Small merchants that spend most of their work day on the road likely never considered accepting credit card payments an option in the past.
But lately, several services have hit the Canadian market that allows anyone to swipe a credit card to get paid by using a small mobile device accessory. Just plug the swiper dongle into your device’s headphone jack, register your account with the payments provider, and you’re ready to say “will that be paper or plastic?”
Here, we demonstrate how Moneris’ Payd accessory works with an iPad: