Overview

For Junior League events where credit card payments are accepted on-site, e.g. merchandise sales, ticket sales, etc, there are a number of point-of-sale (POS) solutions that integrate with your League's Stripe account.  


At this time, POS payments are not supported through Member Essentials.  Instead, the payment can be processed directly into your Stripe account, and will be included in your scheduled payouts to your League's checking account.  The reports available in Stripe will help track these POS payments. 


A POS setup for Stripe consists of the following:

  • A card reader to read the credit card
  • A mobile device (iPhone or iPad) 
  • A payment app that interfaces with the reader, and process the payment using your Stripe account


Examples

The videos below show examples of connecting the reader to the mobile device, and processing a payment.  The setup in the videos consists of the following. 

  1. Card reader: BBPOS Chipper 2X BT
  2. Mobile device: iPad
  3. Payment app: Payments for Stripe - https://paymentforstripe.com/   

This video shows connecting the reader to an iPad.


 


This video shows processing a charge.  In the example, the amount of the charge is entered, the card is read, and an email receipt is sent.  The reader supports chip, swipe, and NFC, for credit cards, and also Apple Pay, and Google Pay.  


 


With the Payments for Stripe app, you can also define products in the Stripe account and access them from the app. The app will show a list of the products from which you can select one or more, and then process the total.


As transactions are processed, they will appear in your Stripe account along with other transactions, and will be included in the Stripe payouts. Note, these transactions will not appear in Member Essentials, as the transaction is occurring outside of Member Essentials.


IMPORTANT: Payment app providers will charge a fee for their use.  For example, the Payment for Stripe app shown above charges 1% of the transaction total in addition to the standard Visa and MasterCard transaction fees.


Resources

Card readers: https://paymentforstripe.com/card-readers


Payment apps

Payment for Stripe: https://paymentforstripe.com/

PayNow for Stripe: https://paynow-app.com/

Collect: https://collectforstripe.com/