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JULY | AUGUST 2020

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72 m a s s a g e & b o d y w o r k j u l y / a u g u s t 2 0 2 0 for $100 or less. Following are descriptions of several popular contactless apps. Person-to-Person Payment Apps Cash App by Square allows you to request client payments by sending your request to your client's cashtag, phone number (via text), or email. There is no reminder option, though, so you will need to send reminders for payment. Cash App charges businesses 2.75 percent per transaction. iOS/Android. Venmo, owned by PayPal, allows you to request person-to-person (P2P) payment from your clients too, but offers a social element that other P2Ps don't. Venmo's comment and "like" features allow you to interact with clients similar to other social media formats. Venmo Which Contactless Payment Options Should I Offer? You may have already used a card reader prior to COVID-19, and if your current app accepts contactless payments, you should be ready to go. Just contact your payment provider and tell them to enable the no-touch feature. If you have an older card reader, your payment provider may allow you to swap it for a new one. If you are new to contactless payments, there are apps that don't require a reader at all, called person-to-person payment apps. If you decide to go with an NFC card reader or terminal, there are several apps you can offer your clients for payment. Prices for NFC terminals range from $300 to $500. If you use your smartphone or tablet to accept payments, you can pick up a reader CANNABIS MAST ER PROGRAM $249 Plus FREE Product For the LMT ($680 Value) Not back in the treatment room yet? Now's the time to get your education on with our rst of its kind, extensive master program available to licensed professionals. Only colorupco.com/cannabis-education charges businesses 2.9 percent of the transaction plus 30 cents. iOS/Android. Zelle is a P2P format that used to be a consumer-only banking service, but it's recently been opened to small businesses and is available at most banks. Visit www. zellepay.com/get-started to see if your bank is on the list, or you can still use Zelle by downloading the Zelle app. Unlike its competitors, each bank controls how to offer the service and whether (or how much) to charge for the service. iOS/Android. Card Reader or Terminal Payment Apps Apple Pay and Apple Cash are considered the best in-store apps because they have all of the popular features of a mobile wallet, and their users are technically super-savvy—

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