Square has launched Tap to Pay on Android for sellers across Canada enabling businesses to accept credit card contactless payments with a compatible Android device, the firm said.
With Tap to Pay on Android, Square is simplifying in-person commerce but also including the ability for businesses to take payments away from their counter, or on the move at no additional cost.
It follows the decision by financial infrastructure platform, Stripe to introduce Tap to Pay on Android across six countries including Canada, earlier this year.
Using a compatible Android device, a seller simply opens a Square point-of-sale app, enters the sale and presents their smartphone to the customer. From there, the buyer will see the total they owe along with the familiar contactless payments symbol, and can choose to complete the payment with a contactless credit card, or a credit card within a digital wallet such as Google Pay.
Alexis Sowa, General Manager of Square Point of Sale said: “Square’s goal is to make sure that our sellers, no matter where they are or who they are serving, never miss a sale. Our launch of Tap to Pay on Android brings to Canada a unique technology that will benefit millions of sellers globally, giving merchants a simple way to accept payments and access world-class, integrated software for their business.
“Even though Tap to Pay technology has only been available for a short time, the breadth of applications and use cases we’re seeing across our seller base already reinforces its staying power.”
New and existing Square sellers in Canada can begin using Tap to Pay on Android today by downloading the Square Point of Sale, Square Appointments, Square for Restaurants or Square Invoices app on compatible Android devices.
