Credit card payments by iphone using photo (no card reader)

My DH was in an uber car with an associate and the associate paid the driver by his taking a photo of the credit card. I am interested in this product for a second business of mine (I have a cr card machine in the office but this would be better for the second venture). Has anyone used this? Recommendations? Cost? Best deals out there? Thanks1

I don’t think I’d particularly want someone taking a photo of my cc and would probably pay cash instead, which nay be what the driver wanted as well.

Jym, why would you not want a Square? It is just as easy to swipe the card as take a pic of it.

https://squareup.com/

There has been concern about privacy/confidentiality with emails and such with square. I like the idea of no gizmo to attach to my phone-- just a photo the way I can take a photo of a check and deposit it.

One is flint. Another is card.io. Any others?? Any experience?

Just looked into updating my paypal but I dont want to link my checking account, so getting paid is a pain. Has ANYONE used this new credit card payment option that takes a photo of the card and doesnt require a little gizmo ?

There is 0 security with a photo of a card. It can be reused.

Apparently the app masks the center #s of the card on the screen. Not a security issue.

I wouldn’t be comfortable having someone take a photo of my credit card, for what it’s worth.

^^ What Himom said.

Maybe I’m misunderstanding OP, but I thought that with using Uber, in order to have car come, a credit card had to be on file and was just billed to that card. (and the few times I’ve been with goskid 1 in Uber car, I don’t ever recall a cc being pulled out).

Dunno, gosmom. Just relaying a story DH shared

Uber itself charges you. You don’t pay the driver. You have an account set up online with a card.

Have heard good things from someone who uses Flint