The retail world encompasses merchants of all types and sizes: Big Box stores, mom and pop shops, e-Commerce entrepreneurs, mail order operations and mobile vendors, to name just a few. Each category has specific technology requirements; fortunately, the credit card processing industry has a solution for them all.
Take micro merchants, for example. They are typically low-volume operations, oftentimes self-employed vendors or service providers, whose point of sale can be a variety of settings — crafts fairs, school or community events, customers’ homes, sports or entertainment venues, food and beverage carts. At one time they may have been strictly cash-and-carry, but now they understand the value credit card processing so they can accept credit cards from their customers. the question is, how?
PayFox™ from Merchant Account delivers the flexibility, convenience and immediacy needed by these merchants on the go. Designed to integrate with the iPhone 3G/3GS and the iPhone 4, it also works with the iPhone 2G, iPad and iTouch within a WiFi network.
Getting started is easy: once you have the necessary merchant account, download the free PayFox app from the iTunes App Store directly to your mobile phone or device. then start accepting major credit cards and signature debit cards practically anywhere your business takes you.
Add the recommended optional PayFox cardreader and benefit from lower, card-present processing fees. the cardreader’s features include bi-directional swipe capabilities, a mini USB port that lets you charge your iPhone right in the cardreader, and low battery consumption. No external power source is required, and the reader cradles the phone, making the whole process a snap.
Security features are always critical to credit card processing, and PayFox delivers. an SSL connection keeps cardholder and account data safe, and address verification support (AVS) alerts provide advanced fraud detection.
Simply put, PayFox works like a traditional credit card terminal while supporting additional functions that are valuable in the field, such as single-screen entry for speedy transactions, verification/decline notification within seconds, gratuity add on and e-mail receipt capabilities, customer contact information storage and geo-location mapping technology.
Credit card processing can help any business grow, and PayFox capitalizes on that by enabling you to take your product or service directly to your customers. with today’s mobile credit card processing, no business is too small to accept payment cards — and micro merchants who adopt mobile processing technology may not remain micro for very long!
