Help your audience and yourself with the Square Affiliate Program.
Highlights of our affiliate program.
Join our affiliate program and benefit from telling your audience about the different ways Square can help them start, run, and grow their business.
Square payments
$8 per new activation, plus a $16 bonus when an activation starts taking payments within 30 days.
Square Hardware
Earn a bonus when an activation starts taking payments using Square Hardware within 45 days of sign-up ($5 for first transaction using Square Reader for magstripe, $17 for transaction using Square Reader for contactless and chip, $64 for transaction using Square Terminal, $108 for transaction using Square Stand, $163 for transaction using Square Register).
Square Payroll
$5 per new sign-up, plus a $37 bonus when they make their first pay run within 45 days.
Square for Retail
$5 per new sign-up, plus a $233 bonus when an activation processes their first transaction using Square for Retail within 45 days of signup.
Square Appointments
$5 per new sign-up, plus a $12 bonus when an activation processes their first transaction using Square Appointments within 45 days of signup.
Square for Restaurants
$5 per new sign-up, plus a $166 bonus when an activation processes their first transaction using Square for Restaurants within 45 days of signup.
Square Invoices
$5 per new sign-up, plus a $7 bonus if an activation starts taking payments using Square Invoices within 45 days.
Square Point of Sale
$5 per new sign-up, plus a $25 bonus when an activation starts taking payments within 45 days of signup.
Square Virtual Terminal
$5 per new sign-up, plus a $28 bonus when an activation starts taking payments using Square Virtual Terminal within 45 days of signup.
Square Online
You need to apply separately for the Square Online affiliate program. Please see further details and program offerings here.
FAQ
The Affiliate Program is a service that allows participating websites to earn commission on activations and select sales referred to Square using specially tracked links. We provide you with custom links and banners that you can post on your website. Then when a visitor you’ve referred to us converts, we’ll keep track and give you a commission on the event.
Yes, you need to apply separately for the Square Online affiliate program. Please see further details and program offerings here.
We accept almost all types of websites that are relevant to our products and do not contain objectionable or offensive materials. Please be aware that Square prohibits use of its payments services for select industries. Refer to Section 1.3 of Square’s Payment Terms for a complete list of Prohibited Industries. We welcome all applications but reserve the right to refuse membership or revoke a membership at any time at our sole discretion.
There are no fees associated with the Square Affiliate Program. It is completely free to participate.
Yes. We accept affiliates from anywhere in the world, as long as the network supports your country of residence. Please keep in mind that all commission payments will be made in U.S. dollars.
No. You should apply once, list all your websites on your application, and advertise Square on any of them once you are approved.
There is no minimum sales level required to remain in the program, but you will not receive a commission check until you earn $50 in commission.
Yes. Contact us—we’re always happy to help you with your affiliate efforts.
All of the content on the Square website is protected by copyright. You may only use images that have been provided for affiliate use within the network portal. If you have a special circumstance that requires the use of any photos, product images, or content not included in the network portal, please contact us for written approval prior to the content’s use. In some instances, custom creative may be available upon request.
Check out our General Affiliate Marketing for Beginners Overview for definitions and answers to basic questions.
Yes, we are committed to making our affiliates successful and our program manager is available to help. Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
If a visitor comes to our website from your website but doesn’t convert on that visit, you can still earn commission on sales from that customer if they return and activate within 30 days. This works even if they navigate directly to the website on a return visit as long as they haven’t deleted their cookies.
Commissions, Account Info, and Reporting
Impact tracks a cookie that is automatically applied to the computer of a person who clicks a banner or text link that has your account ID number embedded within it. Each banner or link that you create is specifically tagged with your Impact ID number, letting us know that you deserve commission on the activations/sales you send our way. You can access all of these banners and links by logging in to your Impact Account and choosing from any of the banners or simple text links available.
Impact will pay your monthly commission by either check or direct deposit around the 15th of the following month. Your account needs to have a balance of $50 or more before the end of the month in order to receive a payment. Otherwise, it will continue to roll forward into the next month until the $50 minimum is reached and we can issue a payment.
If a visitor comes to our website from your website but doesn’t convert on that visit, you can still earn commission on sales from that customer if they return and activate within 45 days. This works even if they navigate directly to the website on a return visit as long as they haven’t deleted their cookies.
Select events and product purchases are eligible for commission currently. This is subject to change over time. Please reach out to the dedicated program manager for further detail on current billable events.
Transactions and sales will remain as “pending” until the 15th of the following month to allow us to review and either approve or reject based on the validity of the account activation and/or hardware sale. Reasons for rejected transactions/sales can include but are not limited to: customers returning a product for a refund, invalid account information at sign-up, duplicate tracking, fraudulent sign-ups and/or activations, activations that violate Square’s Terms of Service, or if credit card charges are reversed due to a dispute or credit card fraud.