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Squire

Can a barbershop scheduling app become the financial operating system for the underbanked barber economy?

HQNew York, NY
FoundersSonge LaRon, Dave Salvant
IndustryVertical SaaS / Barbershops
The story

Squire is a vertical SaaS platform built for barbershops, evolving from a booking/POS tool into an end-to-end financial OS for barbers. Major embedded-finance milestones include the 2021 Gusto Embedded payroll launch and a Bond-powered banking + instant-payout product for unbanked/underbanked barbers.

Last 12 months
Product timeline
2021
Partnered with Gusto Embedded Payroll to integrate payroll into the barbershop platform.· payroll
2022
Launched instant payouts and debit card program for barbers via Bond Financial Technologies.· banking
The stack
Payments / PSP
Squire Payments (self-operated)
Banking / BaaS
Bond Financial Technologies (now Atelio by FIS)
Card issuing
Bond Financial Technologies (now Atelio by FIS)
Payroll
Gusto Embedded
Accounting gap: significant