Accept payments without internet

Yes, offline payments have limits set by Stripe to minimize risk. Transaction limits vary based on your account history and Stripe's risk assessment. Connect to the internet regularly to sync payments and maintain higher limits.

Offline payments carry some risk since the card cannot be fully authorized at the time of sale. If a card is declined when synced, you may not be able to collect payment. We recommend using offline mode for trusted customers or lower-value transactions.

Offline payments should be synced within 24 hours for the best chance of successful processing. The app will remind you if you have pending offline payments that need to sync. Connect to the internet as soon as possible to process queued transactions.

Two setups work. Bluetooth readers (Stripe Reader M2, BBPOS WisePad 3, BBPOS Chipper 2X BT) paired to your phone, and a Stripe Reader S700 or S710 running Payment for Stripe directly on the device. What decides it is how the reader connects, not the hardware. An S700 or S710 paired to your phone over Wi-Fi processes cards on the reader itself, so there is nothing to queue locally and offline is unavailable. The same reader running the app on its own screen can take offline payments. Tap to Pay and the BBPOS WisePOS E need an internet connection.

No. Offline mode is amount entry only. Products, customers, invoices and payment links all need a connection, so they're switched off while you're offline. If you lose connectivity with items already in a cart, the cart is cleared and you'll be told why. Type the amount instead, and everything syncs once you reconnect.