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What is Square Ups best plan for receiving International Card payments

StracTours — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:23:18 GMT

Square Up have announced that from April an additional 1.5% charge will be added to the existing 2.5% fee for payments received via International Card transactions. Since nearly all of the payments I receive are from International cards, the service offered by Square does not seem so appealing. Should I now consider moving my business to a competitor who is not charging this additional fee? I have used Square up for many years and always been happy with the service but the competition is offering better alternatives. So, I would like to know if Square UP intends to introduce any pricing plans which might help to offset the additional cost of International payment fees?

Re: What is Square Ups best plan for receiving International Card payments

SVLFever — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:59:09 GMT

Let me ask the obvious question, can you just raise your prices 1% or 1.5% to cover the increase?

Re: What is Square Ups best plan for receiving International Card payments

StracTours — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:24:12 GMT

Unfortunately, raising prices is not possible on 2026 bookings already confirmed but yet to be paid. Also, it is essential to stay competitive and 1.5% may not seem a lot but most of the payments that we receive are 100's of pounds running into thousands of pounds so a 4% fee can be a considerable amount and altogether this could amount 100's of pounds of lost revenue per year.
I'm therefore asking the question because I am happy with the Square Up product and service but I can also see their competition offer a pricing structure of £19 per month with fees at 1.69% per international transaction and this would be more cost effective. However, I don't know how reliable their service will be compared to Square Up who I would like to stay with if possible.