Stripe Terminal

Founded by Patrick Collison in 2018

Accept in-person card payments using card readers and mobile devices

Cost

Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Moderate Setup (1-3 hours)

You can use Stripe Terminal to accept in-person payments alongside your existing online payments, all managed from one dashboard. It supports card readers made by Stripe and third-party devices, plus Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android. You can build a custom POS app using SDKs for iOS, Android, JavaScript, and React Native, or connect to hundreds of existing POS integrations. It handles hardware ordering, reader management, and works across 39 markets with multiple payment methods and digital wallets.

What Stripe Terminal does

Connect a card reader to a mobile or web app using the Terminal SDKOrder card readers in bulk and ship them to multiple locations via APIAccept tap, chip, and swipe payments at a physical locationMonitor reader status and troubleshoot devices across locations in real timeDisplay cart items on the card reader screen during checkoutEnable Tap to Pay on a smartphone without purchasing hardwareReconcile in-person and online payment reports in a single dashboardIntegrate in-person payments into an existing third-party POS systemAccept contactless payments on iPhone or Android without extra hardware using Tap to PayOrder and manage card readers remotely through the Stripe Dashboard or Hardware Orders APIRun your own custom POS app directly on the Stripe Reader S700Single dashboard to view both online and in-person payment data togetherSDKs for iOS, Android, JavaScript, and React Native for custom integrationsSupports 125+ payment methods and digital wallets across 39 marketsEnd-to-end and point-to-point encryption on all readers with EMV certificationWorks with Stripe Connect for platforms managing multiple merchants

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