TL;DR. Square is a great POS — in the US. For Vietnam, the lack of native HĐĐT support, no Zalo Mini App, and no GrabFood/ShopeeFood integration force teams to bolt on third parties. LOOP ships these natively.

LOOP vs Square — Restaurant POS for Southeast Asia

Last updated: 2026-05-09

Bottom line. For a Vietnamese F&B chain, Square is the wrong tool: every local requirement becomes a custom integration. LOOP delivers HĐĐT, Zalo and aggregator support out of the box.

Frequently asked

Does Square work in Vietnam at all?
Square does not officially launch payments in Vietnam, so card processing must be handled separately. LOOP ships with local payment partners pre-integrated.