At QloApps, we understand the importance of providing a seamless and secure payment experience for your hotel booking website. That’s why we’re excited to introduce the QloApps Square Payment Gateway, a robust and reliable solution that simplifies the checkout process for your customers.

                   

• Multiple Payment Options: Accept payments via credit cards and debit cards
• Card Support: Supports major cards including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, JCB, and UnionPay International.
• Postal Code Requirement: Requires postal code for cards issued in the UK, US, or Canada.
• Refund Management: Effortlessly handle both partial and full refunds for transactions.

Installing the QloApps Square Payment Gateway is a straightforward process. Here’s a step-by-step guide:

1. Go to the “Module and Services” tab.
2. Click on “Add New Module”.

3. Click on “Choose a file” and upload the zip file of the module.

4. Once the installation is finished, it will confirm that it was successful, followed by a display of the installed module below.
   
   

Once installed, you can configure the QloApps Square Payment Gateway by following these steps:

Click on the “Configure” button to access the configuration page.

Switches between production and sandbox modes for testing and production purposes. Production mode is for actual transactions, while sandbox mode is for testing and development.

Enter your Square API test application ID, obtained from your Square account, to enable transactions.

An API test access token will be provided for authenticating and securing transactions.

To get the API keys, the admin needs to have an account at https://squareup.com/us/en

After that login to your account from 

Enter your login credentials

After logging in click on “Developer Dashboard”.

Now click on the “+” sign

Enter your application name and agree to the terms and conditions then click next.

After clicking on the next button select the “Accept Payments” option.

Then for the audience choose the “A company” option and click on Complete.

Your application ID and Access token are now generated.

These were for the sandbox mode, you can generate the same way for the production mode

The admin needs sandbox keys for testing purposes and the production keys for the live site.

When you configure the QloApps Square Payment Gateway correctly, your customers can pay using the Square Payment Gateway on the checkout page. Here’s how it works:

On the checkout page, customers can select the Square payment option and fill in their card details to proceed.

Once the payment is processed, the customer will be redirected to the order confirmation page.

After installation, the Square Payment Gateway adds a new tab “Square Transactions” to your QloApps dashboard. 

Here, you can view the list of all bookings done through the Square payment gateway. 

Using the Square Payment Gateway, you can easily manage the refund process of your customers. Here’s how:

1. Go to the “Square Transactions” page and select the transaction you want to refund.
2. Click on the “Refund” button to initiate the refund process.
3. Choose the refund type: full refund or partial refund.
4. Enter a remark for the refund.

5. Once you’ve processed the refund, a record for that refund will be created on the “Square Transactions” page.

“I hope this user guide for the QloApps Square payment Gateway will simplify the setup and usage process of the addon for you.”

If you need a free tool to manage your property, QloApps is a perfect fit.

QloApps provides a range of features to streamline your hotel operations, including:

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Channel Manager

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To get started, download QloApps and add your property.

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Blog version– V1.0.0

Framework version– QloApps 1.6.0