Square Virtual Terminal makes it easy to accept payments on PCs

Simplifying the payment process for businesses, Square introduces Virtual Terminal. This allows you to accept payments from your customers right from your computer. While mobile devices are great business tools, Square has heard from sellers that a lot of them still rely on computers for back-office operations, especially since these give them access to tools and features that aren’t available on mobile gadgets.

Virtual Terminal is meant for professional service providers, contractors, or any businesses that don’t need to regularly accept payments from clients face-to-face. It lets you accept mail order, telephone, and business payments right from the browser or Square Dashboard. You can even send out digital receipts to customers via SMS or email. Every single payment made to you is trackable along with all the other payments processed with Square. All you need to do to get paid is enter your customer’s card information, click Charge, and then you’re done. You get access to these funds as quickly as the next business day.

Square makes payment transaction easier with new tools

Late last month, financial services and mobile payment company Square has added two new features to make storing customer information easier and safer. One of the new features is called Customer Directory. What it does is it centralizes customer information into one service. It’ll help sellers keep track of important customer information and even learn more about their spending habits. And when you do need to keep track of their preferences, the information is easily within your reach.

Aside from that, Square is making the payment process more seamless with its new Card on File feature. Business owners who get the permission of their customers can store payment information to be included in the Customer Directory. So every time the stored payment information is charged, the process will be done much faster. Of course, customers will be notified when a seller has stored their card information. They will also receive an email when an item has been charged on their card. And it’s also the customer’s prerogative to unlink their cards through receipts at any time. 

Square diversifies, launches NFC reader for small businesses to accept Apple Pay

Square has become the leading solutions provider for peer-to-peer payments and the easiest way for small businesses and merchants to accept credit card payments using an iOS or Android device, is now making a new NFC reader compatible with Apple Pay available in the US. 100  small businesses will be able to test the reader before it goes public. Business owners can buy the Square reader for $49 to begin allowing customers the option to use Apple Pay in the US. We reached out to Square Canada and they currently don't have anything to announce, but we'll keep stay tuned.

Square Dashboard app helps you keep track of sales data

If you’re a business owner, you’re constantly on the move and rushing around fighting fires and helping grow your business. Keeping up with sales doesn’t have to be too difficult of a task with the new Square Dashboard app. The app will show you real-time sales data directly on your iPhone and let you know what’s been selling well and if there’s a need to extend your hours.

The app shows your sales summaries and the average sale amounts you make each day. It also shows you sales comparisons so you could check how you did compared to a specific period of time (e.g. last month’s sales). And you can even see your best-selling categories and items.