Take card payments from your phone
Ring up services and tip, then take a card, cash, a gift card or a QR code.
How it works
On Studio Rue's counter tablet, Balayage $180 and Deep Conditioning $35 come onto Renee's ticket, the 20% tip is chosen and the total rises to $258. The owner taps Charge, then Scan to pay. Renee scans the QR code with her own phone, the shop's pay page opens, and she pays $258 with her card. The tablet turns green with Paid, the receipt comes out, and it is emailed to Renee and saved to her history.
What it does
- Every way your clients pay
- Card, cash, gift card, a bank account when your Stripe account allows it, and Venmo, Zelle, Cash App or PayPal payments you log.
- A pay link with a QR code
- Show the QR on your screen, or text or email the link: the client pays on their own phone.
- Tips and split payments
- Preset tip percentages, and a sale paid part now and part later, with the balance kept on the client.
- Receipts and signatures
- Email the receipt, print it, and collect a signature on it at the counter or from a distance.
- The same account as your bookings
- The ticket opens with what the client booked, and the sale lands on their history, next to the reminders and the deposit. One app, one bill.
- A surcharge where it's allowed
- An optional surcharge on credit cards, only in the states that allow one.
What it doesn’t do
There's no hardware: cards aren't tapped or swiped. The card is typed into the payment form, or the client pays with a QR code or a link on their own phone. Apple Pay and Google Pay aren't part of checkout. Card payments run through Stripe, so you finish Stripe's account setup before your first charge.
Questions
How do I take card payments on my phone without buying a machine?
Open VantaPay's checkout in your phone's browser, ring up the sale, and either type the client's card into the payment form or show them a QR code so they pay on their own phone. There's no hardware to buy: cards are typed in or paid on the client's phone, not tapped or swiped.
Can I use VantaPay as the POS for my salon or barbershop?
Yes. Checkout pulls the client's booked services onto the ticket, adds the tip, takes a card, cash or a gift card, and sends the receipt. It's the same account as your bookings, so the sale shows on the client's history.
How do I take a credit card payment over the phone?
Type the card into checkout while the client reads it to you, or text them a pay link so they enter it themselves.
What does it cost?
Checkout comes with every VantaPay plan, starting with the Solo plan ($14.99 a month). Card payments typed in or paid by link cost 3.69% + 30¢ each, through Stripe. There's no setup fee.
Your next sale gets rung up on one screen, and the receipt sends itself.
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