How to Accept Card Payments for Your Small Business

Date
July 7, 2023
Reading Time
3 minute read
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Thanks to growing domestic prosperity and the rise of international e-commerce, more people in the Philippines are using credit and debit cards, not just to pay for big-ticket items, but for day-to-day purchases as well. Any startup or small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) that wants to take full advantage of this trend will have to move away from traditional cash-only payments and find ways to facilitate acceptance of  cards and other similar cashless solutions

Through Maya Business, SMEs and startups in the Philippines  now have several convenient ways to accept credit and debit cards, including those from major payment processing services such as Visa and Mastercard. Even better, Maya business terminal solutions also facilitate cashless payments made through QR Ph, e-wallets like Maya and GCash, and other emerging methods. 

Maya offers in-store POS card acceptance through Maya Terminal and Maya Terminal Lite. It also offers online card acceptance through payment solutions like Maya Checkout, Maya Invoice Payments, Payment Links, and e-commerce platform plugins. With these solutions, both online and offline SMEs can offer their customers several ways to pay through credit and debit cards as well as through other popular cashless options.

How to Accept Card Payments through Maya

Maya has designed its card payment solutions to be easy to implement, regardless of your business type. To use Maya credit card terminal and cashless payment solutions, please do the following:

  • Set up a Maya Business account at pbm.paymaya.com. An account is required before you can use Maya’s cashless payment products.
  • Enter the required details and upload recent copies of the requested documents.
  • Once the account has been created, find and choose the Maya POS terminal or online payment product that matches your business’s requirements.
  • Once your product request is approved, you should be able to immediately use them as needed.

What Online Payment Solutions Does Maya Offer?

Maya offers a selection of card acceptance options for both physical and online storefronts. Learn more about them to find which ones are the best for your business:

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Maya Terminal

The first of its kind in Southeast Asia, Maya Terminal is a portable Android-based POS device that allows your store to do business anytime, anywhere. It not only accepts all major credit cards, but it also accepts a wide range of e-wallets and other cashless payment options—including Maya, GCash, and QR Ph. What’s more, it can even integrate with your electronic cash register (ECR) and print receipts as well. With a wide array of features that guarantee effortless and error-free payments, the Maya Terminal is an investment in your business’s growth.

Maya Terminal Lite

 Packing most of the features of its larger counterpart, the Maya Terminal Lite device is an ultra-portable POS solution that’s perfect for mobile businesses. It’s able to process payments through all major credit and debit cards as well as other popular cashless alternatives. It’s designed to be user-friendly without compromising on security and business functionality, making it perfect for Maya Business account holders who are always on the go.

Maya Checkout

Maya Checkout integrates with your website or app, allowing it to readily accept credit and debit cards as well as other cashless payments. If you cater to a mostly online customer base or a global market, Maya Checkout is a must-have for providing the seamless card payment capabilities your site needs.

WooCommerce and Shopify Plugins 

Maya offers easy-to-integrate plugins for online stores on the popular WooCommerce and and Shopify platforms. These ready-to-use plugins allow stores on these platforms to immediately accept credit cards, virtual payment cards, and other cashless payments. Best of all, you need very little web development knowledge to use them. All you have to do is follow the instructions on Maya’s plugin pages and you should be ready to start accepting card payments in no time.

Payment Links

Maya’s Payment Links is a testament to our drive to solve challenges faced by ordinary small businesses—including those without websites. Payment Links allows SMEs to create custom links that their customers could follow to pay with their cards or other cashless options. It’s the perfect solution for businesses that primarily operate on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

Invoice Payments

Maya Invoice Payments allows you to create custom branded invoices that you can send to customers over email, chat, or SMS. Customers can then pay these invoices with credit and debit cards as well as other popular cashless options. This product is a must-have for businesses that want their electronic invoices to not only facilitate sales but reflect their branding as well.

Maya Simplifies Card Transactions for Filipino SMEs

Maya's highly localized solutions make it the payment processing company for today’s startups and SMEs. With Maya’s selection of online and offline payment products, small- and medium-sized businesses no longer have to struggle to facilitate increasingly important card payments. Create your Maya Business account today to begin accepting card payments and other emerging payment options. 

And if you're looking to boost operations, Maya's 1-2-3 Grow Bundle is designed specifically for you. By availing yourself of this offer, you can take advantage of a 1% merchant discount rate (MDR) on all QR Ph sales (valid for 3 months from the time of onboarding). Additionally, you can earn an annual interest rate of 2.5% on your Maya Business Deposit account. Moreover, signing up for this bundle makes you eligible for a Maya Flexi Loan offer within just 3 months. With the 1-2-3 Grow package, embracing cashless transactions has never been more rewarding!