Squareup Reduces In-Person Processing Fee for Square Plus to 2.5% + 15¢
What happened
Between the Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026 captures of Squareup's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Square Plus in-person processing fee decreased from 2.6% + 15¢ to 2.5% + 15¢. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 11, 2026) lists Square Plus at $49 and Square Premium at $149.
Squareup's previous recorded change was "Squareup Democratizes Customer Accounts by Moving Feature to Free Plan, Removes In-House Delivery Fee Waiver from Premium Plan" (Q1 2025). Before that Pulse recorded "Squareup Removes PayPal Payment Acceptance from Plus and Premium Plans" (Q3 2024). Squareup has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Stripe also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Square Plus · PriceChanged2.6% + 15¢2.5% + 15¢
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square Plus | Price | 2.6% + 15¢ | 2.5% + 15¢ | Changed |
Values as written on Squareup's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Squareup's pricing page (squareup.com) from Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "2.6% + 15¢" becomes "2.5% + 15¢".
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Squareup, pricing history
Full history- Apr 3, 2026packagingSquareup Hides Online Processing Fees From Plan Pricing Cards
- Jan 12, 2026decreaseSquareup Reduces In-Person Processing Fee for Square Plus to 2.5% + 15¢ · this change
- Q1 2025packagingSquareup Democratizes Customer Accounts by Moving Feature to Free Plan, Removes In-House Delivery Fee Waiver from Premium Plan
- Q3 2024packagingSquareup Removes PayPal Payment Acceptance from Plus and Premium Plans
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- StripeJan 12Stripe Simplifies Climate Orders Pricing to Single 3% Rate, Removes Climate Commitments Add-On
- StripeJan 12Stripe Introduces Dispute Prevention Tools with Visa and Mastercard Integration for Enhanced Chargeback Management
- StripeJan 12Stripe Expands Tax Collection to 90+ Countries, Enhances Global Compliance and Revenue Opportunities
- StripeJan 12Stripe Introduces New Instant Bank Payments Pricing Tier at 2.6% + 30¢ per Charge, Separate from Card Payments
- StripeJan 12Stripe Increases Instant Payouts Fee from 1% to 1.5% Effective June 1, 2024
Questions about this change
Did Squareup raise prices in January 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026 Squareup's pricing page showed 1 price cut: Square Plus: 2.6% + 15¢ → 2.5% + 15¢ (changed).
What changed on Squareup's pricing page between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026?
Square Plus price: 2.6% + 15¢ → 2.5% + 15¢, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Squareup change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Squareup in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Squareup Democratizes Customer Accounts by Moving Feature to Free Plan, Removes In-House Delivery Fee Waiver from Premium Plan" in Q1 2025; Squareup has been tracked since 2024-10-01.