PAYMENTS AT A GALLERY WHEN IM NOT THERE WITH MY SQUARE?

[Skyesy]

I need to take payments onto my square by 12 different people in a gallery situation….i cant buy them all a separate square device! How can they take payments while in the gallery if my phone or computer will not be there when they are? Ive heard u can maybe hire devices for each person but this sounds a little complicated for a 3 week show…???

[Laurie_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Skyesy, and welcome to the Seller Community! 👋

Great question! I'd be happy to suggest a few options here, but first, I'd like to gather some more information about how you're currently processing payments.

You mentioned using your mobile and tablet. Are you currently connecting a Square Reader to these devices to process card payments?

If so, the most cost-effective solution would be to enable your staff to download the Square app on their own devices and log into your Square account using a Team Passcode. This will require you to set up staff profiles on your Square account. Once set up, you can apply a Team Permission set to all staff, granting them access only to the areas of the app you choose, such as Checkout. Each staff member will also receive an email invitation with instructions to install the app on their device and create their own password using their email address to sign in.

After installing the app and signing in, each staff member will have the option to connect the Square Reader to their device. A couple of things to note: the Square Reader can only pair with compatible devices and can only be paired with one device at a time.

If only a few select staff members will be using the Square Reader to process payments, you won't need to create a staff profile for everyone.

If you have any questions about these recommendations, please don't hesitate to ask! 🙂

[dimo10]

As Laurie mentioned setting up profile for staff, Square now aslo has the ability to take payment via the inbuilt NFC system on your own smartphone.

So you would need to check the compatability of the phone and then each individual could just use their phone to take the payment. no extra hardware required.

I hope this helps.

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