Turn an Android phone into a card machine
Accept card payments with one tap on a compatible Android phone.
A feature inside the mPress app that lets a merchant accept contactless cards using their own phone — no card machine required.
What it is
A card machine, without the card machine
Tap on Phone is a payment feature built into iVeri's mPress app. A compatible, NFC-enabled Android phone (Android 8.0 or later) becomes the acceptance device — the customer taps their contactless card on the back of the merchant's phone to pay.
The merchant problem it solves
Card machines cost money merchants don't always have
Small, informal, or mobile merchants want to accept card payments, but the cost of a card machine — or the lack of a fixed till at all — keeps them cash-only and turning away customers.
How it works
From sign-up to live in days, not months.
Key benefits
No card machine cost
The merchant's own phone becomes the acceptance device.
Works anywhere
Take payments on the move, not just at a fixed till.
Live almost immediately
Sign-up and setup can be done from the app itself.
Certified secure
Approved and certified by major card brands for Tap on Phone.
Qualifying questions to ask
Use these to confirm the fit before you pitch.
- Does the merchant have a compatible Android phone — NFC-enabled, Android 8.0 or later?
- Do they take payments on the move rather than from one fixed location?
- Would avoiding the cost of a card machine help them start accepting cards sooner?
- Are they currently turning away customers who only want to pay by card?
Explain it in 30 seconds
“With Tap on Phone you can accept card payments with just one tap on your Android phone — no card machine, no extra cost, no fuss.”
Common objections
Tap on Phone removes that cost entirely — all the merchant needs is their own compatible Android phone.
Tap on Phone is certified by major card brands, and every transaction processes securely through the iVeri Gateway.
It needs a Google-compatible, NFC-enabled Android phone running Android 8.0 or later — worth confirming upfront, but most recent Android phones qualify.
Downloads & resources
Sales resources
- Tap on Phone Product Brief Download
Product & technical resources
- mPress developer guide View
- mPress Back Office User Guide View
Example merchant scenario
A mobile hairdresser who travels between clients' homes had no way to accept card payments and was losing bookings to her cash-only limit. With Tap on Phone, she now taps each client's card on the back of her own phone at the end of every appointment — no card machine, no extra hardware.