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As a business owner, your iPhone is already your go-to tool for managing your calendar, sending emails, and communicating with your team. But what if your iPhone could do even more? What if it could transform into a sleek, on-the-go payment machine?
Helcim is thrilled to introduce Tap to Pay on iPhone, now available with the Helcim Point of Sale app. This innovative feature is perfect for merchants who need flexibility and want to save on equipment costs.
Accepting payments is easy.
With Tap to Pay on iPhone on your free Helcim Point of Sale app you can accept all types of contactless payments — from physical debit and credit cards to Apple Pay and other digital wallets.
Why choose Tap to Pay on iPhone for your business?
On-the-go payment solution: No more carrying around extra terminals or hardware. Whether you’re at a client’s home, a trade show, or at a job site, Tap to Pay on iPhone allows you to accept contactless payments using your iPhone.
Speedy checkout: Have long checkout queues? Take your payments to the sales floor with Tap to Pay on iPhone. Your customer simply needs to tap their credit, Apple Pay, or other digital wallets to make the payment.
Security: Tap to Pay on iPhone uses the built- in security and privacy features of iPhone to help protect your business and customer data. When a payment is processed, Apple doesn’t store card numbers on iPhone or on Apple servers. So merchants and customers can rest assured that their data stays theirs. Besides, when a payment is processed, Tap to Pay on iPhone is designed to prevent all photo, video, screenshot, and screen recording features from capturing a customer’s card number.
Perfect for businesses on the go.
Tap to Pay on iPhone is ideal for businesses that need a portable, compact, and affordable payment solution, such as:
Home services businesses: Plumbers, HVAC service providers, landscapers, and other professionals are always on the move. With Tap to Pay on iPhone, they can easily accept payments right at the customer’s location without needing extra equipment.
Health, beauty, and wellness: Hair stylists, mobile massage therapists, and similar small businesses can now offer their services anywhere without carrying clunky payment terminals.
Automotive: On-site service providers, tow services, and mobile detailers can get paid at job sites.
Retailers: Tap to Pay on iPhone is especially useful for small retailers at trade shows, markets, or events, where setting up a traditional POS system can be impractical. With Tap to Pay on iPhone, they can accept transactions conveniently with just an iPhone.
On-the-go businesses: Food trucks and businesses that are frequently on-the-go need the flexibility of Tap to Pay on iPhone to easily take payments without being restricted by old, clunky, point-of-sale systems.
How to enable Tap to Pay on iPhone in the Helcim Point-of-Sale app?
To enable Tap to Pay on iPhone, you will need:
- A Helcim merchant account
- The Helcim Point-of-Sale app (version 3.0 or later) installed on your iPhone.
- An iPhone XS or later, and running the latest iOS.
If you don’t have a Helcim account, you can easily get started here. The signup process takes just 5 minutes.
Once you have a Helcim merchant account and have downloaded the Helcim Point-of-Sale app, under your Merchant Account settings, select Tap to Pay on iPhone settings to enable this feature. Follow the detailed instructions to start accepting contactless payments on your phone.
Currently, Tap to Pay on iPhone is only available for US Helcim merchants. To know more about this feature head over to our website.
