Need a POS device fast? This app lets you use your phone to accept payments
30 June 2022
As you may know, starting from the 1st of July, every business in Belgium will be required to offer at least one electronic payment option to its clients.
As you may know, starting from the 1st of July, every business in Belgium will be required to offer at least one electronic payment option to its clients. If you haven’t yet equipped your business with a POS device or similar, there isn’t much time left, but there’s also no need to worry.
Because with the viva.com | Teminal app, that turns any android smartphone into a card terminal, you can have a POS device in your hands in no time. In fact, the process has become even easier, since we’ve teamed up with itsme, streamlining the registration process even more.
What is the viva.com | Teminal app?
The viva.com | Teminal app is a free to download application that enables every android smartphone* to function as a card terminal. No additional hardware is needed, and it doesn’t cost anything. Essentially, if you have an Android smartphone, you can download the app and create a POS device out of thin air.
Register with itsme and start accepting payments quickly
After downloading the app, you just need to create your business viva.com | Account. We have partnered up with itsme, to make the registration process as quick and easy as possible for you.
When signing up, you’ll be given the option to ‘’Continue with itsme’’ and upon your approval, some of your personal information will be automatically filled in when creating your viva.com | Account. This way, the onboarding process becomes even simpler, and you can start accepting payments with the viva.com | Teminal app even sooner.
Why use the viva.com | Teminal app instead of a card terminal
First of all, card terminals are quite expensive, whilst the viva.com | Teminal app allows you to start accepting electronic payments without investing in new equipment. Furthermore, card terminals usually require you to pay a hefty commission.
On the other hand, the viva.com | Teminal app allows you to drop the commission on your transactions to as low as 0%. Here’s how it works:
- Open your business viva.com | Account online
- Activate your digital debit card
- Pay for your business expenses with the digital debit card
- Start to earn back the value of your acceptance fees to 0%!
What makes the viva.com | Teminal app superior to other card terminals
Not only is the viva.com | Teminal app the most financially responsible way to accept payments, but also the fastest and most versatile. Whether you are a freelancer, a delivery driver or a pop shop owner, the viva.com | Teminal app is the perfect fit for you, as it allows you to take payments on the go. You don’t even need a WiFi connection, as you can use your mobile data. As for receipts, they are sent to the customer via e-mail or SMS, making the process faster and more environmentally friendly.
Payment methods
With the summer tourist season well underway, there’s a good chance you will need to accept payments from foreigners, who often prefer to pay in different ways, depending on where they are coming from. Thankfully, the viva.com | Teminal app supports dozens of different payments methods, including local schemes such as Payconiq and Bancontact, international card schemes (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and more), digital wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay) and plenty of alternative payment methods (PayPal, SEPA Direct Debit, and just to name a few). So, you never have to worry about the client whose card just won’t go through!
If you want to start accepting payments in no time, download the viva.com | Teminal app and open your account with itsme.
*The viva.com | Teminal app requires Android 8.1 and above, NFC-enabled device.
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