Portable card machines
Portable card machines for service across your premises.
Take payment wherever the customer is sitting, with a terminal that works across your venue and returns to a base station at the counter.
Bring the payment to the customer.
Portable terminals connect to a base station and work across the building, so staff no longer walk a card to a fixed till and back again. In hospitality that single change shortens every table turn.
They also improve the guest experience: the card never leaves the customer's hand, and tipping can be handled discreetly at the terminal.
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Works across your premises from a base station at the counter
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Pay at table, at the chair or in the treatment room
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Tipping prompts handled at the point of payment
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Battery life and coverage considered against a full trading day
Suited to
Businesses this typically suits
Restaurants
Bills settled at the table without leaving guests waiting.
Pubs & bars
Service in the garden, terrace or function room.
Hotels
Reception, restaurant and room service in one setup.
Salons & spas
Payment taken at the chair or treatment room.
Garden centres
Large sites where the till is not always nearby.
Events & functions
Temporary service points during busy periods.
FAQs
Questions about this solution
What type of card machine does my business need?
It depends on where the payment happens. A countertop terminal suits a fixed till point, a portable terminal suits table or chair service within a venue, and a mobile terminal suits businesses that take payment away from a fixed site. If you take payment in more than one way, a combination is often sensible. The Ideal Merchant Service team can talk through which setup fits your day-to-day operation.
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