Square Payments helps sellers accept card, digital wallet, and other payments through Square.
Square Payments is Block's merchant payments product for accepting and managing payments through Square.
For restaurants using Square, the payments stack supports payment cards, digital wallets, restaurant POS workflows, split checks, tabs, and related payment operations.
Visa
Authorize.net, Visa Direct
visa.com
Olo
Olo Pay
olo.com
American Express
Payment Network Services
americanexpress.com
Shift4
Shift4 Payments, SkyTab POS
shift4.com
Shopify
Shopify POS
shopify.com
Stripe
Stripe Payments
stripe.com
| Attribute | Square Payments | Authorize.net, Visa Direct | Olo Pay | Payment Network Services | Shift4 Payments, SkyTab POS | Shopify POS | Stripe Payments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider |  | | | | | | | |
| Founded | 2009 | 1958 | 2005 | 1850 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 | |
| Sells To | Individuals, SMB | Enterprises | Enterprises | B2B, B2C | — | Enterprise, Small Business | Enterprises, SMB | |
| Pricing Model | Transactional Commission | Transactional Commission | SaaS | Transaction Fees | — | Recurring, Software, Transactional | Recurring, Transactional, Usage-based | |
| Ownership | Public | — | Private | Public | — | Public | Private equity-backed, Venture-backed |
Provider
Founded 2009
Sells To Individuals, SMB
Pricing Model Transactional Commission
Ownership Public
Provider
Founded 1958
Sells To Enterprises
Pricing Model Transactional Commission
Ownership —
Provider
Founded 2005
Sells To Enterprises
Pricing Model SaaS
Ownership Private
Provider
Founded 1850
Sells To B2B, B2C
Pricing Model Transaction Fees
Ownership Public
Provider
Founded 1999
Sells To —
Pricing Model —
Ownership —
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