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Make sales simple with Tap to Pay

Using your iPhone or Android, you can take contactless card payments from your customers in a single tap.

This guide shows you how it works.

Take customers' payments

Take customers' payments

If your app is updated to the latest version, you'll already have access to Tap to Pay.

  1. Tap Sales > Take a payment

  2. Enter the amount you'd like to charge and tap Tap to Pay

  3. Ask your customer to tap their card on your device

Tap to Pay works with all major card types, such as Mastercard, Visa and American Express.

Trouble taking payments with iPhone?

If your device has enabled developer mode, it won't be able to use Tap to Pay. Just disable developer mode and restart your device to fix this.

Trouble taking payments with Android?

Ensure you're using an Android phone with Android 12 or above, your transaction amount is below £1 or above £5,000, and that you have NFC turned on your device.

To switch on NFC:

  1. Tap Settings > Connections

  2. Connected devices or Network & internet

  3. Open NFC (often under Connection preferences) > switch it on

Share a receipt

When a payment is successful, you'll see a share receipt icon in the app.

Tap it to share by text message, email, Instagram or WhatsApp - or tap Copy Link to paste it anywhere else.

Make a refund

  1. Tap Sales > Activity > Settlements

  2. Select the transaction and tap Refund This Payment

  3. This will be processed in 14 business days

 
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Pay As You Go

Monthly fee (+VAT)

£12.99

£12.99

£0

£0

First 3 transactions (up to £100)

£0

£0

£0

£0

Tap to Pay on iPhone transaction fee*

0.79% + 9p

0.79% + 9p

1.5% + 11p

1.5% + 11p

Tap to Pay on Android transaction fee*

0.79% + 9p

0.79% + 9p

1.5% + 11p

1.5% + 11p

Next day settlement boost

£2.99 + VAT per month

£2.99 + VAT per month