One device, not three
Card reader, receipt printer and screen in a single unit. No separate printer cable, no reader that needs pairing every morning, nothing extra to find space for on the counter.
Card machine
Square Terminal
The all-in-one card machine. Takes the payment and prints the receipt in one device, with nothing to pair and nothing to charge separately.
What it actually does.
Goes where the service goes
It runs on Wi-Fi or mobile data and holds a charge through a shift, so it can leave the counter for table service, a market pitch or a customer's doorstep.
Keeps taking payment offline
If the internet drops it carries on, and uploads once you reconnect. Worth understanding the limits of before you rely on it, which is a conversation we have on every install.
Chip, PIN and contactless built in
Including Apple Pay and Google Pay, with no separate contactless reader.
Specification
The facts.
- All-in-one: screen, card reader and receipt printer
- Wi-Fi and mobile data
- Battery powered, charges on a dock or by cable
- Chip and PIN, contactless, Apple Pay, Google Pay
- Offline mode with later upload
- Works with Square Point of Sale and the trade apps
Where it fits
Businesses we put this in.
When it is the wrong answer
It is not a till. If you need a product catalogue, stock counts or a kitchen ticket, the Terminal on its own will frustrate you inside a month — that is a Stand or a Register job. We will say so rather than sell you the cheaper box.
Questions
Square Terminal, answered.
Is the Terminal enough on its own?
For a lot of businesses, yes. Trades, salons, market stalls and small takeaways often need nothing else. If your menu has options or your kitchen needs the order, you want a till alongside it.
Does it need Wi-Fi?
No. It works on mobile data, which is why it suits vans and market pitches. We test the signal where you actually trade before we leave.
Can two staff take payment at once?
Yes, with a second device. On a busy bar that is usually the difference between one queue and two.
Not sure this is the one?
Tell us how you trade and we will tell you which of these we would actually fit, even if it is the cheaper one.
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