# Card Readers: Stripe S700 and M2 | NextUp Walk-in Source: https://nextupwalkin.com/features/card-readers > Optional Stripe card readers: the S700 at the counter, or an M2 paired to a phone in the NextUp app. Pay links and QR codes need no hardware. Every plan # Take cards at the counter, if you want to A reader is optional. Every business takes cards with no hardware, using a pay link or QR code. When you want the full front-desk experience, add a Stripe reader and the bill closes itself. [Start your free trial](https://nextupwalkin.com/signup) [How it works](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/card-readers#how) - No reader needed to start - Stripe S700 at the counter - Stripe M2 in the NextUp app - Money goes to your own Stripe ## At the counter A smart reader with its own screen. The customer picks a tip, taps their card, and the bill closes itself in NextUp Walk-in. - **Stripe Reader S700.**The reader NextUp Walk-in has tested most. It connects over Wi-Fi, or Ethernet with Stripe’s hub or dock. - **Tip on the reader.**The customer chooses their tip, then taps, inserts or swipes. - **Charged from the bill.**No amounts typed in twice. - **Added in a minute.**Type the code the reader shows into Checkout, then Card readers. **Checkout · Card readersFront desk**Stripe Reader S700 · OnlineReady **Add a reader**Enter the code the reader shows Example: a reader added under Card readers. ## At the chair, in the app A team member can take a card away from the counter, using their phone. - **Stripe Reader M2.**A small Bluetooth reader a team member pairs to their phone in the NextUp app. - **Tap to Pay on Android.**A team member’s Android phone takes a contactless card in the NextUp app, with no reader. - **Mix and match.**One bill can be paid in parts: cash, a reader, and a customer paying their share on their phone. - **Already have a WisePOS E?**It still works with NextUp Walk-in. **Bill · Maria L.** Total**$45.00** Tip**$9.00Card reader**$27.00 · Paid **Cash**$27.00 · Paid Example: a bill paid in two parts. ## No reader? No problem A reader is an upgrade, never a requirement. - **Pay link or QR code.**The customer pays on their own phone with Apple Pay, Google Pay or a card, tip included. - **Saved cards.**Regulars can save a card and pay the next bill in one tap. - **Cash and more.**Cash, gift cards and store credit work at the same checkout. - **Your own Stripe account.**Card payments reach your account, less Stripe’s fee and NextUp Walk-in’s card fee. **Pay Maria L.’s billPay link**Send to their phone **Saved card**Visa ending 4242 **Cash**Enter cash tendered Example: ways to take payment on one bill. ## How it works - 1 ### Order from Stripe Readers are sold by Stripe at Stripe’s price. NextUp Walk-in makes nothing on the hardware. - 2 ### Add it Enter the pairing code the reader shows under Checkout, then Card readers. - 3 ### Take payment from the bill Choose the reader on the bill. The customer taps, and the bill closes itself. ## Who it’s for - ### Barbershop An S700 at the front desk, with the tip chosen on the reader. - ### Salon A stylist takes a card at the chair with an M2 and their phone. - ### Pet grooming A pay link on the owner’s phone, with no reader at all. ## The small things - ### Fees NextUp Walk-in’s card fee is 0.5% of card payments, never on tips, at most $1 a payment, on top of Stripe’s processing fee. - ### Only Stripe’s readers NextUp Walk-in does not connect to other point-of-sale systems or other card readers. - ### Receipts Print a receipt from checkout, or email one. - ### Split bills Split a bill any way, with a reader taking one share. ## Questions Do I need a card reader? No. A pay link or QR code takes cards with no hardware. A reader is optional. Which reader should I buy? For the counter, the Stripe Reader S700. For taking a card at the chair, the Stripe Reader M2 with the NextUp app. Where do I buy one? From Stripe, at stripe.com/terminal or in your Stripe Dashboard. NextUp Walk-in makes nothing on the hardware. Can I use my current POS or reader? NextUp Walk-in works with Stripe’s readers only. It has its own checkout and does not connect to another POS system. ## Goes well with - [Receipt printingPrint a receipt at checkout.](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/receipt-printing) - [Card readers on EquipmentThe readers, their prices and how they connect.](https://nextupwalkin.com/equipment#pay-title) - [Gift cardsSold and redeemed at the same checkout.](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/gift-cards) - [Split bills and close-outSplit a bill, and an end-of-night close-out.](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/split-bills-and-close-out) ## Take payment the way that suits you Start the free trial, take your first card by pay link, and add a reader when you want one. [Start your free trial](https://nextupwalkin.com/signup) [See every feature](https://nextupwalkin.com/features)