Using only a free, portable card reader and an app available for iPhone, iPad and Android, merchants are now able to accept credit and debit card payments anytime, anywhere.
He does occasional trade shows so did not want to pay a monthly rental charge for a traditional portable card terminal.
Bring a portable board game or some playing cards.
Using only a free, supremely portable card reader and an app available for iPhone, iPad and Android, artisans, taxi drivers, cafes, restaurants, shops and many other merchants are now able to accept credit and debit card payments anytime, anywhere.
On Thursday there was also a Met employee patrolling the admissions lines with a portable credit card machine, asking if any patrons were paying by card.
(A third company, MagTek of Seal Beach, Calif., makes a portable magnetic card reader of the same name).
Another company, Cyndigo, based in Fullerton, Calif., has developed a portable credit card scanner not much larger than a BlackBerry that fits neatly into a restaurant check holder.
The ExpressCard Reader is a portable CF card reader that fits into a PC or Mac ExpressCard slot and supports read/write speeds of up to 133MB/s.
Simon investigated portable card readers after noticing that his customers were increasingly cashless.
