I want to accept payments on my phone with minimal fuss. Do I need to order a "chip"?

[Bennelong]

I want to accept payments on my phone with minimal fuss. Do I need to order a 'chip'? If  so, which one?

Thank you. 

[Seamus]

Hey @Bennelong,

Thanks for getting in touch!

For the best experience, we recommend our Contactless + Chip reader, which for $59 supports all Australian-issued Visa, MasterCard and Amex branded credit and debit cards, in additional to Chip and Tap EFTPOS cards (eg savings/cheque account selection). Read more about this reader at https://squareup.com/au/en/hardware/contactless-chip-reader.

Our older model Chip + Swipe reader is also available for $19. Note that this supports Australian-issued Visa, MasterCard and Amex branded credit and debit cards via Chip, however it doesn't support standard EFTPOS cards or Tap and Go payments.

You can find a list of compatible phones along side which of our readers they'll work with at https://squareup.com/au/compatibility.

Hope this helps, let me know if you have any questions 🙂