[September 20, 2018] |
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Square Announces Solutions Partner Program
Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) today announced the Square Solutions Partner
Program to better connect sellers of all sizes with best in class
partners that can build solutions specific to a business's needs. Square
small business owners who are just getting started, as well as large
scale sellers with complex needs, will be able to easily identify Square
approved agencies, resellers, or systems integrators. Starting today,
these agencies can apply
to become a part of the Square Solutions Partner Program.
Approved companies that join the Solutions Partner Program are eligible
to receive early access to beta products, specialized account
management, and additional financial benefits. Partners will also be
able to offer their clients all the great benefits that come with using
Square, including a superior commerce experience with PCI (News - Alert) compliance,
dispute management, and simple, fair, and transparent rates.
Square Global Partnerships Lead, Pankaj Bengani, announced the
new program today at Square's annual Partners Squared Summit in San
Francisco saying, "The App Marketplace now boasts hundreds of partners
that help boost productivity and sales, but growing Square sellers often
seek a partner to build custom solutions for their business. The
Solutions Partner Program doubles down on our commitment to build a
strong partnership platform. Now, sellers will have access to approved
Square Solutions Partners that can help them build innovative solutions;
and agencies, resellers, and systems integrators will have access to the
millions of Square sellers who need the industry's best on their team to
grow and scale their businesses in new ways."
Solutions partners can be a critical piece of a business's growth by
creating new revenue streams and custom integrations for storefronts,
restaurants, or online stores. To date, Square Solutions Partners have
enabled sellrs to launch customized kiosks, creative mobile checkout
experiences, and deep integrations with third-party inventory and
e-commerce stores. Additionally, solutions partners help sellers win new
business, increase efficiency, and invent new ways to bring Square's
seamless checkout flow to life.
The program already includes more than 75 certified Square Solutions
Partners across three categories:
Mobile and Web Agencies These agencies help businesses
develop unique online and mobile commerce experiences through a variety
of platform integrations. Whether they are using e-commerce platforms
like Magento, BigCommerce, and WooCommerce, or are creating new checkout
experiences through kiosks and mobile devices, sellers can now more
effectively run their business and service their customers.
Systems Integrators These partners simplify the critical
back-end of a scaling business by connecting Square-powered points of
sale with their ERP, OMS, and CMS solutions. By enabling sellers to sync
sales, customer information, and inventory data using APIs or pre-built
integrations, Systems Integrators help manage all aspects of a
business's operations.
Resellers The reseller program is designed for partners that
work with clients to identify, recommend, and implement the right point
of sale hardware and software to help sellers of all sizes scale and run
their business.
"We were tasked with reinventing the in-store guest experience at Shake
Shack's new innovation store in New York City, and created a
self-service kiosk with quick and easy payments powered by Square," said
Brett Spiegel, director of strategy at mobile development agency, Fuzz.
"The effortless payment flow was a component of success for this new
ordering channel, which was well-received by hungry customers and the
client. Leveraging Square's payment technology, we've been able to
expand to several new restaurant brands, including Next Level Burger."
"The founders of Silk Road Teas wanted to sync their online and offline
payments and they specifically asked us to switch their e-commerce
payment processing to Square. More importantly, they wanted peace of
mind that their online sales were secure and backed with fraud
prevention," said David Weinfeld from Third Arm Marketing. "With
just a few clicks, we connected their customized BigCommerce site to
Square and helped them reach new tea aficionados around the world with
an easy checkout flow, PCI compliance and secure payments. We're excited
to bring this level of simplicity and security to more small businesses
looking for a solution to sell online."
"Our goal was to simplify the extensive data and cumbersome checkout
flow across 40 global locations of David Leadbetter Golf Academy," said
Steven Airoldi, General Manager of Vision33. "By connecting their
SAP (News - Alert) Business One data to Square, we gave them a simplified dashboard of
sales, inventory and customer information across all academies. We also
took their checkout flow from 12 manual steps to two taps on an iPad,
making it easier to process a sale in the golf shop, on the green, and
everywhere in between."
About Square, Inc.
Square, Inc. (NYSE:SQ) creates tools that help sellers start, run, and
grow their businesses. Square enables sellers to accept card payments
and also provides reporting and analytics, next-day settlement, and
chargeback protection. Square's point-of-sale software and other
business services help sellers manage inventory, locations, and
employees; access financing; engage buyers; build a website or online
store; and grow sales. The Cash App is an easy way to send, spend, and
receive money, and Caviar is a food-ordering platform. Square was
founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in
the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Ireland, and the UK.
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