Square

Overview

Square is is a financial services, merchant services aggregator, and mobile payment company based in San Francisco, California that makes credit card processing simple. The company markets several software and hardware payments products. Square offers PCI-compliant products with no setup or monthly fees with security, fraud prevention and dispute assistance. HostBill supports Square payment gateway for collecting payments out of the box.

Activating the module

In order to activate the module login to your HostBill admin panel, go to Settings → Modules → Payment Modules, choose Square gateway and click Activate.

Module configuration

Once the payment gateway is activated you need to configure it.

Please see external articles on how to setup:

Then proceed to filling in all other configuration fields:

Application ID
Access Token:
Location ID

All required information can be obtained once you login to your Square developer panel:

Login to your Square Dashboard.
Click on App → Manage App
Copy "Aplication ID" and "Personal Access Token".

Then select the Locations tab and copy the "Location ID":

FAQ

Question: I've enabled the module but it does not display in my client portal.
Answer: This module does not support the currency you attempt to display it in, please use background currency conversion.