Card Collector Mobile

Introduction

Card Collector Mobile is your sales collection device.
After setting up your Merchant Account take it with you wherever you go. Entering sales is fast and easy. Simply attach a reader for Swiped Rates or enter information manually for Keyed Rates. You can even store electronic signatures and print receipts.

Once all your sales transactions are securely stored on your PDA, return to your home or office and Hotsync all transactions to the Card Collector Station software on your PC. With Card Collector Mobile you can take orders even in the most remote locations were real-time processing is just not possible!

Hardware/Software Requirements

Card Collector Mobile works on all PDAs that have Palm OS 3.5 or OS 4.0 (OS 5.0 is currently not supported). There is not limit to the number of PDAs you can use with your Merchant Account.

For Swiped Rates, you will need a Card Reader that attached to your PDA. Not all PDAs can accept a card reader! Some units we have tested (that are available inexpensively) are: Palm IIIxe, Palm IIIc, Palm IIIe, Palm V, Palm Vx, HandEra 330, and TRG Pro.

To print receipts, some merchant use our Pocket Imprinter. For the quickest and most customized solution, use Card Collector Mobile with our Pocket Merchant
2-in-1 Card Reader and Thermal Printer.

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Palm OS PDA

Card Reader

Card Reader & Printer

Quick Start - “Swiped Rate” Credit Card Sales

With Card Collector Mobile, taking credit card sales is fast and easy. Simply follow the 5-Step process outlined below...

Step 1:
Open Card Collector Mobile, select you Merchant Account, and click on the Credit Card Sales icon.

Step 2:
Swipe the Credit Card through a Pocket Merchant Card Reader or Key-in the information. On a success-ful swipe, multiple tracks of the credit card data are analyzed and compared for validation. The data is then automatically transferred to the PDA device and the Amount Keypad appears.

Step 3:
Enter an amount (in this example $10.00), click on the ACCEPT button, and all the information you need for processing a transaction appears on the screen.
Now click the Next button to display the Verification screen.

Step 4:
Ask the customer to verify the information and to sign in the Signature area. You can lock the screen using the Lock icon () so that when you hand the PDA to the customer, none of the navigation buttons will function. This avoids any accidental actions by the customer.

Step 5:
Click Store and your sales transaction is stored (with signature and card data) for later processing.

Better yet... attached your PDA to one of our Pocket Merchant Printers and print a receipt for the customer.

Want to learn about all the features Card Collector Mobile has to offer? Then download or view the
Card Collector User Guide and Tutorial.

Quick Links

Card Collector Station
Card Collector User Guide and Tutorial
Pocket Merchant Printers and Readers
Card Readers

Notice

These packages can be used ONLY by active, approved, MerchantAnywhere.com merchants. The Mobile transactions stored are encrypted, and can ONLY be decrypted when connected to the matching Station software and connected to an operational merchant account. This system CANNOT be misused for 'skimming' or unauthorized credit card information theft.