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# 4 Way Musicians Can Accept Credit Card Payments at Shows
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/4-way-musicians-can-accept-credit-card-payments-at-shows/
- Published: 2014-12-12T10:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-12-12T10:30:00.000Z
- Description: By Chris Robley on CD Baby Blog You’ve played a great show. Fans are lined up at your merch booth. You’re taking cash, making change, and signing CDs. Then a guy walks. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/12/4-way-musicians-can-accept-credit-card-payments-at-shows.html]
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[![Merch-650x433](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07c1a42f970d-150wi "Merch-650x433")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07c1a42f970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

By **[Chris Robley](http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/author/chris-r-at-cd-baby/?ref=hypebot.com)** on [CD Baby Blog](http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/2014/12/ways-musicians-accept-credit-card-payments-shows/?ref=hypebot.com)

You’ve played a great show. Fans are lined up at your merch booth. You’re taking cash, making change, and signing CDs. **Then a guy walks up and wants to buy a couple discs and a t-shirt — but he only has a credit card.** Are you going to turn him away? No, you’re going to process his credit card transaction right then and there, in the sweet, dank, dark-lit, beer-soaked corner of a basement rock club.

### **How to take credit cards for merch sales**

Note: *many of these credit card solutions are not available internationally, so if you live outside the US and know of a reliable way to accept credit cards in your country or region, please let us know in the comments below.*

**1\. [Square](https://squareup.com/?ref=hypebot.com).**

Probably the most widely-used solution amongst musicians for accepting credit cards on-the-go. Square will send you a mobile credit card reader that you just plug into your phone or tablet (iOS and Android devices). Swipe a card through the reader, push a few buttons, and the **money will be in your bank account in 24-48 hours. Square takes 2.75% per swipe**, and will process Visa, MC, Discover, and American Express charges.

[![Credit Card Payments](http://a4.typepad.com/6a016766638dee970b01b8d0a68cec970c-150wi "Credit Card Payments")](http://a4.typepad.com/6a016766638dee970b01b8d0a68cec970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

2\. [PayPal Here](https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/credit-card-reader?ref=hypebot.com#using-paypal-here).

Similar to the Square, **PayPal will send you a swiper that is compatible with iOS and Android devices, and then take a 2.7% fee per swipe.** One added benefit is that the name recognition of PayPal gives fans some added sense of security (or at least familiarity) when they they make a purchase. Plus, if you’re already actively using PayPal, this is a natural extension.

**3\. PayAnywhere.**

With their free credit card reader, **you can accept Visa, MC, Discover, AmEx, and PayPal — all for a 2.69% fee per swipe.** One frequent complaint about PayAnywhere though is that they often hold funds for longer periods than competitors in order to reduce the risk of chargebacks/fraud/etc.

**4\. Flint.**

The **Flint Mobile App** lets you accept credit cards WITHOUT a credit card reader. You just scan them with your phone, but no image gets saved on your phone (the transaction is encrypted within the app). **Fees as low as 1.95%.**

Is there another service you like to use for taking credit cards at shows? Let us know in the comments below.