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💳 How to use Tap to Pay

Tap to Pay allows you to accept card payments directly on your smartphone, without any extra card terminal if you have an Accountable Banking account

Written by Simon

Once Tap to Pay is activated and you have accepted the terms and conditions, you can immediately start accepting payments. This article explains how to accept a payment, how to record it as revenue, and what else is good to know.

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🚀 How to accept a payment with Tap to Pay

Follow these steps:

  1. Go to the Bank page in the Accountable Banking app

  2. Tap the + button in the bottom right corner

  3. Select Tap to Pay

  4. Enter the amount

  5. (Optional) Add a description / communication, for example: Haircut

  6. Tap Continue

👉 Your phone is now ready to accept the payment.

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Ask your client to hold their card or smartphone against your phone, near the NFC sensor 📲 (on iPhone this is the top of the device, on Android it is usually the back).

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Once the payment is successful, it is confirmed instantly ✅. Tap to Pay payments typically arrive one business day after the transaction.

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💰 How to add the payment as revenue

After the payment has been accepted:

  1. A green button will appear: "Add as non-invoice revenue"

  2. Tap this button

  3. Enter an item name (for example: Haircut)

  4. Tap Add as revenue

🎉 Done! The payment is now correctly added to your bookkeeping as income.

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Key takeaways

  • Tap to Pay works directly from your phone (iPhone or Android), no extra device needed.

  • Payments are confirmed instantly and arrive in your account within one business day.

  • You can add each transaction as revenue in Accountable right after the payment is accepted.

Need help? Chat with us or email support@accountable.eu, we're happy to help.

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