Tap to Pay for POS and Mobile Payments

What Makes Tap to Pay a Great Payment Collection Option?

1. Seamless Transactions

Completing transactions through POS with Tap to Pay is fast and smooth. It works with a wide range of contactless payment methods, allowing customers to pay instantly.

2. Speed and Convenience

Simply have your customer tap their compatible card or smartphone using the mobile app.

No swiping.
No PINs.
No signatures.

Payments are completed in seconds.

3. Enhanced Security

Tap to Pay uses advanced encryption technology to ensure that both your business and your customers' financial information remains protected during transactions.

4. Wide Compatibility

Tap to Pay supports multiple contactless payment options, including:

• Contactless credit and debit cards

• Apple Pay

• Google Pay

• Other mobile wallet apps

This allows customers to use their preferred payment method easily.

How to Use Tap to Pay

Follow these steps to start accepting contactless payments.

Step 1: Open POS in the Mobile App

Open the LC mobile app and select Point of Sale (POS).

Step 2: Enter Transaction Details

Enter the payment amount for the transaction.

You can also add details about the sale by selecting + Note.

Important Note

Before using Tap to Pay, ensure your Stripe account is connected in the Aesthetix web app.

If you see a message saying “Stripe not connected”, it means Stripe must be integrated first.

To connect Stripe:

1. Go to Payments → Integrations

2. Click Connect with Stripe

Step 3: Confirm Location Settings

Make sure the correct location is selected in the mobile app, as Tap to Pay currently works only in supported regions.

Current availability: United States

Step 4: Charge the Payment

After entering the amount and notes:

1. Tap Charge (Amount)

   

Wait for the app to initialize the payment reader

Step 5: Add a Tip (Optional)

Customers can add a tip before completing the payment.

Options include:

• Predefined tip amounts

• Custom tip amount

• No tip

  

Step 6: Customer Taps to Pay

Ask the customer to tap their contactless payment method to the device.

Supported methods include:

• Credit or debit card

• Apple Pay

• Google Pay

• Other NFC-enabled wallets

The app will securely collect the payment through your Stripe account.

Step 7: Payment Confirmation

Once the payment is processed successfully, you will see:

• Approved — Payment Successful

• Your business name

A transaction ID

Supported Devices

Android Devices

• Android devices with NFC capability

• Android 8 or later

iPhone Devices

• iPhone XS or newer

• iOS 16 or later

• Available in the United States

Important

Tap to Pay does not work on beta versions of iOS.

For the best experience, ensure your device is running the latest stable operating system.

Join the Beta Program to Activate Tap to Pay

Tap to Pay is currently in beta in most countries outside the United States.

You may need to join the mobile app beta program to access this feature.

Android

• LC app

iPhone

• LC app