Sage and Square announced a new partnership, focused on helping small businesses work smarter and save time, freeing them up to grow their businesses. The partnership allows Sage Accounting and Square's point of sale (POS) software to integrate, and it is now live in Canada, the UK and Ireland. It means customers using both products can do business and take payments anywhere – in-person, online or over the phone.

Sales data then flows seamlessly into Sage Accounting, keeping retailers' books up-to-date and accurate. For accountants managing small businesses' books, the integration makes it easier to see and easily access clients' latest financial data, with transactions synced into Sage Accounting daily. Key benefits of the Sage Accounting and Square POS integration for SMB customers: Taking the pain out of accounting: Seamlessly updating customers' books – all sales and payment transactions processed through Square POS will be reconciled automatically in Sage Accounting daily.

Processing sales anywhere, anytime: Combining Sage's software with the option to add easy-to-use POS hardware to support cashless selling, in-person, online or over the phone. Having visibility: Up-to-date, accurate visibility of a business' position, easily accessed. Enjoying an optimized customer experience: Ability to offer loyalty programs and delve into the data to understand customer behaviour.

Getting support, around the clock: Customers can access 24/7 support when using the integration, through a service provided by Amaka, a global leader in accounting integration and automation software, which powers the connection between Sage and Square.