MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Intuit Inc., makers of QuickBooks, has launched Intuit GoPayment to help small businesses process credit card payments on the go. Using it, for example, a sound provider could process a credit card payment right after a gig instead of waiting until they get back to the office.
Designed to speed up cash flow, GoPayment can be used via mobile phones with access to the Web. "With GoPayment, businesses that do work out of the office no longer need to waste time sending and chasing invoices after the job is done," said Chuck Harris, general manager of Intuit's Payment Solutions Division.
Business owners who use QuickBooks can also save time by downloading their transactions from the Merchant Service Center directly into QuickBooks Pro or Premier 2009. Optional Bluetooth hardware includes a card swipe that automatically reads credit card data and a combination card swipe and printer that lets business owners give clients a paper receipt on the spot.
Intuit GoPayment uses the same technology (128-bit SSL encryption) as the financial services industry standard to protect information during transmission. Sensitive credit card information is never stored on the handset, and each user has a unique login and password to access GoPayment data.
Intuit GoPayment is available for all mobile phones with access to the mobile Web. It's also available as a downloadable native application on a wide-range of popular handsets. For a list of supported handsets and information on optional hardware go to: http://mobilepayment.intuit.com/supported-phone.php.
GoPayment costs $19.95 a month, after a merchant account setup fee of $59.95. Transaction fees range from 1.64 to 3.54 percent.
For more information, please visit http://mobilepayment.intuit.com
