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Your phone is the card machine.

Tap to Pay turns your iPhone or Android phone into a credit card machine. Customers tap their card, phone or watch, and you get paid. Perfect for food trucks, markets and outdoor sales.

  • No extra hardware
  • iPhone & Android
  • Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay
  • Receipts by text or email
  • Tips
  • 0% with cash discount
Nerd Tacos · Sale #318$12.50Tip $2.00 · Total $14.50
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✓ Approved$14.50 · receipt sent by text
🚚 No card machine neededJust your phone
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Perfect for selling on the go

If you sell where there is no counter, your phone is all you need.

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Food trucks
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Farmers markets
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Fairs & festivals
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Pop-up shops
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Events & games
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Delivery
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Home services
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Street vendors

How it works

From setup to your first sale in four steps.

We set you up

Call us. We open your PosNerd Payments account and send you the Tap to Pay app.

Open the app

Sign in on your iPhone or Android phone. No card machine to buy or charge.

Enter the amount

Type the sale and add a tip if the customer wants to.

Customer taps

They tap a card, phone or watch on your phone. Approved, and the receipt goes by text or email.

Everything you need, right on your phone

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No extra hardware

Your phone reads the card. Nothing to plug in, pair or charge.

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iPhone & Android

Works on iPhone and on Android phones that can tap to pay.

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Cards, phones & watches

Contactless cards plus Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay.

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Receipts by text or email

Send the receipt right after the sale.

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Tips

Turn on tips so customers can add one before they pay.

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0% processing

Use our cash discount program on the go, too.

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Refunds & voids

Find the sale in your list and refund or void it from your phone.

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See every sale

Filter your sales by day, status and type.

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Close your day

Settle your sales from the app at the end of the day.

Total$14.50Tap or insert
Need chip or swipe?

Add a pocket card reader

Most customers tap. For the ones who want to insert a chip card or swipe, add a small Bluetooth card reader that pairs with your phone.

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Fits in your pocket

Small, wireless and made for selling on the go.

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Pairs with the same app

Tap, insert or swipe, all in one place.

What you need

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A phone that can tap to pay

A recent iPhone, or an Android phone with NFC. We check yours when we set you up.

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Internet

Wi-Fi or your phone's data connection.

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A PosNerd Payments account

We set it up with you. Next day funding is available.

Tap to Pay questions

Do I need a card machine?

No. Your phone takes the payment. Add a pocket card reader only if you want chip and swipe too.

Which phones work?

iPhone and Android phones that can tap to pay (NFC). Call us and we will check your phone.

Can customers pay with Apple Pay or their watch?

Yes. Contactless cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay, from a phone or a smartwatch.

Can I take tips?

Yes. Turn tips on and customers can add one before they pay.

Does 0% processing work with Tap to Pay?

Yes. Our cash discount program can be set up on your account.

How do customers get a receipt?

By text or email, right after the sale.

Turn your phone into a card machine.

Call us and we'll set you up with Tap to Pay. Perfect for food trucks, markets and outdoor sales.

  • No extra hardware
  • iPhone & Android
  • 0% with cash discount
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