Square for markets, events and mobile services
Whether you sell at Jean-Talon Market, at a festival or in the customer's home, you take payments with your phone, a pocket Reader or a battery-powered Terminal. No fees when you are not selling.
+1.5% for cards issued outside Canada. No monthly minimum.
Short season, year-round fees
Square charges nothing in months with no sales: no subscription, no monthly minimum.
Flaky connection at an outdoor site
Square POS offline mode lets you accept certain card payments without a network and process them when the connection returns (conditions and risks set by Square).
Receipts and inventory by hand
Receipts by text or email, inventory decremented automatically, end-of-day report ready for your books.
What you get
- Tap to Pay on iPhone and Tap to Pay on Android: no hardware needed
- Square Reader at $69 for chip and contactless
- Battery-powered Square Terminal to print receipts
- Square Invoices for deposits and special orders
- Payment links and QR codes to share
- Reports by location or by event
Recommended hardware
Frequently asked questions
How much does Square cost if I only sell in summer?
Nothing beyond per-transaction fees. There is no subscription and no monthly minimum on the free account.
Can I take payments without cell service?
Square POS offers an offline payments mode for card payments, subject to conditions (amount, reconnection window). We enable it and walk you through the rules.
Ready to open your Square account?
Sign up online in minutes with our reseller link (support is included automatically). Or leave your details and we will call you back.