Timely, the global leader in booking and salon software, is now offering Tap to Pay for New Zealand hair and beauty businesses. The innovative solution enables businesses to accept secure, in-person contactless payments effortlessly, using only an iPhone and the Timely iOS app—no additional hardware or payment terminals required.

This advancement is particularly advantageous for new salons, small enterprises, and mobile operators, allowing them to convert their iPhone into a payment terminal without incurring any extra fees.

Ursula Von Keisenberg, Managing Director of Timely ANZ, highlighted the transformative impact of this offering, stating, “Time management and financial security are some of the biggest challenges for our customers. Being able to offer Tap to Pay on iPhone means we can provide our business customers with a quick, professional, and secure way to take payments.”

With Tap to Pay on iPhone, hair and beauty businesses can initiate contactless payment acceptance within minutes on iPhone models XS and later, equipped with the latest iOS. This swift integration heralds a new era in convenience for service providers, streamlining the checkout process significantly.

Timely is among the first companies in New Zealand to adopt Tap to Pay through its partnership with Stripe. 

“This innovation makes taking payments easy and convenient for hair and beauty businesses of all sizes, from mobile operators to established salons. The client experience is everything to our customers, and Tap to Pay on iPhone creates a professional and seamless payments experience to match Timely’s beautiful booking system. With no upfront setup costs, it’s a really cost effective payment option for our customers,” said Stuart McLean, Managing Director of Timely, an EverCommerce (NASDAQ: EVCM) solution.

How it works

The setup process is incredibly user-friendly; all that users need to do is enable TimelyPay and activate the Tap to Pay feature within the Timely app.

At checkout, the process is straightforward: customers hold their contactless payment method near the business owner’s iPhone, utilising Near Field Communication (NFC) technology for a secure transaction.

Learn more at gettimely.com