

Allow customers to pay in instalments over time with Afterpay. You get paid upfront, so there’s no risk. Bring in more business in person and online.

In person

6% + 30¢

per Afterpay transaction (excl. GST)

Online

6% + 30¢

per Afterpay transaction (excl. GST)

Square AU Pty Ltd ABN 38 167 106 176, AFSL 513929. Square’s AFSL applies to some of Square AU’s products and services but not others. Please read and consider the relevant T & C’s, Financial Services Guide and PDS before using Square’s products and services to consider if they are right for you.

1.6% card present rate applies for Square Sellers who sign up on or after 30 May 2024. The rate of 1.9% will apply for Square Sellers who signed up prior to this date when using Square Reader, Square Stand or Tap to Pay, as listed in the Square Fee Schedule.