Android now · iPhone soon
Tap to Pay
Customers tap a contactless card, Apple Pay or Google Pay on your phone.
Your phone is the card reader. Works on Android phones with NFC (Android 11 or later). Tap to Pay on iPhone is coming soon.
Hardware: None
Ways to get paid
Take cards without a card reader. Take cash without a signal.
nearvise gives you every common way to get paid from the phone you already have. Here’s each option, and the hardware it needs — usually none.
Coming soon toApp StoreComing soon toGoogle Play
QR code
Show a code on your screen; the customer scans it and pays on their own phone.
Works on every phone and tablet, iPhone included. The sale is marked paid the moment the card goes through.
Hardware: None
Payment link
Text or email a secure link, or share it any way you like.
Perfect for phone orders and customers who aren’t in front of you. They pay by card from the link.
Hardware: None
Chip, swipe & tap reader
Pair a Stripe Reader M2 over Bluetooth to take chip and swipe cards too.
For iPads and Android tablets. Optional — only if your customers still insert or swipe.
Hardware: Stripe Reader M2 (tablets)
Invoices & deposits
Send an invoice or ask for a deposit; clients pay by card online.
With nearvise Invoice. Estimates can be approved from the same link.
Hardware: None
Online orders
Customers order and pay on your nearvise website for pickup, delivery or shipping.
Paid website orders show up in your app, your reports and your deposits.
Hardware: None
Cash
Enter what you were handed and the app shows the change due.
Keeps working with no internet — sales sync when you’re back online. Opens a cash drawer if you have one.
Hardware: None (drawer optional)
Zelle
Show your Zelle details and a QR code; mark it paid once it arrives.
Zelle payments go straight to your bank, outside nearvise.
Hardware: None
At the counter
From ring-up to deposit
- 1
Ring it up
Tap the items. Tips and sales tax are added for you.
- 2
Pick how they pay
Tap to Pay, Card (QR code or link), Cash or Zelle.
- 3
Hand over the receipt
Text it, share it or print it. Refund later from the receipt’s QR code.
- 4
Get your deposit
Card sales land in your bank on a clear schedule you can see in the app.
Hardware
What you need — and what you don’t
If your customers want to insert or swipe a chip card, pair a Stripe Reader M2 with an iPad or Android tablet. Everything else runs on your phone.
Your phone or tablet
RequirediPhone, iPad, Android phone or Android tablet. This is your register.
Card reader
Not neededTap to Pay (Android), QR codes and payment links take cards without one. Want chip and swipe on a tablet? Add a Stripe Reader M2.
Receipt printer
OptionalText or share receipts for free. For paper, use a Star Micronics receipt printer such as the mC-Print3, any ESC/POS network printer, or AirPrint.
Cash drawer
OptionalPlugs into a Star or network receipt printer and opens on cash sales and cash refunds.
Deposits
You always know when the money arrives.
Each deposit in the app shows what customers paid, any refunds and fees, and every sale inside it.
- Card sales from the 1st–14th are deposited on the 1st of the next month.
- Card sales from the 15th to the end of the month are deposited on the 15th of the next month.
- Prefer it sooner? Daily deposits are available in the app for a small per-deposit fee.
- Already have a Stripe account? Link it, and Stripe pays you on your own Stripe schedule.
FAQ
Payment questions
Your register could be ready before your coffee’s cold.
Get nearvise Payments, answer a few questions, and ring up your first sale. No hardware to buy.
