TAPGO Smart Device
One portable device.Multiple ways to pay.
The planned TAPGO Smart Device is a compact Android payment terminal designed to help transport operators, informal traders, retailers and other businesses accept digital payments wherever they operate.
The proposed device could bring contactless bank-card payments, NFC, QR and TAPGO Wallet transactions together in one connected payment experience.
Built for Everyday Payments
One device. More ways to accept.
The TAPGO Smart Device is being designed around the payment methods customers already understand and use.
Bank Cards
Support compatible contactless bank-card payments.
NFC & Mobile
Support compatible tap-to-pay mobile and NFC experiences.
QR Payments
Enable supported scan-to-pay payment journeys.
TAPGO Wallet
Accept supported wallet payments within the TAPGO ecosystem.
Designed for Mobility
Compact enough to move.Powerful enough to work.
TAPGO is exploring a portable device format that can support businesses and transport operators who need to accept payments away from a traditional checkout counter.
Touchscreen Interface
A simple Android-based interface for everyday payment use.
Rechargeable Battery
Designed for portable use across transport and business environments.
Connected Payments
Built to connect with supported payment and backend services.
Business Access
Connect payment activity to the broader TAPGO business ecosystem.
Built for Different Environments
From the taxi rankto the checkout counter.
The TAPGO Smart Device is being designed for payment environments that need portability, flexibility and simple digital acceptance.
Transport
Taxis, buses, shuttles and other transport operations.
Informal Trade
Street vendors, market traders and small local businesses.
Retail
Spaza shops, SMEs, retailers and service businesses.
Mobile Business
Businesses that operate away from fixed payment counters.
Payment Journey
Tap. Scan. Pay.
A simple device experience designed to make accepting digital payments straightforward.
Operator starts the payment
The business or transport operator enters or confirms the payment amount on the TAPGO-enabled device.
Customer chooses how to pay
The customer taps a supported card or phone, scans a QR code or uses the TAPGO Wallet.
Payment confirmed
The supported payment journey confirms the transaction and records the activity in the TAPGO ecosystem.
Product Development
Building the TAPGO Smart Device.
The TAPGO Smart Payment Device is currently a product concept. Final hardware, payment functionality, acquiring setup, certification and deployment will depend on appropriate technology, payment, certification and manufacturing partners.
TAPGO Smart Device