How to take payments with Tap to Pay on Android

With Tap to Pay on Android, you can accept in-salon contactless payments right on your phone or tablet – with no extra terminals or hardware needed. It's easy, secure, and private. All you need is an active TimelyPay account and your Android phone or tablet with NFC. In this article, you will learn how to take payments with Tap to Pay on Android. Before continuing, make sure you have followed the steps in our help guide How to set up Tap to Pay on your Android device.

Tap to Pay lets you accept payments from physical debit and credit cards, other digital wallets or devices such as a smartwatch directly through the Timely app. The transaction fees are the same as for the terminals, you can see the current rates for your region here.

Timely note: your device will transform into a Tap to Pay reader. At this point, your customer taps their card on your android device and it will take the payment. For transactions requiring a PIN, a secure PIN entry screen will automatically appear. The customer can then enter their PIN to confirm the payment.