Project Overview

microPay, a compact, mobile EFTPOS companion for Smartphones, Tablets and traditional fixed Aloha pos help manuals.

microPay allows acceptance of credit/debit card payments there and then! No paper invoices, no cheques, no delay! Whether you mow lawns or have a market stall, microPay gives your business an on-the-go method to process secure card payments.

Using microPay is easy – enter the amount you wish to be paid by your customer into the microPay app on your Smartphone or Tablet, process the transaction on the microPay device, and issue the customer receipt by email or SMS. It’s that simple!

Organisation

Quest Payment Systems

Team

Quest consists of a highly experienced, multidisciplinary team of Electronics engineers, Software engineers, Systems engineers, Product designers and Marketing specialists. The microPay project was born from the need to offer a convenient method for mobile businesses to take secure card payments.

Project Brief

The microPay app needed to provide the simplicity of a traditional ‘standalone’ EFTPOS terminal and connect to Quest’s pocket sized EFTPOS device using next generation Bluetooth 4.0 technology.

The microPay app also needed to connect seamlessly with Quest’s ‘Cloud EFTPOS’ payment platform, providing an enterprise app management and transaction reporting portal for customers.

It was imperative that historical transaction receipts be viewed by the merchant, and that receipts could be printed to a Bluetooth, WiFi or Air-print printer. Additionally, the app should provide the ability to email or SMS receipts directly from the app to the customer.

Bluetooth pairing between the microPay device and the microPay app needed to be robust and seamless. To ensure the user experience was completely self-contained, it was desirable that Bluetooth pairing be completed within the microPay app without going into the mobile device’s operating system.

Finally, to ensure that the app is available to the widest cross section of Australian merchants, it was essential to accredit with all major Australian banks and be available on iOS, Android and Windows Phone platforms.