Portable Payment Solution

Accept credit cards & invoice on the spot1

  • Faster cashflow through credit card payments
  • Less administration time through instant invoicing
  • Less bookkeeping time/expense with integration to accounting software
 MINT swipe

What you need
1. An Optus approved compatible PDA phone or BlackBerry® with an Optus mobile data plan
2. A MINT account which includes: software for your PDA phone, a printer/card reader, access to your MINT administration system, 30 minute training session
3. An internet merchant account – MINT assists in setting this up if you don’t have one. Once you have this, you can accept the following credit and debit cards
Credit Card logos
 

 

MINT working

  1. Process a payment on the spot1 by selecting items purchased from the pre-entered product list on your mobile PDA.
  2. Swipe the customer's credit card through the card reader. The payment details are sent through secure, encrypted communications and authorised by the bank in seconds4.
  3. Print the tax invoice with all the transaction details
  4. Track sales as they happen. Back at the office, access your transaction records from MINT's secure website and import it straight into your accounting software.

Watch a Demo

Tailored

Create your own list of product and services and print, SMS or email a fully itemised tax invoice for your customers on the spot, saving you time and stationary/postage costs in invoicing.

Secure and Stable

MINT's encryption keeps your business – and your clients – protected. Your customers are happy as they pay safely and quickly with a credit card and get an invoice on the spot. You're protected as you receive confirmation within seconds4 from the bank, so you know you've been paid.

Fast and Efficient

Payments are processed within seconds3. Tax invoices are generated and printed on the spot. You'll save time, reduce the paper trail and eliminate manual data entry back at the office.

Reduce Administration

Access to your own MINT reporting tool enables you to download your sales transactions into accounting software such as MYOB or Quickbooks.

 

 

 

 

Step 1 – Choose a PDA or BlackBerry®

Currently approved are those PDA's running PPC 2003, Windows 5, Windows 6, and BlackBerry® 8100, 8300, 8800.
Click here to view PDA's available
BlackBerry® available

Step 2 – Connect to ‘yes’ Business Smart or Business Smart Cap or BlackBerry® 24 month plan

Choose a voice plan for your PDA or choose a BlackBerry® plan.

Step 3 – Choose a Data Plan

Mobile Data plans start from $5 per month for a 5MB service

If you have chosen a Windows PDA Mobile, connect to a Mobile Data plan - starting from $5 per month for 5MB5 .
If you have chosen a BlackBerry®, choose to connect to the BlackBerry® $79 Cap or a BlackBerry® Data Bolt Onˆ starting from $25.95 per month for 1MB BlackBerry® Email & Internet.

Depending on the mobile phone and rate plan you choose, there may be monthly handset repayments. Refer to the relevant rate plan brochure for details.

Step 4 – Purchase your MINT pack from Optus

  1. Palm sized printer/card reader
  2. Roll of thermal paper
  3. MINT software
  4. Access to the MINT online reporting systems
  5. MINT technical support
  6. Phone-based training
 $1,176 Upfront
or
$49 per month
Over 24 months

Minimum Total Costs:  $2111.76 ($49 for Mint pack + $29 ‘yes’ Business Smart Plan + $9.99 'yes' Bus Data 200MB) over 24 months
$1643.88 ($29 ‘yes’ Business Smart Plan + $9.99 'yes' Bus Data 200MB) over 12 months + $1176 Upfront for Mint pack

Step 5 – Establish an account with MINT

Mint Account includes:

  • Mint software licence
  • First 20 credit card transactions free, then 99¢ per credit card transaction4.

How to Buy

Call   Call 1300 737 574
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1. This service is only available for use within the Optus GSM or 3G-HSDPA coverage area and is subject to network availability. Refer to www.optus.com.au/coverage.
2. Eftpos not available.
3. Actual network speeds both upload and download may vary dependent on the type of device in use, location and the number of users accessing the network at any given time. Speeds refer to maximum download speeds. Upload speeds will be lower than download speeds.
4. When you process a transaction using your Mint Portable Payment Solution from Optus you will incur a transaction fee, which is charged and billed by Mint under the terms of Mint’s agreement with you.
5. Default charges of 1.5c/kb apply, capped at $5, for customers who have a Windows Mobile PDA. Customers who select a BlackBerry® device must take a BlackBerry® plan (either a Bolt On or a capped plan) and will be charged for data use in accordance with that plan.
6. If you elect to purchase your Mint Pack with monthly repayments over 24 months, you will also need to select a voice and data plan from Optus on a 24 month contract. If you select to purchase the Mint Pack upfront you will need to select a voice and data plan from Optus on a month to month contract.

View Terms and Conditions

1. Your application is subject to an Optus credit assessment, and acceptance. Only available to eligible small and medium business customers as defined by Optus connecting to the Optus Digital Mobile service. Optus Pre-paid, Optus CDMA, MobileSat, service provider customers, or Corporate customer are not eligible. Not available in conjunction with single-bill or e-bill products.

2. Optus GSM or 3G/HSDPA Service: Use of Optus GSM or 3G/HSDPA Service, including Video Calling are only available with compatible handsets within GSM or 3G/HSDPA Coverage area. If you or the other person on the video call moves out of the GSM or 3G/HSDPA coverage area, your video call will drop out and you will only have the option to call the person back with a voice call.

3. Optus’ 3G network coverage is available in selected areas of Sydney, Melbourne, Geelong, Canberra, Brisbane and Gold Coast, central Adelaide and central Perth. For coverage details, including HSDPA coverage, see www.optus.com.au/coverage

4. Actual network speeds both upload and download may vary dependent on the type of device in use, location and the number of users accessing the network at any given time. Speeds refer to maximum download speeds. Upload speeds will be lower than download speeds.

5. An account with Mint is required to access the Mint transaction management system. This is provided to you under a separate agreement between you and Mint, facilitated by Optus. 6. When you process a transaction using your Mint Portable Payment Solution from Optus you will incur a transaction fee, which is charged and billed by Mint under the terms of Mint’s agreement with you.

7. If you cancel your account with Mint you do not have to cancel your voice or data service with Optus. If you do so you will end your ability to access the Mint Portable Payment Solution from Optus. If you do so before the end of your contract term you may be required to pay a cancellation fee and any outstanding hardware charges including charges relating to the Mint hardware.

8. If you decide to cancel your mobile data service with Optus but wish to keep your account with Mint you can do so subject to the terms of your agreement with Mint. You may be required to pay Optus a cancellation fee.

9. Currently approved compatible handsets are those running Windows Mobile 5 or 6, or the current range of BlackBerry® eg. BlackBerry® 8100 Pearl or 8300 Curve.


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