Square, a small business banking platform, reports disruptions with several services

8 Sep 2023

(Sources from Gray News) - Square, a financial platform focused on assisting small businesses with their banking needs, is currently probing into a disturbance that occurred in their banking services on Thursday, leading to an unpleasant experience for their customers.

Block Inc., the creator of the financial services platform, experienced difficulties with their services in the early hours of Thursday.

Based on the platform's official site, engineers have documented interferences that are affecting Square Time Cards, Square Stands and Readers, Data Centers, and various other Square services.

Square also addressed the worries of its customers regarding X, stating, "We are presently facing difficulties with various Square services. We comprehend the significance of ensuring that our services are operational for your business, and we are currently engaged in efforts to rectify the situation. As we acquire further information, we will provide you with updates on http://issquareup.com."

Several Square customers and businesses commented on the post, expressing their inability to carry out transactions and claiming that the disruption has significantly affected them over a span of hours.

On Thursday night, the platform shared that engineers are still striving to find the fundamental reason behind this ongoing disturbance.

"We understand that this interruption is affecting numerous businesses currently," the platform also expressed. "We have competent individuals working to address this issue, and we are completely dedicated to resolving it at the earliest possible time."