SwipeSimple: Merchant Account type

Last Updated: May 29, 2024

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Any tip-based business must use “Restaurant” as the profile in BroadPOS (not Retail) if they would like to collect tips via SwipeSimple Terminal. Accounts should be boarded on the processor system using the correct industry type of the business, but the BroadPOS profile must be "Restaurant" for tipping to work in SwipeSimple Terminal

Gateway Account	Terminal Account
Traditional merchant account type for on the go and at your computer payment acceptance, routes transaction through CardFlight to processor Accept payments with SwipeSimple Mobile App Accept payments at SwipeSimple Dashboard, including Virtual Terminal, Invoices, Card on File Full access to features on both the mobile and web interface Powerful business management tools at the SwipeSimple Dashboard Business reports Product and customer level insights Ability to manage local tax rates NOT able to accept payments on a physical terminal device (e.g. PAX A920) Default setting in boarding process	New merchant account type for SwipeSimple Terminal payment acceptance, routes transaction through PAX’S BroadPOS on a PAX Android terminal Accept payments on physical terminal hardware with the semi-integrated application for that terminal. Full-access to SwipeSimple Terminal features Access to reporting and business management features of both SwipeSimple Dashboard and SwipeSimple Mobile App NOT able to accept payments via the SwipeSimple Dashboard No access to Virtual Terminal, Invoices, Card on File NOT able to accept payments via the SwipeSimple Mobile App

Gateway Account

Terminal Account

Traditional merchant account type for on the go and at your computer payment acceptance, routes transaction through CardFlight to processor

Accept payments with SwipeSimple Mobile App
Accept payments at SwipeSimple Dashboard, including Virtual Terminal, Invoices, Card on File
Full access to features on both the mobile and web interface
Powerful business management tools at the SwipeSimple Dashboard
- Business reports
- Product and customer level insights
- Ability to manage local tax rates
NOT able to accept payments on a physical terminal device (e.g. PAX A920)
Default setting in boarding process

New merchant account type for SwipeSimple Terminal payment acceptance, routes transaction through PAX’S BroadPOS on a PAX Android terminal

Accept payments on physical terminal hardware with the semi-integrated application for that terminal.
Full-access to SwipeSimple Terminal features
Access to reporting and business management features of both SwipeSimple Dashboard and SwipeSimple Mobile App
NOT able to accept payments via the SwipeSimple Dashboard
- No access to Virtual Terminal, Invoices, Card on File
NOT able to accept payments via the SwipeSimple Mobile App