POS Terminal
Confirmo’s point-of-sale app turns your smartphone into a Bitcoin Lightning terminal, allowing for 100% free, quick and easy Bitcoin Lightning transactions in person.
Let’s walk through setting up and using the Confirmo POS app effectively in various environments such as retail stores, restaurants, bars, and at live events or conferences.
Downloading and installing the app
- For Apple Users: Download Confirmo POS from the App Store.
- For Android Users: Get the app on Google Play.
Setting up your Lightning point of sale
- Create a Confirmo account: Sign up and open your Dashboard.
- POS setup: Navigate to ‘Payment tools‘ → ‘POS Setup’ and follow the on-screen instructions.
- Pair your device: After installing the app, enter the pairing code displayed on your Dashboard to sync your device with your account.
Using the app
- Initiating a transaction: To receive a payment, enter the amount in the app to generate a QR code. Customers can pay by scanning this code with their smartphone camera or NFC tag, such as Bolt Card.
- Transaction confirmation: Once the customer confirms the payment, funds are settled immediately in your Confirmo account.
Key features and benefits
- Platform compatibility: Available on both Apple and Android devices.
- Payment method: Bitcoin Lightning invoices and contactless NFC payments.
- Hardware requirements: Only a smartphone, no additional hardware terminals needed.
- Fund management: Your Confirmo account offers convenient fund management and withdrawals.
- Customer service: Our support is available on business days and always responds within 24 hours.
- Cost efficiency: No usage fees.
- Setup ease: Getting set up takes only several minutes.
- Reporting: Clear statements available in your Confirmo account reports.
- Payment speed: Enables instant payments thanks to the Lightning Network
For optimal performance, it’s recommended to open a channel with Confirmo’s public Bitcoin Lightning node (Amboss Explorer / 1ML Statistics).