I'm glad this post got initiated, I'm interested too. So how does this work on financial side? As part of squarespace setup you set up a bank account for customer payment? Do funds flow direct or through squarespace (for a fee)? Are transactions held until seller confirms goods received? If someone says I want to use my credit card vs bank card can either be accommodated? Does it check for scammers right there on the spot? Sorry I should just do some reading myself but thought I'd ask.
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Note that Square and Squarespace are not the same company.
My Square account was dead easy to set-up. I ordered the Square card scanner thing, I think it was $60 delivered.
Once it arrived I connected it via Bluetooth to my phone and used the Square app to set up deposits to my bank account. I can accept debit and credit and I do not need a merchant account.
The fee structure is here: https://squareup.com/help/ca/en/article/5068-what-are-square-s-fees
2.65% per card present transaction,
2.9% + 30 cents per paid Square Invoice and Square Online sale,
3.4% + 15 cents per manually entered transaction and $0.10 for Interac chip & PIN, or tap sales."
They have a good article on protecting yourself from fraud: https://squareup.com/help/ca/en/article/6159-protect-yourself-from-scams-and-fraud