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💳 How to use Tap to Pay

Tap to Pay allows you to accept card payments directly on your iPhone, without any extra card terminal if you have an Accountable Banking account ✨

Written by Steve

Once Tap to Pay is activated and you have accepted the terms and conditions, you can immediately start accepting payments.

🚀 How to accept a payment with Tap to Pay

Follow these simple steps:

  1. Go to the Bank page in the Accountable Banking app

  2. Tap the + button in the bottom right corner

  3. Select Tap to Pay on iPhone

  4. Enter the amount

  5. (Optional) Add a description / communication, for example: Haircut

  6. Tap Continue

👉 Your iPhone is now ready to accept the payment.

Ask your client to simply tap their card or smartphone on the top of your iPhone 📲

Once the payment is successful, it will be confirmed instantly

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💰 How to add the payment as revenue

After the payment has been accepted:

  1. A green button will appear: “Add as non-invoice revenue”

  2. Tap this button

  3. Enter a item name (for example: Haircut)

  4. Tap Add as revenue

🎉 Done! The payment is now correctly added to your bookkeeping as income.

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💡 Good to know

  • Tap to Pay works directly from your iPhone — no extra device needed

  • You can always add the transaction as revenue afterwards for your accounting

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