Tap to Pay on iPhone

Accept contactless payments with only an iPhone

Tap to Pay on iPhone lets you accept in-person contactless payments with only an iPhone and Stripe.

Accepting contactless payments is simple

Use Tap to Pay on iPhone from your freetobook account

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No extra hardware needed

With Tap to Pay on iPhone you can accept all types of in-person, contactless payments on your iPhone — no extra hardware needed.

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Flexible payments or ability to upscale

Tap to Pay on iPhone for walk-ins, upsell extras or when a guest wants to use a card not stored on the booking. So quick and convenient for you and your guests.

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Secure and private

Tap to Pay on iPhone uses the built-in features of iPhone to keep your data and your customer’s data private and secure.

How it works

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Open the GuestTappy app on your iPhone, and start a payment request from the freetobook diary.

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Present your iPhone to the customer.

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Your customer holds their card horizontally or device at the top of your iPhone, over the contactless symbol.

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When you see the Done tick, the card read is complete and the transaction is being processed.

Accept payments, now with the security of iPhone

Tap to Pay on iPhone uses the built-in security and privacy features of iPhone to help keep your customer data private and secure. When a payment is processed, Apple doesn’t store card numbers or PIN information on the device or on Apple servers, so you can rest assured knowing your business stays yours.

All of freetobook’s in-person payments are powered by Stripe.

FAQs

Any freetobook customers in the UK with a Stripe account and an iPhone.

(you will need an active subscription to freetobook’s Stripe integration)

Once you have a freetobook account you can subscribe to our Stripe integration, download the iOS GuestTappy app and start sending payment requests to the app for in person payment.

Accepting payments is easy and takes just a few simple steps.

1. Create a payment request from your freetobook diary.

2. Open GuestTappy on a compatible iPhone and login.

3. Present the iPhone to the customer.

4. The customer holds their contactless card horizontally or hovers their device at the top of the iPhone, over the contactless symbol.

5. When you see the “done” checkmark, the transaction is complete.

6. Transaction will show in the guest’s booking

Tap to Pay on iPhone is available on iPhone XS devices and above, running the latest iOS.

You must have an iPhone to use Tap to Pay on iPhone.

Tap to Pay on iPhone uses the built-in features of iPhone to keep your business and your customer data private and secure. When a payment is processed, Apple does not store card numbers or PIN information on the device or on Apple servers, so you can rest assured knowing your business stays yours.

Tap to Pay on iPhone requires a supported payment app and the latest version of iOS. Update to the latest version by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Tap Download and Install. Some contactless cards may not be accepted by your payment app. Transaction limits may apply. The Contactless Symbol is a trademark owned by and used with permission of EMVCo, LLC. Tap to Pay on iPhone is not available in all markets. View Tap to Pay on iPhone countries and regions.