Square Launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in Canada
May 23 2024 - 9:03AM
Business Wire
Contactless payment acceptance technology makes
it easier for Canadian businesses to get started and create new
ways to sell
Today, Square launched Tap to Pay on iPhone in Canada, allowing
Square sellers to be among the first businesses in the country to
try the technology. Available within the Square Point of Sale,
Square for Retail, and Square Appointments iOS apps, Tap to Pay on
iPhone lets sellers accept contactless payments directly from their
iPhone with no additional hardware or payment terminal required and
at no additional cost, making it a powerful free to enable option
for entrepreneurs.
Through Tap to Pay on iPhone, Square is making it easier for
both new sellers and established businesses to conduct in-person
commerce. Any Square merchant with a compatible iPhone can accept
contactless payments by simply opening the Square POS, Square for
Retail, or Square Appointments app, adding the transaction, and
presenting their iPhone to the buyer. The buyer completes the
payment by holding a contactless payment method such as a
contactless credit or debit card, Apple Pay, or other digital
wallet, near the seller’s iPhone.
Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone technology uses the built-in
features of iPhone to keep businesses’ and customers’ data private
and secure. When a payment is processed, Apple doesn’t store card
numbers on the device or on Apple servers.
Christian Linsley, hair stylist and owner of Only Child private
studio in Saskatoon, SK, has been running their salon as a sole
proprietor for almost two years and says feedback from customers
has been overwhelmingly positive. “My clients and I are really
enjoying Tap to Pay on iPhone. The convenience factor is amazing,
especially since I sometimes work on-location. It's nice to be able
to just pack up my phone and go — there’s no need to pack a bunch
of cords or a separate machine.”
Powered by Square’s elegant, intuitive software, Tap to Pay on
iPhone gives sellers a flexible, mobile solution that can adapt to
any environment while meeting evolving consumer preferences for
contactless payments. Together with Apple’s contactless payment
technology, Square’s software creates a smooth, straightforward
checkout experience that provides shoppers with all the information
needed to help them complete their purchase with confidence.
Tap to Pay on iPhone is already proving to be a valuable part of
Square’s ecosystem after becoming available to millions of sellers
in the US in late 2022 and most recently in Australia and the
United Kingdom. Since launching, sellers of all types and sizes
have found new value in the ability to seamlessly and securely
conduct business with no additional hardware:
- Mobile professionals like tradespeople and caterers gained the
ability to securely accept contactless payments onsite at their
project location;
- Retailers found new efficiency through line busting and the
convenience of helping shoppers complete their purchase wherever
they are in store;
- Hairstylists and beauty professionals benefited from the speed
and ease of enabling customers to pay for their services right from
their chair.
“With Tap to Pay on iPhone, we are further levelling the playing
field for businesses of all sizes to be able to start, run and
grow,” said Saumil Mehta, Head of Product at Square. “The Canadian
business landscape is competitive and tech savvy, always on the
lookout for solutions that can make operating their business more
efficient. Tap To Pay on iPhone helps reduce some of the barriers
to entry for new businesses, and enables existing sellers to create
new ways to sell with nothing more than their iPhone and Square’s
software. They can get set up in minutes and begin making sales in
seconds.”
Square sellers and new merchants can begin using Tap to Pay on
iPhone today on an iPhone XS or later running the latest version of
iOS, by downloading the Square POS, Square for Retail, or Square
Appointments app from the Apple App Store. For more information,
please visit squareup.com/ca/en/payments/tap-to-pay.
About Square
Square makes commerce and financial services easy and accessible
with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions. Square offers
purpose-built software to run complex restaurant, retail, and
professional services operations, versatile e-commerce tools,
embedded financial services, buy now, pay later functionality
through Afterpay, staff management and payroll capabilities, and
much more – all of which work together to save sellers time and
effort. Millions of sellers across the globe trust Square to power
their business and help them thrive in the economy. For more
information, visit www.square.ca.
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