Square Expands and Diversifies Its Credit Business

Square (SQ) is gearing up to report its third-quarter results after it recently expanded its credit business by adding consumer lending. Through a program known as Square Installments, the company lets people take out loans of up to $10,000 to finance purchases with Square merchants, meaning businesses that use Square products, such as payment card readers and invoicing software. Square’s consumer loans are payable in fixed monthly installments of up to a year and attract interest of up to 24%.