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Ask HN: Brick and Mortar owners; how do you accept CC payments privately?

4 pointsby levinb4 months ago
Hey HN,<p>I have a brewery, taproom, and event space in my hometown that I&#x27;ve gotten open recently, and for now I am cash-only (I even bought an ATM that I surrounded with cabinetry, so it looks nice.)<p>We&#x27;re headed to a public Grand Opening soon, and in working towards that while minimizing data surface area, I&#x27;d like to use a POS credit card reader that is as respectful of my customers data as possible.<p>I&#x27;ve whipped up a simple POS system on an RPi, and I&#x27;d love a CC reader that has a simple API or SDK so I can generate a bill total, and send that (only) to the reader to avoid manually entering data. It&#x27;d be nice to get a push back with a transaction outcome.<p>I don&#x27;t really want to roll my own PCI compliant solution of course, avoiding device key injection and all that. I don&#x27;t want to be a POS system vendor, just a small business that lets my customers make purchases conveniently without unneeded vendors monitoring their business with me.<p>I&#x27;ve only found once reader vendor (ID tech) that has a well documented SDK, and this domain is hard to search through SEO&#x27;d noise to find solutions. Are there any good options I should know of? Thanks!

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