PayAnywhere to Offer Apple Pay-Compatible Credit Card Reader

PayAnywhere to Offer Apple Pay-Compatible Credit Card Reader

Apple on Thursday announced a new partnership with credit card reader company PayAnywhere to offer Apple Pay to the 300,000 U.S. users who use the PayAnywhere system to accept payments.

PayAnywhere to Offer Apple Pay-Compatible Credit Card Reader

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As part of the partnership, the latest version of the PayAnywhere reader will also be sold in all Apple Stores beginning this September for $39.95.

In addition to Apple Pay, the PayAnywhere Mobile Reader will accept a variety of other contactless NFC payment solutions, as well as traditional magnetic strip credit cards, and is also EMV-capable. To entice merchants into purchasing the new reader, PayAnywhere is offering them $5,000 of free Apple Pay transaction processing.

PayAnywhere’s Mobile Reader will be available in Apple Retail Store locations starting this September for $39.95.