Timely’s built-in Point of Sale (POS) system lets you securely accept in-person credit card payments using compatible Stripe and Square payment terminals. Before these terminals can be used during checkout, they must be connected and synced with your Timely account. Once configured, your payment terminals are linked to your payment provider and ready to process onsite payments seamlessly.
This guide explains how to connect and configure credit card readers in Timely.
1. Benefits of Connecting Credit Card Readers to Timely
Connecting your credit card readers to Timely ensures a seamless and reliable in-person payment experience. Once configured, your payment terminals are securely linked to your payment provider and ready to use whenever you process onsite payments through the Point of Sale (POS) system.
Key benefits include:
- Ensuring payment terminals are available during POS checkout
- Centralizing payment terminal management in one place
- Reducing payment interruptions caused by disconnected or unsynced devices
- Streamlining the checkout process for staff and customers
2. Which Credit Card Payment Providers Are Supported by Timely?
Timely currently supports:
- Stripe
- Square
If you are setting up a reader for the first time, follow the official setup instructions provided by your payment processor:
After completing setup with Stripe or Square, return to Timely to sync your readers.
3. Syncing Credit Card Readers to Your Timely Account
To enable in-person payments, you must first connect your terminal readers in Timely’s general settings. To sync your readers:
- Log in to your Timely dashboard.
- In the left-side menu, go to Settings > General
- On the right-hand panel, select Payments Receivable. If you don’t have a payment receivables account set up yet, connect your account first, and keep in mind it needs to be a Stripe or Square account to support the credit card reader.
- After connecting an account, you will see the option to Sync Terminal Readers.
- Review the list of available terminals and enable the readers you want to use.
Only readers that are activated with the payment provider will appear as available to sync with Timely. After syncing you will be able to see the Reader option available when processing payments through the Point of Sales (POS) system.
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