Hey there @Skiptracer.. I think you might be jumping to unwarranted conclusions here, re: Square's alleged theft. A few facts might be in order here.
Based on your screen name, I assume you are involved in skip tracing. If that is the case, then more than a few of your business activities fall into Square's list of unsupported activities. Square is restricted -- by the card brands and by law -- from processing transactions for companies that are involved with debt collection activities, identity theft, credit protection, for example. So even if those are only part of your business, even one of them would mean Square would not be allowed to process your transactions. And if Square later determined you fall into one of these prohibited categories, they would then be required (again by law) to suspend your account and hold funds. If Square doesn't do this, then they could lose the privileges for all sellers who use Square.
More than likely, it wasn't Square who initiated this suspension, but rather one of the card networks. They are constantly monitoring transactions Square sends to them and when they see something they don't like, they immediately notify Square who is required by its contact with them to comply pending investigation.
You should have received email notices that something was going on. Those emails would have told you how to proceed. If you don't see them, check your junk/spam box.
Lastly, if my interpretation of your screen name here is off base, feel free to explain what your business is. I might be able to help you. But, if I am right, even PayPal won't be able to help you. You would need to get your own merchant account with a bank. All card processors like Square are under exactly the same restrictions.
Chip A.
Square Expert & Innovator and member of the Square Champions group. (But NOT a Square employee, just a seller like you)
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