Booksy, a provider of booking and business technology for the beauty industry, has launched the Booksy Card Reader, powered by Stripe, a known name in the payment processing space. The reader further beauty providers to process credit card, tap-to-pay, and mobile wallet payments. This feature helps beauty pros spend less time chasing payments and more time doing what they love, says Booksy.
Tameika Swint is the executive director and founder of Styles 4 Kidz and an avid user of Booksy Card Reader. She says this payment solution, which is fully integrated with the Booksy app, has made her salon’s checkout process five times faster. The tap-to-pay option is a huge benefit in a busy salon environment as it speeds up the process even more, she says.
“One of the biggest downsides of a slow checkout experience is that you or your business look unprofessional. Before Booksy, we were spending an average five minutes at checkout. Now we’re spending a minute or less,” said Tameika, who says that she and her staff can now spend more time building relationships, being creative and ultimately delivering the best experience possible to their clients. Styles 4 Kidz is a non-profit organization, so income reporting is also extremely important for their salon. With everything bundled in the app, Booksy Stats & Reports enables users to pull reports easily, saving time and energy. A business owner can access their data and analytics at the touch of a finger.
On average, Booksy Card Reader users see a 10 percent increase in tips and an 18 percent increase in average booking value. With Booksy Card Reader, beauty professionals get free next business day payouts or they can use Fast Payouts to get money within 30 minutes for a flat 1 percent fee.
In a few easy steps, any beauty professional can start getting paid faster:
- In the Booksy app, head to “Business Settings” and click on “Customer Payments”
- Select “Payment Types” and choose “Booksy Card Reader”
- Select “Verify”. After you complete the verification process, you can order your Booksy Card Reader
- Once you receive your Booksy Card Reader in the mail, connect it to your Booksy app and start processing payments