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Tap to Pay for Barbershops

Tap to Pay payment processing for barbershops.

Turn any iPhone or Android into a card reader. Customers tap their card or phone, you get paid on the spot, and the money settles the same day. Built for how barbershops actually work, with no hardware to buy and nothing to charge.

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  • Approved before your first charge
  • No monthly fee or contract
  • Same-day settlement
  • Real humans on the phone
2.99% + 30¢
Per tap, no monthly fee
$1.44
Fee on a typical $38 sale
0
Readers, docks, or cables
Same day
Settlement to your bank

Why barbershops choose Tap to Pay with HL Hunt

  • Get paid where the work happens

    Checkout at the chair the moment the cape comes off. Barbers renting a chair who want their own money, their own way. House calls and event cuts away from the shop. Every one of those is a tap on the phone already in your pocket.

  • No hardware to buy, lose, or charge

    A shared terminal at the front that mixes up whose cut was whose. Cash-heavy days with no clean record for taxes. Tap to Pay removes the reader from the equation entirely, and every staff member can use their own phone at no extra cost.

  • More than a tap

    Tipping presets tuned to barbershop tickets. Per-barber sales and tip reports.

  • Built for your tickets

    On a typical $38 sale the fee is $1.44. Tips that get lost between the client and the barber. Instant payouts so a barber can cash out the same day.

  • One account for everything

    Tap to Pay, online checkout, invoices, payment links, and recurring billing all run on the same HL Hunt account and settle to one balance with one report.

  • We never shut you down

    HL Hunt underwrites every account up front and never freezes a compliant account without a named human and a reason in writing. Your money arrives on schedule.

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Create your account, get approved up front, and take your first payment today. No monthly fee, no contract.

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How it works

  1. 01

    Create your free account

    Sign up online in a few minutes. There is no application fee, no contract, and no monthly cost.

  2. 02

    Download the HL Hunt app

    Install it on any iPhone XS or newer, or any NFC-capable Android phone. Add staff so they can use their own phones.

  3. 03

    Enter the amount and tap

    Type the amount or pick a quick button, optionally add a tip prompt, and hold the customer's card or phone to the back of yours.

  4. 04

    Get paid the same day

    The receipt sends by text or email, the sale appears in your dashboard instantly, and funds settle to your bank as soon as the same day.

Why barbershops are switching from card readers to Tap to Pay

For years barbershops have had two options for taking cards away from a counter: a Bluetooth reader that needs pairing and charging, or a rented terminal with a monthly fee. Both fail at the worst possible moment, and both tie card acceptance to a piece of hardware that only one person can hold. Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android changes that. The NFC chip already in the phone reads the card, the phone's secure hardware encrypts it instantly, and HL Hunt authorizes the sale in under a second.

The economics are simple. Every staff member can accept payment on their own device at no additional cost, which means a barbershop can put as many points of sale on the floor as there are phones. There is no capital outlay, no replacement cycle, and no per-device fee. Pricing is the same 2.99% + $0.30 as any card-present transaction, with interchange-plus available for higher volumes, and every rate is published on our pricing page.

Tap to Pay is one piece of a complete payments account. Tipping presets tuned to barbershop tickets. Per-barber sales and tip reports. Instant payouts so a barber can cash out the same day. Online sales, invoices, and payment links run on the same account, so barbershops get one balance, one report, and one support team. And because HL Hunt underwrites each account up front, you are not one busy weekend away from an automated freeze.

What changes

HL Hunt vs a typical processor for Barbershops

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 HL HuntTypical processor
HardwareNone. Any iPhone XS+ or NFC Android phone$49 to $299 per reader, plus replacements
Per-device feesNone. Every staff phone is freeMonthly fee per terminal or per user
UnderwritingDone up front, before your first chargeAfter you start processing, often mid-month
Account freezesNever without a named human and a reason in writingAutomated holds triggered by volume or category
SettlementSame day to your bank, instant payouts available2 to 7 business days, longer for new accounts
DisputesDispute Agent assembles evidence and responds for youYou upload PDFs into a portal and hope
SupportPhone, chat, and email answered by payments staffTicket queue with templated replies
PricingPublished rates or a written quote, no hidden markupsTiered pricing, PCI fees, statement and batch fees

Pricing

Simple, published pricing

One rate per channel, no monthly fee, and no contract. Barbershops is included at no extra cost on every HL Hunt account. Volume pricing is available once you process more than $250,000 a month.

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2.6% + 10¢
In-person and Tap to Pay

Cards and wallets, any phone

2.9% + 30¢
Online cards and wallets

Checkout, invoices, API

0.8%
ACH bank transfers

Capped at $5 per payment

$0
Monthly, PCI, or statement fees

Pay only when money moves

Everything included

One account covers all of it

Barbershops is one part of the platform. Every HL Hunt account ships with the full stack, so you never bolt on a second vendor as you grow.

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Get started

Set up Barbershops today

Create an account, confirm your business, and start processing the same day. Here is what you will need.

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  1. 01Legal business name, EIN, and a business bank account
  2. 02A website or product description showing what you sell and how you bill
  3. 03Government ID for the owner or an authorized signer
  4. 04Expected monthly volume and average ticket size
  5. 05Where you want to take payments: online, in person, or both

Barbershops FAQ

Do I need the shop owner's permission to use HL Hunt at my chair?

No. Your HL Hunt account is yours. Sign up, verify your identity, and start accepting taps on your phone. Your sales settle to your bank account.

Can clients tip in cash and card on the same visit?

Yes. Record the card tip on the tap screen and log cash tips separately in the app so your end-of-day report is complete.

What do I need to start?

An iPhone XS or newer on iOS 16.4+, or an NFC-capable Android phone on Android 9+, and a free HL Hunt account. Download the app, sign in, and you can accept your first tap in minutes. No reader, dock, or cable.

What does Tap to Pay cost?

2.99% + $0.30 per transaction, the same as any card-present payment. There is no hardware cost, no monthly fee, no per-device fee, and no minimum.

What cards and wallets can customers tap?

Any contactless Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or Discover card, plus Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. Most cards issued in the US since 2020 are contactless.

When do I get my money?

Next business day by default, with same-day settlement available on every account. Instant payouts to a debit card cost 1.0% and land in minutes.

Is it secure and PCI compliant?

Yes. Card data is encrypted by the phone's secure hardware the moment it is read and never stored on the device. Tap to Pay is certified by Apple, Google, and the card networks. HL Hunt is PCI DSS Level 1, so you stay in the simplest compliance scope.

Still have questions?

Talk to a payments specialist, or create an account and see it for yourself.

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