POS terminals for the counter, the table and the road
Countertop, wireless, and portable terminals from authorized partners such as Clover and Helcim. They read chip, tap, and swipe, take Interac, Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, and run on interchange-plus pricing.
Short answer
A POS terminal is the device that reads your customer's card at checkout. Countertop models stay at the register, wireless ones move around your space, and portable ones go out on the road. Clearo supplies all three from authorized partners such as Clover and Helcim; they read chip, tap and swipe and run on interchange-plus pricing.
Terminal options
Countertop terminals
For a fixed checkout counter in a shop, restaurant, or medical office. Reads chip, tap, and swipe.
Wireless terminals
Move around your space: hand the terminal to a customer at their table, take it to a fitting room, or take payment at the door.
Portable terminals
For businesses on the go: delivery drivers, market vendors, and mobile service providers. Ask your rep which models connect the way your route needs.
What you get
Why chip and tap matter at the counter
Every chip read produces a one-time security code, according to EMVCo, the body behind the chip standard (EMVCo), which is why copied card data is far less useful to a counterfeiter. Visa's liability shift adds a money reason: since October 1, 2015, a counterfeit fraud loss lands on the side that hadn't implemented chip technology (Visa).
So dip or tap whenever the card allows it, and keep swiping for cards that can't be read any other way. Our guides to credit card machines for small business and what a POS system costs go further on choosing hardware.
Already have terminals?
Tell your rep what you use now and how you sell. Clearo has no terminals of its own: as an authorized reseller, it supplies terminals from partners such as Clover and Helcim, and your rep will recommend models that fit. Before you replace anything, check what you still owe on your current equipment. The FTC has cautioned that some businesses ended up paying thousands of dollars to lease card machines they could have bought for a few hundred (FTC). The terminals we supply suit restaurants, retail shops, and field teams using mobile payments, all with transparent interchange-plus pricing.
Sources
The EMVCo, Visa and FTC pages behind the facts on this page, checked in October 2026.
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