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Square Brings Managerbot to More Sellers, Giving Main Street an Intelligent Business Agent
DISTRIBUTED-WORKFORCE/OAKLAND, Calif., April 28, 2026--Square today opened Managerbot, an intelligent business agent built into Square Dashboard, to a broader group of sellers in open beta. Managerbot is the next evolution of Square AI: instead of simply answering questions or assisting with single workflows, Managerbot provides sellers with a powerful, proactive tool that monitors operations, surfaces insights, automates routine tasks, and protects the seller’s business.
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