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Payment confirmed.\n\nSend a payment request via text message. Your customer follows a link, pays from their own device, and the transaction is recorded immediately. No app required on their end.\n\nRunning without a signal is not a problem. Offline mode stores transactions securely and processes them automatically when your connection is restored, without losing a sale.\n\nFor businesses with repeat customers: store a card on file and charge in seconds. No re-entry, no friction, no delay at the counter or in the field.\n\nBeyond tap and text, SwipeSimple supports Bluetooth card readers, terminals, registers, invoice delivery by email or SMS, and shareable payment links – every method your customers use to pay, handled from one place.\n\nPre-load your full item catalog with modifiers, pricing, and tax rates. Checkout is fast, accurate, and consistent across every transaction. Adjustable tipping, item-level discounts, and digital receipts are built in.\n\nReal-time reporting gives you an immediate view of sales performance, top items, and transaction history. Manage inventory levels, track employee sales, and configure staff permissions.\n\nTrusted by 125,000+ merchants across the United States.\n\nSwipeSimple is built to get your business running in minutes and keep it running from anywhere, at scale.\n\nDownload the app for a complimentary demo.\nFor a SwipeSimple account, visit home.swipesimple.com.","facts":{"developer_id":840326648,"developer_url":null,"first_released":"2014-04-16T22:43:56Z","support_url":"http://www.swipesimple.com/","privacy_url":"https://home.swipesimple.com/privacy-policy/","website_url":null,"app_version":"8.1.0","release_notes":"You now can search as soon as you enter the item catalog. This release also includes general bug fixes. 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