GiveWP Square Gateway

Description

Square gateway processes donations in GiveWP via credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover), connecting your WordPress site directly to the Square account and syncing each transaction in the processor’s dashboard. As a dedicated payment integration, the addon adds Square to GiveWP’s gateway list, allowing nonprofit organizations to receive contributions using the same infrastructure as physical point-of-sale terminals and card readers.

Main Features

• Major card acceptance
  Processes payments with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover directly on GiveWP forms.
• Direct connection to the Square account
  Links the site to the merchant’s existing account using Square API credentials.
• Synchronization in the Square dashboard
  Records each completed donation in the Square dashboard alongside in-person sales from the same account.
• Secure card data capture
  Collects information through fields hosted by Square, without storing sensitive data on the WordPress server.
• Setup through the GiveWP admin
  Enables Square alongside other gateways via the payment settings screen of the core plugin.

Benefits of the Square Gateway

• Payment channel unification
  Centralizes physical sales and online donations in the same processor account.
• Simplified card compliance
  Reduces exposure to PCI requirements by delegating capture to Square.
• Facilitated accounting reconciliation
  Gathers transactions in a single dashboard, speeding up revenue verification.
• Use of an existing account
  Reuses merchant registration already operating Square in person.

Who Is It For?

• NGOs and nonprofit institutions already using Square at physical locations.
• Churches and religious organizations collecting tithes and offerings through the site.
• Charity campaigns and events that need to centralize online and in-person donations with the same processor.

For fundraising entities already using Square at card readers or physical stores, this addon eliminates duplicate accounts by reusing credentials and reports from the same processor. The choice suits NGOs with hybrid fundraising, charity events, and religious institutions, where standardizing transaction sources simplifies accounting audits and reporting to fiscal boards.

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