GoDaddy makes accepting mobile payments easier for anyone with an iPhone

Date:
Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:11:39 +0000

Description:
US-based merchants can now accept payments on an iPhone with GoDaddy's Tap to Pay offering.

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GoDaddy has joined the list of website builder services that now offer Tap to Pay on iPhone technology.

Available now to US-based users only to begin with, GoDaddy has collaborated with Apples Tap to Pay on iPhone to offer this free from its mobile app.

GoDaddy says the release of this additional service is to simplify seamless tap payments for small businesses without the need to purchase an additional POS system . Tap to pay with GoDaddy

Apple Tap to Pay was first revealed in February 2022 with the aim of eradicating the use of external POS hardware. GoDaddy joins the likes of Wix and Stripe that also recently announced Tap to Pay capabilities .

By downloading the GoDaddy mobile app on a compatible iPhone, businesses will have the ability to accept all types of contactless payments, from
contactless debit and credit cards to Apple Pay and other digital wallets. Read more

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Based on our data, more than half of all in-store purchases are now contactless, making it a favorite way for consumers to make payments
in-store, said Osama Bedier, President of GoDaddy Commerce.

Many of our US customers already have an iPhone. By adding Tap to Pay on iPhone to the GoDaddy Mobile App, we will enable millions of small businesses to accept in-person payments without having to purchase additional hardware. That matters in this climate. Its part of GoDaddys mission to put merchants first by making user-friendly, connected commerce tools accessible to all businesses, no matter their size.

In a company blog post , GoDaddy claims that Apple does not store card
numbers on the device or on Apple servers, and GoDaddy implements advanced encryption designed to safeguard users' data.

Transactions through the GoDaddy Mobile App are powered by GoDaddy Payments, which comes with transaction fees of 2.3% + 0 cents per in-person
transaction.

GoDaddy is yet to comment on expanding the offering to users outside of the US. We've also featured the best mobile card payment readers



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