Looking for a simple and reliable way to accept contactless payments at your gym? Do you want a painless payment experience at your counter? The Ingenico Desk/3500 is the perfect solution for accepting payments at your gym. Your members can pay using e-signature, magnetic stripe, chip and pin, or even contactless payment technology!
What are Contactless Payments?
Contactless payments are growing rapidly, and gyms must prepare! As the name suggests, contactless payments don’t require any physical contact between the buyer’s credit card or smartphone and the point-of-sale (POS) system at your gym. With just a simple tap of a phone, card, or wearable device, a member purchase can be made at your gym.
Whether through cards, mobile apps, or digital wallets, these payments use radiofrequency (RFID) or near field identification to communicate with the EMV terminal. In order to ensure the payment is intentional, the card or device must be 2-4 inches from the reader for the transaction to go through. As payments are advancing, gyms must be ready to take full advantage. The Ingenico Desk/3500 offers the ability to seamlessly accept contactless payments!
Forms of Contactless Payments
More than half (51%) of Americans are now using some form of contactless payment. In an American Express survey, about 70% of businesses reported that their customers requested contactless payment options. Below are the 3 primary forms:
Contactless Cards
Contactless debit and credit cards are the most popular type of contactless payment. Referred to as ‘Tap to Pay” cards, these look the same as normal cards from the exterior but contain a small antenna inside that allows wireless communication with a reader. Users can securely store their credit card information on their smart phones and pay with a simple tap! One out of three in-person transactions in the U.S. use tap-to-pay.
Mobile Apps and Wallets
Mobile wallets are applications stored on mobile devices that take the place of a credit or debit card. The three most popular mobile wallets are Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. When a user completes a transaction with the app, the service works as a secure intermediary, which allows the payment transaction to be completed.
Mobile apps and wallets make payment transactions easy and convenient.
No need to worry about leaving your wallet at home! These technologies also provide some added comfort and security by adding another layer of separation between card information and the transactions.
Digital Payments
Also known as electronic payments, digital payment is a term that refers to any payment made through a device. These financial transactions do not involve the physical transfer of currency, which therefore provides added convenience for the customer and merchant. With online shopping becoming so popular worldwide, digital payments have become a necessity.
Regardless if customers are shopping online or making payments through a website or app, it is considered a contactless payment.
How does the Payment Technology work?
Whether through cards, mobile apps, or digital wallets, contactless payments use radiofrequency (RFID) or near field identification to communicate with the credit card readers.
To ensure payments are intentional, the card or device distance must be 2-4 inches from the terminal. As long as the retailer has a contactless-enabled card reader, a mobile phone or contactless enabled card will automatically complete the transaction.
It’s a frictionless experience that saves time for everyone involved! Although Near Field Communication (NFC) technology has been around for a while, the contactless payment experience still feels almost futuristic! As these payments are advancing, people must be ready to take full advantage. Likewise, gyms must be prepared for a shift in payment methods!
The Benefits of Accepting Contactless Payments at your Gym
Contactless Payments are Fast Transactions
In a fast-paced world where everyone wants to save time, contactless payments are the perfect solution for your gym. Only taking a couple seconds to process, contactless payments are up to 10x faster than other payment methods.
Contactless Payments are Convenient
Contactless payments are hassle-free and enhance member satisfaction. Say goodbye to manual processes and long checkout lines at your gym. This makes spur-of-the-moment shopping easy! Therefore, with mobile wallets and apps, no need to worry about forgetting a credit card or cash! The only thing the gym member needs is a mobile device and money in their bank account.
Contactless Payments are Secure
Contactless payment methods take security very seriously. With contactless cards, the antenna begins the payment only when in proximity to the Gym POS system. With other forms, like mobile wallets, it usually requires a unique code before paying. Generally, digital wallets offer stronger security compared to other payment methods.
Contactless Payments help Prevent the Spread of Germs
Using contactless payment options helps to eliminate the spread of germs or viruses at your gym. Consequently, there is no need for individuals to physically touch the POS system, give a signature, or enter a pin.
RhinoFit’s Ingenico 3500 Integration
RhinoFit now offers an EMV terminal integration with our gym management software. With the Ingenico Desk/3500 you can accept any type of payment at your gym! Not only can customers pay with both card chip and swipe, but they can conveniently pay with contactless payments!
The Ingenico Desk 3500 is a next-generation payment terminal that makes accepting NFC payments a seamless consumer experience for both the gym owner and member. As a result, say goodbye to members frantically fumbling for loose change, hunting for a pen, or getting stuck at a slow card reader.
Ingenico Desk 3500 Features
- Highest Security
The Desk/3500 is PCI-PTS 5.x certified. It’s Telium TETRA OS uses the latest cryptographic schemes with future-proof key length. - All Payment Options
The Desk/3500 enables NFC couponing and wallet use cases, in addition to EMV Chip and PIN, swipe and contactless. - User-friendly and intuitive interface
Featuring intuitive card readers and applications menu, the Desk/3500 provides a seamless payment experience. - Compatible with Ingenico’s suite of services
The Desk/3500 works in unison with Ingenico’s supporting service platforms, meaning merchants will have access to business services such as estate management reporting. Software updates and day-to-day support deliver a hassle-free experience for those using this innovative series. - Maximized network availability
In addition to Ethernet and modem, the Desk/3500 offers an Ethernet/modem and Wi-Fi/Ethernet/Modem models. With it, network availability and communication costs are fully optimized. - Seamless NFC payment
The Desk/3500 boosts NFC payment by offering to customers a seamless experience through a dedicated contactless card reader zone and faster transaction flows. - Secure Telium TERAS OS
Backed by 40 years of experience and with its user-friendly interface, the Telium TETRA operating system includes the best security mechanisms embedded to protect transaction privacy and leverages Ingenico’s unique portfolio of payment applications.
Benefits of the Ingenico Desk 3500
- Easy to Pair: With only a few simple steps, connect your Ingenico/3500 to our gym management software in seconds.
- Secure POS Payments: The encrypted credit card terminal complies with the highest security standards.
- Powerful Payment Technology: Accept any type of payment method including chip, pin, contactless, or magstripe.
- Real-time Point of Sale Reporting: When paired with the gym software, you can track your daily batches and settlement reports.
- Receipt Sending: Email receipts during the checkout process.
Get Started Today!
Start Accepting contactless payments at your gym! Talk to one of our software specialists today to integrate the Ingenico Desk 3500 into your gym software!
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