6 reasons to replace your card terminal with the viva.com | Terminal app
4 February 2022
With the viva.com | Terminal app, you can now easily accept payments via contactless cards and digital wallets, using any Android smartphone or tablet.
Businesses have been using card terminals for decades, but that may not be the case for much longer. With the viva.com | Terminal, you can now easily accept payments via contactless cards and digital wallets, using any device*. In fact, there are plenty of reasons that make using the viva.com | Terminal superior to a traditional card terminal, and here are 6 of them:
1. Mobility
Having your phone function as a card terminal allows you to accept payments wherever you might be. For example, this can be very useful for delivery drivers, couriers, and all sorts of freelance professionals, as it enables them to take payments anywhere; without needing to carry around a card terminal. Regardless of your profession, the viva.com | Terminal can be a great tool in the hands of any professional that needs to accept payments on the go.
2. No Hardware Dependency
One of the main differentiating factors between using a card terminal and the free viva.com | Terminal is the freedom and versatility that an app brings. For instance, if your traditional POS device is damaged or lost, you will need to buy another card terminal before you can resume business. But with the the viva.com | Terminal, even if the smartphone that you are using to accept payments suddenly stops working, you can install the app on another device in a matter of minutes.
3. Multiple Devices
With the viva.com | Terminal allowing all Android smartphones and tablets to function as card terminals, it’s now very easy for businesses with multiple employees to have numerous devices they can use to accept payments. This way, employees can take payments from anywhere inside a store, relieving pressure from the cash registers and allowing for the accommodation of more people, without causing overcrowding.
4. Works Anytime
By using the viva.com | Terminal instead of a card terminal, you can process payments even without internet or during a power outage, something that a traditional card terminal cannot do.
5. Accept More Payments Methods
Viva.com is always expanding and looking to add new partnerships, giving its clients the ability to accept even more payment methods, such as card schemes (Visa, Mastercard, Bancontact, American Express®, both international and local, and digital wallets (Samsung Pay, Apple Pay, Alipay and Google Pay). Essentially, using the viva.com | Terminal means that as time goes by, you will be able to accept more and more different payment methods, giving you an opportunity to increase your sales.
6. Paper Free
Finally, compared with traditional card terminals, the viva.com | Terminal is also more environmentally friendly, as instead of printing receipts, the customer is sent their copy via SMS or e-mail. If there is a specific need for printed receipts, we suggest you take a look at the Ciontek CS30PRO.
Additional Business Benefits
In addition to the above reasons, the viva.com | Terminal goes further to benefit your business as part of a complete payment solution. Along with the app itself, you also receive a free viva.com | Account, which you create to accept payments using the app, and a free Company Debit Card. You can use your free debit card to pay for your business expenses, allowing you to reduce the commission on your transactions to as low as 0%.
By using viva.com as your payments provider, you also get access to viva.com | Smart Checkout, our self-updated hosted payments page, as well as powerful reporting, Real-Time Settlement, and much more.
**The viva.com | Terminal requires Android 8.1 and above, NFC-enabled device.
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