Square is listed in the Finance category. Charges from Square may appear on bank statements under the descriptors shown on this page. Square is a payment processor used by small businesses, cafes and market stalls. The business name often appears alongside Square in the descriptor.
Square is a payment processor used by small businesses, cafes and market stalls. The business name often appears alongside Square in the descriptor. Entries commonly read SQ *<merchant> or SQUARE.
Category: Finance
This company may appear on your bank statement under one of these transaction descriptors:
If you see any of these codes on your statement, click the link above to find out more about that specific charge.
Square is listed in the Finance category. Square is a payment processor used by small businesses, cafes and market stalls. The business name often appears alongside Square in the descriptor. Entries commonly read SQ *<merchant> or SQUARE. It may appear on your bank statement under a shortened descriptor rather than its full name.
If this is a recurring payment you no longer want, log in to your Square account and cancel it in your account settings before the next billing date. If you recognise the merchant but have a question about the charge, contact Square directly using the details on this page. If you do not recognise this entry, contact your bank or card issuer and ask them to confirm the transaction and merchant details. Only you and your bank can confirm whether a payment was authorised.
Banks display a short "transaction descriptor" set by the merchant's payment processor, not the company's full trading name. This is why Square may appear as an abbreviation or code. The descriptor is usually the company's registered payment name, which can differ from the brand name you recognise.
A charge showing as SQ, SQ*, SQUARE, or a business name preceded by "SQ*" is a payment processed through Square, the card-processing platform owned by Block, Inc. Square is the processor in the middle. When a small business runs your card through a Square reader, sends a Square invoice, or uses a Square-powered checkout, your bank often shows Square's descriptor, usually with the seller's name after "SQ*".
Depending on the seller's setup and your bank's character limits, the descriptor may show the full business name, a shortened version, or just "SQ*" with little detail. Examples include independent and mobile sellers — food trucks, market stalls, salons, cafes, tradespeople, tutors, taxi services, and pop-up shops — who use a portable reader rather than a fixed till.
Square runs a free receipt-lookup tool at squareup.com/receipts: enter the transaction date, exact amount, and your card number and it returns the receipt with the seller's name and details. Check your email and texts for "Square" or "receipt," and think back to any small or in-person purchase around that date. Note that if you added a tip, a Square payment can briefly appear twice — a pre-tip authorisation that drops off, then the final total.
For a wrong amount or a problem with goods, contact the seller first — Square processes the payment, but the seller controls refunds. Square can't refund a seller's sale on your behalf.
If you can't identify the charge, your bank can confirm what it relates to.
For full details, user reviews, and contact information, visit https://www.detectmycharge.com/merchants/square