{"id":140514,"date":"2023-07-19T17:57:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T21:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interac1.wpengine.com\/?post_type=how-to-use&#038;p=140514"},"modified":"2025-12-16T09:40:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:40:55","slug":"how-to-accept-interac-debit-payments-with-a-card-reader","status":"publish","type":"how-to-use","link":"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/en\/how-to-use\/interac-debit\/how-to-accept-interac-debit-payments-with-a-card-reader\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Accept Interac Debit Payments with a Card Reader"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p>Whether you sell on the road, at markets, or in a store, you can accept Interac Debit payments from your mobile phone or tablet with a card reader, giving your customers a choice in how and where they pay.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p>Accepting a payment is simple and takes seconds to complete. And with the low transaction fees of Interac Debit, you can\u00a0keep more of what you earn.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/en\/payments\/business\/accept-interac-debit-payments\/#calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Use our calculator<\/a>\u00a0to estimate your potential savings.<strong>\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p><em>*Note that images and user screens displayed are for illustrative purposes only, appearance will differ based on the terminal and acquirer.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<section id=\"block-skywalker-block_704f265a6286057158f95fbba01d44a3\" class=\"full-bleed content-skywalker\" style=\"background-color:#d9d9d9; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 19px; padding-bottom: 0px;\">\n    <style>\n                    body {overflow-x: hidden;}\n                .content-skywalker h2 {\n            font-size: 36px;\n            padding: 0px;\n            line-height: 1.2;\n            }\n    <\/style>\n\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\n        <div class=\"grid-x align-left\">\n            <div class=\"small-12 medium-8\">\n                                    <h2>Before you begin, you\u2019ll need:<\/h2>\n                                                    <ul>\n<li>A Canadian bank account<\/li>\n<li>A mobile device such as a phone or tablet connected to the internet<\/li>\n<li>A card reader registered through a participating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/en\/business\/our-solutions\/interac-debit\/\">acquirer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The appropriate app or back-end system, provided by your acquirer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<section id=\"listicle-block_84d03efa186d87c3802b89f68da1f03f\" class=\"listicle\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"grid-container\">\n            <div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x\">\n                <div class=\"small-12\">\n                    <h2 class=\"section-title\">Here\u2019s what to do:<\/h2>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid-container\">\n            <ol class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x align-top\">\n        <li class=\"cell small-12 medium-5\">\n        <dt><\/dt>\n        <dd><p><strong>When a purchase is ready to be made, open the point-of-sale app on your mobile device and select the option to begin a new transaction.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n    <\/li>\n                    <div class=\"cell small-12 medium-6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-1-1024x1024.png.webp\" alt=\"Image of point of sale app on POS\" width=\"1024\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 1024px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-1-1024x1024.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-1-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-1-150x150.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-1-768x769.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-1-640x640.png.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-1.png.webp 1080w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n                <li class=\"cell small-12 medium-5\">\n        <dt><\/dt>\n        <dd><p><strong>Follow the instructions to input the final amount owed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Depending on the service you use, you can select items from your storefront and the corresponding price that has already been manually created beforehand. Otherwise, you can manually input the price and product information. Please contact your acquirer for more information.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n    <\/li>\n                    <div class=\"cell small-12 medium-6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-2-1024x1024.png.webp\" alt=\"Image of shopping cart on POS\" width=\"1024\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 1024px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-2-1024x1024.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-2-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-2-150x150.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-2-768x769.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-2-640x640.png.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-2.png.webp 1080w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n                <li class=\"cell small-12 medium-5\">\n        <dt><\/dt>\n        <dd><p><strong>When prompted, present the card reader to the customer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n    <\/li>\n                    <div class=\"cell small-12 medium-6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-3-1024x1024.png.webp\" alt=\"Image of bottom of POS machine\u00a0\" width=\"1024\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 1024px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-3-1024x1024.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-3-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-3-150x150.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-3-768x769.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-3-640x640.png.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-3.png.webp 1080w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n                <li class=\"cell small-12 medium-5\">\n        <dt><\/dt>\n        <dd><p><strong>The customer will confirm the transaction amount on the terminal and hold their debit card on it for a moment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Depending on the model of card reader, this could require inserting or tapping a card. Or, if the customer has a mobile wallet, tapping their mobile phone or wearable device.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n    <\/li>\n                    <div class=\"cell small-12 medium-6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-4-1024x1024.png.webp\" alt=\"Image of bottom of POS machine with debit card using tap\" width=\"1024\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 1024px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-4-1024x1024.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-4-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-4-150x150.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-4-768x768.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-4-640x640.png.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-4.png.webp 1081w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n                <li class=\"cell small-12 medium-5\">\n        <dt><\/dt>\n        <dd><p><strong>Once the transaction is authorized by the customer\u2019s financial institution, the payment will be transferred to your account.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Depending on the service used, times for the payment to be transferred to your account may vary. Please contact your acquirer for more information.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n    <\/li>\n                    <div class=\"cell small-12 medium-6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-5-1024x1024.png.webp\" alt=\"Image of POS machine with confirmation\" width=\"1024\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 1024px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-5-1024x1024.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-5-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-5-150x150.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-5-768x769.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-5-640x640.png.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPoC-Mobile-POS-5.png.webp 1080w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n                <li class=\"cell small-12 medium-5\">\n        <dt><\/dt>\n        <dd><p><strong>A choice of receipt option may be needed from the customer to complete the transaction.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n    <\/li>\n                    <div class=\"cell small-12 medium-6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPOC-Mobile-POS-6-1024x1024.png.webp\" alt=\"Image of POS machine with receipt options\" width=\"1024\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 1024px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPOC-Mobile-POS-6-1024x1024.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPOC-Mobile-POS-6-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPOC-Mobile-POS-6-150x150.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPOC-Mobile-POS-6-768x768.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPOC-Mobile-POS-6-640x640.png.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2023\/07\/SPOC-Mobile-POS-6.png.webp 1080w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n                        <\/ol>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p>Find out how you can help level up your business with <em>Interac<\/em> Debit by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/content\/business\/interac-debit-for-businesses-big-and-small-meeting-your-customers-where-they-are\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you sell on the road, at markets, or in a store, you can accept Interac Debit payments from your mobile phone or tablet with a card reader, giving your customers a choice in how and where they pay. 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