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EFTPOS FEATURES

MORE TAPS, LESS FEES WITH TAP & SAVE

Tap & Save 1 could save your business money by reducing the cost of contactless transactions.

Save on fees

Cut your ongoing costs through least-cost routing 1.

Easy opt in

Contact our local support team on 1300 00 8976 to apply.

Set and forget

Automatic one-time set up, means zero disruptions to your business.

What is Tap & Save?

Tap & Save is essentially Tyro’s version of ‘least-cost routing’. This is when eligible transactions are generally routed through networks that provide the lowest average cost.

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How does it work?

Whenever a business accepts an electronic payment through an EFTPOS machine, they pay a merchant service fee to make the transaction happen. Transactions are either processed through a flat fee via EFTPOS or a fixed percentage fee via Mastercard or VISA.

Least-cost routing 1 helps keeps these costs down, by processing eligible contactless debit card transactions through the cheapest network.

How least cost routing works

How could this save your business money?

Let’s say you own a bakery, and a customer pays for a $30 cake with their contactless debit card.

If the EFTPOS flat fee is 25 cents, and the debit scheme transaction rate is 2%, routing this purchase through the original scheme would cost your business 60c.

However, with Tap & Save 1 , this would only cost you 25c – saving you 35c in that transaction.

eligible cards for least cost routing

What are eligible transactions?

Eligible transactions are contactless (tap-and-go) dual-network debit cards, which can be used to make transactions through EFTPOS or a debit card, issued by your bank.

These can be identified by having both the EFTPOS logo on one side, and the Mastercard or Visa logo on the other.

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Frequently Asked Questions

If you want to apply for Tap & Save 1, contact our Aussie support team on 1300 00 8976.

There is no difference between the security of EFTPOS , Visa, or Mastercard transactions, and EFTPOS transactions are also covered by chargeback rights. There isn’t any increased fraud risk associated with Tap & Save 1 transactions.

Our Dynamic Surcharging feature supports surcharge amounts being applied to Visa, Mastercard, American Express, UnionPay, and EFTPOS transactions. This means that if your transaction is routed through EFTPOS, and through Tap & Save, the surcharge rate you have set will still be applied.