Using Square for your pet business
Square is a popular payment processor for Australian small businesses. It works alongside Petboost as an external payment method.
Quick Facts
Card-present rate
1.6%
Settlement
Next business day
Contracts
No lock-in, no early termination
Hardware
~$65
Square with and without Petboost
With Petboost
Use Square for walk-ins
Accept walk-in payments on your Square terminal while using Petboost + Stripe for all booked appointments.
Record in Petboost
Mark appointments as "paid externally" so your booking records stay complete even when payment goes through Square.
Keep Stripe for automation
Auto-charging, pre-authorisation, and Xero Bank Feeds only work through Stripe. Square payments require manual reconciliation.
Without Petboost
No link between payment and booking
Square processes the payment but does not know which appointment, service, or pet it was for. You match them manually.
Manual invoicing
You create invoices separately in Word, Canva, or your accounting software. No auto-generation from booking data.
No pre-authorisation
Square does not validate cards before the appointment. No-shows and declined cards are discovered at checkout.
Separate reconciliation
Square deposits appear in your bank as lump sums. Matching each deposit to specific clients and services is manual work.
No business intelligence
Revenue by service type, by staff member, rebooking rates, and average client spend are not available when payments are separate from bookings.
Why connect payments to your bookings?
When payments live inside your booking system, every dollar tells a story. Standalone terminals create data silos.
Trace to appointment, staff, service, and client
Every transaction automatically links to the appointment, the staff member who delivered the service, and the client and pet it was for. No manual tagging.
Auto-generated invoices with ABN and GST
Professional PDF invoices created the moment a payment is recorded. Your logo, your ABN, itemised GST. Sent to the client automatically.
Xero Bank Feeds
Stripe connects directly to Xero. Every transaction appears pre-labelled and reconciliation-ready. Zero manual data entry for your accountant.
Revenue reports by service, staff, day, and client
See revenue broken down by service type, by staff member, by day of the week, and by individual client. Average spend, rebooking rates, and trends at a glance.
Square + Petboost FAQ
See how Petboost + Stripe works
Integrated payments that connect every transaction to your bookings, staff, and clients. No data silos, no manual reconciliation.
Learn more about Stripe + Petboost