AskIdealware: Processing Credit Cards by Smartphone

By Kyle Andrei, September 15, 2011

Collecting credit card payments in the field used to be a lot more challenging than it is now. Amazingly, most of us already have the technology we need right in our pockets. In this AskIdealware video, Kyle Andrei tells you how to process payments by smartphone.  

To learn how to use other tools to accomplish this, or to learn more about this one, read our free article, A Few Good Methods for Processing Credit Cards.

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All smartphone solutions are not equal

by Madeleine Austin (not verified) - 2011-09-16 14:16

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Square does not just have one flat rate if you consider 3.50% the same as 2.75%.   It pays to find out the real costs and to make sure you are using a secure 'swiper' device on your smartphone, they do exist.