🌻Hi Square Community! 🌻
Big news! We're delighted to announce the very first Square Releases, Spring 2025 edition! This is an exciting new way we're sharing the latest launches with you – twice a year, all in one place.
Square Releases is your go-to hub for discovering the newest products and features across the Square ecosystem. Bringing together the most important updates in one easy-to-navigate place, Releases helps you stay informed about new tools that help you take payments, serve customers, and stay on top of everything behind the scenes.
🚀 Spring 2025 Highlights
All of the new products and features launching now and in the coming weeks can be found on the new Square Releases web page. Here are some of the highly anticipated launches included in the Spring edition:
Square Handheld — your pocketable Square POS: Process payments, take tableside orders, and manage inventory — all from the palm of your hand. Only 0.7 pounds and super feature packed, this new, durable device helps you engage more customers, increase profits, and do more on the move. It’s the ultimate in portability.
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Introducing modes in Square POS: Quickly configure your POS with modes that have features and settings tailored to different business types. Add a new mode as your business changes.
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New and improved Dashboard app: Get a unified look at your business and manage essential tasks in real time. Track business performance, manage your finances, and keep up with your team — anytime, anywhere.
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Square Checking: Tap into your funds instantly1. With a free Square Checking account and debit card2 you can access, spend, and manage your money as soon as you make a sale. No fees, no minimums.
Now with Square Invoices, you’ll pay $0 in processing fees when you receive an ACH bank payment directly into your Square Checking account.
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Square Savings: Save automatically with every sale and budget effortlessly, all while earning 1.00% APY3. With smart folder recommendations, it's even easier to set aside funds for key expenses like taxes and supplies, based on insights from businesses like yours. 100% free, no fees or minimums.
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DoorDash and Uber Eats improvements: Onboard in minutes and manage all your menus and orders from one dashboard with real-time menu syncing all while taking advantage of instant payouts. No more waiting for settlements: when you connect Square to DoorDash or Uber Eats, you’ll get immediate access to your earnings in your Square Checking account, with no fees.¹
Reservation Platforms: Elevate your booking experience by integrating Resy, OpenTable, and SevenRooms with Square. Streamline bookings, manage table assignments, and access detailed guest insights.
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Remote Device Management: Stay in charge of your day: Check network strength and connection; monitor your Square tools live; turn on proactive notifications; and switch quickly to offline payments.4
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Reliability improvements to reduce business disruptions: We’re always working hard to bring you a faster, more reliable platform. We’ve made improvements to reduce outages, to reduce Square Reader disconnects by 70%, and to speed up our POS cart-to-checkout by 55% with enhanced notifications, and an easy switch to offline payments when needed.
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Robust, professional-grade network connectivity: Reduce the potential for disruptions with premium networking equipment. We partnered with best-in-class manufacturer Ubiquiti to give you quick access to a stronger and more reliable network. Access it on Square Shop.
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🎯 Updates for Your Business Type
Now, let's look at what's new specifically for your business type. When you visit the Square Releases hub, you can easily filter by business type to quickly find what matters most to your business. Here's an overview of these updates:
🍟 Food & Beverage
Ready to spice up your restaurant operations? We're serving up fresh features designed to help you unlock new revenue opportunities, speed up order taking, streamline your entire operation, and more. These updates are perfect whether you're running a bar, quick-service spot, or full-service restaurant.
➡️ More about restaurant releases
🛍️ Retail
From the checkout counter to your online store, we're powering every sale. Discover new tools built to help you master inventory management, simplify your product catalog, access smarter financing options, and more. Perfect for boutiques, multi-location stores, and everything in between.
🔨 Services
Take your service business to the next level with our latest features. We're introducing new ways to handle payments, boost your cash flow, grow your business and manage your entire operation on the go. Whether you're a solo provider or managing a team, these updates are designed with you in mind.
➡️ More about services releases
💇🏽 Health & Beauty
Give your business operations a glow-up with our newest features. We're introducing fresh ways to process payments, handle your finances, and empower your team to grow alongside your business. Perfect for salons, spas, and wellness professionals looking to create seamless experiences.
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🔮 What's Next?
Our rollout this spring is just the beginning. We're committed to bringing you regular, meaningful updates that help your business thrive. Square Releases will arrive next in Fall 2025, but remember that we're constantly working on improvements and refinements based on your feedback.
📍 Stay in the know
- Bookmark the Square Releases page to check back for updates
- Follow Square on social media (@Square) for the latest news
- Join the Square Community to connect with other sellers and share your feedback
Thank you for growing with Square. We're excited to see how these new features and improvements help power your business forward!
💬 We want to hear from you!
Have questions or feedback about any of these updates? Drop them in the comments below, and our Community team will be happy to help.
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Instant availability of Square Payments. Funds generated through Square’s payment processing services are generally available in the Square Checking account balance immediately after a payment is processed. Fund availability times may vary due to technical issues. Instant availability does not apply to funds added to the Square Checking account via ACH transfer. ACH credit transfers to your account may take 1–2 business days.
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Block, Inc. is a financial services platform and not an FDIC-insured bank. FDIC deposit insurance coverage only protects against the failure of an FDIC-insured deposit institution. If you have a Square Checking account, up to $250,000 of your balance may be covered by FDIC insurance on a pass-through basis through Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, subject to aggregation of the account holder’s funds held at Sutton Bank and if certain conditions have been met. Square Debit Card is issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Mastercard. See Terms and Conditions (https://squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/sqchecking-tos)
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Savings accounts are provided by Square Financial Services, Inc. Member FDIC. Accrue annual percentage yield (APY) of 1.00% per folder on folder balances over $10. APY subject to change, current as of 2/18/2025. No minimum deposit is required to open an account. Accounts will not be charged monthly fees. Accounts are FDIC insured up to $2,500,000. Pending balances are not subject to FDIC insurance.