Why is Square asking for more and more personal information?

[Mike101]

Concern about personal information??

[VanKalkerFarms]

your question is vague as I don't know what you are referring to, but Square needs different levels of customer identification depending on what kind of account you have (Square Cash, or Square POS) and how many transactions or credit card volume you have.  There are federal regulations on maintaining User identification on accounts.  The patriot act, for example, requires credit card processors to collect and verify SSN of all applicants to avoid money laundering and other issues.

[Seamus]

Hey @Mike101,

Thanks for getting in touch.

Square in Australia will request personal and transactional information for similar reasons as to the US, Canada and other countries we operate in - generally for regulatory compliance and transaction security reasons.  While we don't have specific insight into your case and are not able to discuss private account information in a public forum, you can get in touch with our support team on 1800 760 137 - they'll be able to chat with you further about your account.

You can read a bit more about why we request this info here.