Introducing Square AI: helping small businesses in the UK turn their instincts into confident decisions

Introducing Square AI: helping small businesses in the UK turn their instincts into confident decisions

By Business Wire
Publication Date: 2026-02-10 09:00:00

Square AI is a conversational assistant that transforms everyday business data into clear, actionable insights. (Graphic: Square)
Square AI can help operators consider local events and conditions in their daily decisions. (Graphic: Square)
Square AI can help operators consider local events and conditions in their daily decisions. (Graphic: Square)
Square AI shows sales trends instantly without having to wade through reports. (Graphic: Square)
Square AI shows sales trends instantly without having to wade through reports. (Graphic: Square)

New research shows that many small businesses in the UK are still not reaping the full benefits of AI, despite significant gains in confidence and productivity and some time ago. Square AI aims to close this gap.

LONDON, 10 February 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Square today announced the UK launch of Square AI, a free, conversational AI assistant built directly into the Square platform designed to help businesses of all sizes make clearer, faster decisions based on their own business data.

The launch follows new research commissioned by Square, which shows that while more than half (53%) of UK SMEs have deployed AI in their business, only 30% use it regularly….