Your software plan
- HospiEdge charges for its software through Stripe.
- Your plan controls software access.
- Choosing a different guest-payment provider does not change this subscription.
Guest payments
Your restaurant. Your merchant account. Your choice of payments.
HospiEdge software subscriptions are billed separately through Stripe. For restaurant guest payments, your business owns its supported Stripe or Square merchant account and receives its own payouts. Stripe setup is available; Square customer activation is not currently offered. Provider processing fees and availability are separate from your HospiEdge subscription.
Two separate payment relationships.
Your merchant account and payouts
- Your business owns and controls its supported Stripe or Square account.
- Your provider pays your restaurant; HospiEdge does not receive your ordinary guest-payment revenue.
- Processing fees are separate from the software subscription.
- Cash and approved manual tenders remain available.
HospiEdge does not store full card numbers, security codes, magnetic-stripe data or PINs. The selected payment provider and its supported hardware handle card information.
Stripe and Square: compare the setup paths.
Stripe
Connect your restaurant’s merchant account in the payment settings for your restaurant. Countertop smart readers use the selected provider location and device. Confirm the exact model, country, connection and operation during setup.
Square
HospiEdge supports a separate Square merchant connection and Square Terminal workflow. Customer activation is still awaiting release approval and device validation. Confirm availability before purchasing equipment.
Square credentials are held by the central HospiEdge service, never in the POS browser or Hybrid computer.
Match the device to the job.
Countertop terminals, lower-cost mobile readers and cash are different workflows. An available setup path does not mean every physical reader has been validated.
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| Provider | Device or family | Best use | Connection | Workflow | Current status | Internet | Merchant account | Setup destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stripe | S700 / S710 / BBPOS WisePOS E | Fixed register | Provider Wi-Fi; supported Ethernet dock or hub | Countertop / smart terminal | Available setup path; exact device requires setup validation | Required | Restaurant-owned Stripe merchant account | Confirm reader setup |
| Square | Square Terminal | Fixed register | Square pairing and network connection | Countertop terminal | Not currently offered; physical validation in progress | Required | Restaurant-owned Square seller account | Confirm Square availability |
| Stripe | Reader M2 / BBPOS WisePad 3 | Compact or mobile position | Bluetooth through HospiEdge Station | Lower-cost mobile reader | Not currently offered; customer release and physical validation required | Required | Restaurant-owned Stripe merchant account | Read mobile status |
| Square | Reader for contactless and chip | Compact or mobile position | Bluetooth through HospiEdge Station | Lower-cost mobile reader | Not currently offered; customer release and physical validation required | Required | Restaurant-owned Square seller account | Read mobile status |
| Restaurant policy | Cash / approved manual tender | Cash or approved alternate tender | No card reader required | Cash / manual | Available in supported POS workflows | Local Hybrid host can continue; separate cloud tablets need internet | No card merchant account for cash | Plan receipt and drawer |
Mobile readers, Station and Tap to Pay.
Lower-cost mobile readers are not currently offered for customer use. HospiEdge Station has no signed customer release or customer download. Stripe Reader M2, BBPOS WisePad 3 and Square Reader for contactless and chip still need that release and physical validation.
Tap to Pay is not currently offered. Do not buy a phone, tablet or reader on the assumption that it enables this feature.
For cash or approved manual tenders, no card reader is required. A full cash station normally uses a supported receipt printer and printer-driven drawer. A cashless restaurant using digital receipts may not need a drawer.
Plan receipts, labels and cash handlingKeep card payments online.
HospiEdge card processing requires internet. If a payment screen is interrupted, check the recorded outcome before trying again. An interrupted screen does not prove the payment failed.
Keep card information with the provider. Never write down card numbers or security codes for later entry.