1166 vs Square
The table separates verification strength, research completeness and provider outcomes. A difference matters only when both records describe compatible products, legal roles, periods and jurisdictions.
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An empty cell records an evidence limit. Confidence describes support for the record and should not be read as a service-quality result.
| Research dimension | 11166Open full article → | SSquareOpen full article → |
|---|---|---|
| Services | Banking, Business lending, Consumer lending | Banking, Consumer lending, Insurance, Payments, Payroll & benefits |
| Customer types | Not yet confirmed | SME, retailer, restaurant, service business |
| Access channels | Not yet confirmed | online, mobile, in person, API |
| Pricing disclosure | unknown | published |
| Regulatory record | National Credit Union Administration: active | State financial regulators and NMLS: active |
| Verification strength | 79/100 | 80/100 |
| Research completeness | 40/100 | 36/100 |
| Research freshness | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Regulatory standing | 88/1007 eligible fields Current permissions and restrictions are assessed separately from enforcement history. Registration confirms status, not service quality. | Pending v3 calculation |
| Financial resilience or backing | 15/1002 eligible fields Directionally comparable resilience measures within the provider's role, category, size and jurisdiction peer group. | Pending v3 calculation |
| Price and contract quality | Insufficient data0 eligible fields Comparable price and contract measures. Published terms alone do not establish good value. Comparable peer data is required for at least 2 measures; 0 eligible measures are present. | Pending v3 calculation |
| Customer outcomes | Insufficient data0 eligible fields Complaint volume is normalized by an exposure denominator and combined with handling measures. Complaints remain allegations, not findings. Comparable peer data is required for at least 2 measures; 0 eligible measures are present. | Pending v3 calculation |
| Operational reliability | Insufficient data0 eligible fields Comparable delivery, uptime, incident or processing measures within the same peer group. Comparable peer data is required for at least 2 measures; 0 eligible measures are present. | Pending v3 calculation |
| Transparency and governance | Insufficient data0 eligible fields Pricing, contract, ownership, complaint route, privacy and responsible entity disclosures are not yet complete enough to score. | Pending v3 calculation |
| Evidence confidence dimension | 82/10024 eligible fields Identity resolution, source trust, claim support and claim level freshness. | Pending v3 calculation |
| Identity factor | 36/1002 supporting fields Legal identity, official domain, contact evidence and verified entity roles. | 90/1002 supporting fields Official legal and brand disclosures support the identity record. |
| Regulation factor | 88/1007 supporting fields Current permissions and restrictions are assessed separately from enforcement history. Registration confirms status, not service quality. | 78/1001 supporting field Square acts as a payment facilitator for merchant payment services; other regulated services use separate entities and partners. |
| Evidence quality factor | 95/10024 supporting fields Supported claims, high trust evidence and independent source coverage. | 72/1004 supporting fields The profile uses current first party legal, service and availability disclosures. |
| Service evidence factor | 45/1002 supporting fields Whether the provider's claimed service is supported. Breadth is not rewarded. | 84/1001 supporting field Official pages support the listed service families. |
| Transparency factor | Not scored0 supporting fields Pricing, contract, ownership, complaint route, privacy and responsible entity disclosures are not yet complete enough to score. | 48/1002 supporting fields Legal roles and service scope are visible, while comparable total cost remains incomplete. |
| Evidence confidence | 99/100 | 80/100 |
| Last researched | 2026-07-19 | 2026-07-30 |
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