Square Payment Module for Zen Cart [Support Thread]

[edadk]

The upgrade instructions for the Square plugin contain 4 steps. After those 4 steps, is the upgrade complete or do I have to continue with the configuration options, or will those settings remain in place from the previous version?
thanks,
Ed

[DrByte]

The upgrade instructions for the Square plugin contain 4 steps. After those 4 steps, is the upgrade complete or do I have to continue with the configuration options, or will those settings remain in place from the previous version?
thanks,
Ed

In most circumstances the Square module will remember your prior settings without issue. (Unlike some other historical Zen Cart modules where advice was sometimes to click remove then reinstall and reconfigure all settings again .... that cycle shouldn't be necessary with the Square module.)

That said, you should review the module's settings in case new choices have been added.

[BeePud]

Hello,

I currently use SagePay (Opayo) to accept payments and then they send funds to my merchant bank (FDMS) to put funds in my business bank account (TSB). Obviously this means I pay a fee to Opayo and FDMS for each transaction, am I right in thinking that if I use Square they will take the card payment online and transfer money to my bank meaning only 1 fee per transaction (slightly higher fee but less hassle)? I am in the UK if this makes a difference. Thanks

[simon1066]

Hello,

I currently use SagePay (Opayo) to accept payments and then they send funds to my merchant bank (FDMS) to put funds in my business bank account (TSB). Obviously this means I pay a fee to Opayo and FDMS for each transaction, am I right in thinking that if I use Square they will take the card payment online and transfer money to my bank meaning only 1 fee per transaction (slightly higher fee but less hassle)? I am in the UK if this makes a difference. Thanks

That's right, one fee and transactions are transferred to your bank account the next day. UK fees have recently(ish) been reduced - 1.9% for online (API) sales with an EU card.

Edit: If you plan to go with Square, you could sign-up through this page, as Zen Cart will get a commission:

https://www.zen-cart.com/content.php...s-for-Zen-Cart

[BeePud]

Thats great - thank you so much.

I last question, their website says the 1.9% fee or 2.9% for non EU cards, but also mentions a 'tip' - from their website this looks like 30p is added per transaction - do I have that right or (hopefully) wrong?

I may need to sign up for a monthly £9 account anyway as I have my own zencart website and they say the no monthly fee one is only for a website with them

[DrByte]

Thats great - thank you so much.

I last question, their website says the 1.9% fee or 2.9% for non EU cards, but also mentions a 'tip' - from their website this looks like 30p is added per transaction - do I have that right or (hopefully) wrong?

I may need to sign up for a monthly £9 account anyway as I have my own zencart website and they say the no monthly fee one is only for a website with them

1. Their website lists their usual rates.
If you sign up through our referral link you usually get better rates, or at least have some leverage in asking for lower rates when you contact your account representative.

2. No, there's no monthly fee. You seem to have strayed into a part of their website that offers websites to accompany your payment account. When you're working with Zen Cart you already have the website and store, so you're not needing to create an online store inside Square's Weebly SiteBuilder service. They're completely unrelated despite sharing ownership.

[BeePud]

Fabulous - can you let me know the referal link please and i'll register through there instead?

Thank you for your help

Nickki