Square Launches Square Banking Targeted at Small Businesses
Financial services and digital payments company Square launched Square Banking, a suite of financial products purpose-built to help small business owners manage their cash flow, the company announced.
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The new service combines a checking account, savings accounts, debit cards and loans and follows Square’s industrial bank, Square Financial Services, which began operations in March, according to a statement.
“Small businesses are the heartbeat of our communities and our economy. From our earliest days, Square has focused on building easy-to-use tools and services to empower entrepreneurs to succeed on their own terms,” Christina Riechers, Square Banking’s Head of Product, said in a statement. “Historically, small businesses have had to contend with numerous hurdles while trying to access vital financial services that are often readily available to larger companies. With Square Banking, we’ve reimagined the financial system for small business owners with their cash flow needs at the center.
“We’re introducing fair, accessible financial services that connect directly with our sellers’ payments, helping them unlock instant access to their sales, automate their savings, and receive personalized financing offerings.”
Square Savings accounts have an annual percentage yield (APY) of 0.50% but that will only apply until December 31, 2021.
Square Checking will provide routing numbers, has no account minimums, overdraft fees or recurring fees.
As for Square Loans, it will increase access to credit “with proactive loan offers that are uniquely tailored to their business needs and can be automatically repaid through a percentage of their daily Square sales,” according to the statement.
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