Stripe Terminal

Founded by Patrick Collison in 2018

Accept in-person card payments and sync customer transaction data with online sales

Pricing model

Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Moderate Setup (1-3 hours)

You can use Stripe Terminal to process in-person payments alongside your digital store transactions. It connects physical card readers and mobile devices directly to your Stripe account. You can accept chip cards, contactless cards, and mobile wallets like Apple Pay directly on supported hardware or smartphones. The service lets you customize checkout screens, manage device fleets remotely, and build custom point of sale applications using developer SDKs. It automatically merges offline and online sales data to provide a consolidated view of customer purchases across channels.

What Stripe Terminal does

Connect card readers to point of sale applicationsProcess in-person credit and debit card transactionsOrder pre-configured payment hardware via APIDisplay custom receipts and branding on smart reader screensMonitor reader connectivity status across business locationsCombine in-store transaction logs with online Stripe billingConfigure contactless Tap to Pay on supported mobile devicesAccept contactless payments using Tap to Pay on standard smartphonesRun custom point of sale software directly on smart card readersAutomate hardware deployment, ordering, and tracking via developer APIUnify in-store and online customer purchase histories in one accountSupport chip cards, contactless cards, and digital wallets across multiple countriesIntegrate card readers via iOS, Android, JavaScript, and React Native SDKs

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Paid

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