SWIPE – A PAYMENT SOLUTION THAT MIGHT ACTUALLY SOLVE SOMETHING!

I took a good look recently at Swipe. If you have an eCommerce site, run a restaurant or cafe, or would like to take payments on the move with one of those new fangled swipey things you plug into your phone, Swipe would certainly be a consideration. Got the need to accept recurring payment? Swipe handles that really well. So well, in fact, I’m thinking of moving Topcatt to it. No, I won’t be harassing you for your credit card so I can use a new gadget at our monthly meetings, but Swipe may make it easier (and cheaper for me) for you to pay your monthly Membership fee.

Given my recent review of SquareUp, new payment technology is becoming big business. With the impending release of Apple Watch (which includes the ability to pay using your watch) new methods of taking your clients hard earned might be more than just useful information, it might be a case of adapt or die. Can anyone still remember the days before EFTPOS? How many of you are still in this age? Shame on you! Call me immediately – do not pass go or collect $200 (because you can’t accept Visa anyway). Now EFTPOS is a part of our daily lives like brushing teeth. I stopped carrying cash years ago. Pretty soon, I’ll probably won’t need the card either, just my watch or phone.