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Tap to Pay in the Dashboard mobile app

Use the Stripe Dashboard mobile app to accept in-person, contactless payments.

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Process in-person, contactless payments using only your phone with Tap to Pay with Stripe Terminal. You don’t need to buy any hardware or write any code. To get started accepting payments with Tap to Pay, download the Stripe Dashboard mobile app on iOS or Android and log in with your Stripe account.

Before you begin

Before you start setting up Tap to Pay, make sure that you meet the requirements below and operate in a supported country.

If you’re new to Stripe, set up and activate a new account before downloading the Dashboard mobile app.

Good forIn-person payments without your own app or terminal
PricingPay-as-you-go for Terminal and Tap to Pay
Compatible withContactless cards (Visa, MC, Amex, Discover) and NFC mobile wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay)

Download the app

The Stripe Dashboard app is available in the App Store and Google Play:

  • Download the iOS app from the App Store
  • Download Android app on Google Play
Requirements
  • Stripe account
  • Stripe iOS or Android Dashboard app
  • Location permissions enabled
  • iOS: iPhone XS or later. The device must have a passcode set and be signed into iCloud. Reference country availability for OS requirements.
  • Android: A supported Android device
Supported countries

The Stripe Dashboard app is available on iOS and Android in the following countries.

iOS country availability

Note

Tap to Pay on iOS isn’t available in Puerto Rico.

iOS 16.7+
Australia
United Kingdom
United States
iOS 17.0+
France
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
iOS 17.4+
Austria
Canada
Czech Republic
Finland
Ireland
New Zealand
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerland

Android country availability

Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States

Accept a Tap to Pay contactless payment

Enable NFC

Before accepting Tap to Pay contactless payments, you must enable NFC on your mobile device.

  1. Open your Stripe Dashboard mobile app.
  2. Tap the add symbol () from any tab.
  3. Select Charge a card or send an invoice.
  4. Enter the amount to charge.
  5. Select Tap to Pay as your payment acceptance option.
  6. When the Tap to Pay symbol appears, prompt your customer to tap their card to the device by following the instructions on screen.
  7. The payment confirmation page signals successful completion of the transaction.

Other ways to accept in-person payments

If you’re unable to accept a Tap to Pay payment in the Dashboard app, you have other options:

  • Manually charge a card: Open the Stripe Dashboard app, click the add symbol () from any tab, and select Charge a card or send an invoice. Then, enter your customer’s card information manually.
  • iOS only: Generate a QR code: Create a payment link and have your customer scan the QR code to pay. You can also share a payment link through text, email, and other channels.

For developers

If you’re looking to build Tap to Pay functionality into your mobile app, see the Tap to Pay integration guide.

Charge limits

Maximum and minimum limits on charge amounts apply when accepting payments. For more information on limits, see Minimum and maximum charge amounts.

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