ShopKeep iPad point-of-sale app now supports Apple Pay via new Ingenico card reader
The popular iPad point-of-sale app ShopKeep has just been updated with support for Apple Pay.
As announced in October by ShopKeep founder and co-CEO Jason Richelson in the video below, ShopKeep would be integrating with Apple’s mobile payment platform as part of its commitment to user privacy and security.
Now, ShopKeep has made good on that promise with the latest update to its official iPad app, allowing merchants to accept tap-to-pay payments from iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users.
If you can’t see the video embedded above, please click here.
In order to support Apple Pay, ShopKeep has partnered with Ingenico, the maker of the $249 Bluetooth-enabled iCMP card reader. This reader supports various forms of credit card payments, including the traditional magnetic swipe and the NFC protocol used by Apple Pay and other contactless payment services.
The iCMP card reader also supports the EMV (Europay/MasterCard/Visa) standard for chip card payments. But EMV support in the ShopKeep app isn’t available until early next year.
The Apple Pay-compatible Ingenico card reader for ShopKeep
Compatible with iPad running iOS 7.0 or later, ShopKeep is available on the App Store for free.
ShopKeep was previously updated early last month with named discounts, stock item tax, printed delivery information, line item voiding, and employee shift reports.
For more notable POS apps, check out AppAdvice’s Point Of Sale Apps AppGuide.
For more recent developments on the Apple Pay front, see also: MLB.com Ballpark and Priceline apps for iOS now let you pay with Apple Pay, Prospective Apple Pay partner Alibaba updates Alipay app with Touch ID integration, and Musician Gwen Stefani and MasterCard join forces to help promote Apple Pay.
