Tap-to-Pay for Market Vendors. No Card Reader Needed.
No readers to charge, no dongles to lose, no counter space to give up. Your phone takes tap-to-pay at any booth, any market, any season.
The best tap to pay for market vendors is the phone already in your apron. CoreMobile turns an iPhone or Android into the card terminal.
Everything a market vendor needs. Nothing they don't.
Tap on Glass
Customers tap their card, phone, or watch on your screen. No fumbling with a card reader, no entering PINs, no waiting. Keeps your booth line moving.
Cellular. No Market Wi-Fi
Outdoor markets have no reliable Wi-Fi. CoreMobile uses your phone's cellular data to process every transaction. No connectivity issues, no declined payments due to a poor signal.
Always Ready
No battery to charge, no charging cable to haul, no hardware to power up. CoreMobile uses your phone's NFC chip, the same battery you're already managing. One less thing to worry about at market setup.
Surcharging
Protect your margins on low-ticket items. CoreMobile's surcharging feature lets you compliantly add a processing fee, shown clearly at checkout, so you're not absorbing card fees on every $12 jar of jam.
Wherever you sell, your payment terminal goes with you
CoreMobile moves with your selling calendar, from the weekly farmers market to the holiday craft fair to the summer pop-up. One app, every venue.
Market & vendor payment FAQs
Card readers at market booths create problems, not solutions
Between dead batteries, pairing issues, and lost dongles, portable card readers cause more headaches than they solve. CoreMobile eliminates every single one.
Portable Card Readers
- ✗ Dead battery by 10am on a full-day market
- ✗ One more thing to pack every Saturday
- ✗ Takes up limited booth counter space
- ✗ Easy to lose or have stolen at a busy market
- ✗ No outdoor Wi-Fi = declined transactions
With CoreMobile
- ✓ Runs on your phone, already in your pocket
- ✓ Nothing extra to pack or set up
- ✓ No counter space used. Just hold it up
- ✓ Your phone is always with you anyway
- ✓ Cellular data. No market Wi-Fi needed
Getting started is simple
Apply Online
Apply on the CoreMobile website and submit your business details. No contracts, no setup fees.
Get Approved
You'll receive an email when your account is active and ready to accept payments.
Sign In & Start Selling
Once approved, download the app, sign in, and start accepting tap-to-pay at your booth. No hardware to set up, no terminals to configure.
Keep reading
App comparison
The 9 Best Tap-to-Pay Apps for Farmers Markets & Craft Fairs
Nine card readers and apps ranked on fees, funding speed, surcharging, and whether they work on one bar of signal.
Read the guide →Article
How to Take Card Payments at Pop-Up Shops & Festivals
A 2026 vendor guide to tap-to-pay at pop-up shops and festivals. Set up phone payments, handle no Wi-Fi, and run multiple booths.
Read the guide →Article
How to Accept Card Payments When the Power Is Out (or the Card Reader, or the Wi-Fi)
Internet or power outage doesn't stop card payments. Take tap-to-pay on any phone via cellular, no card reader, no router, no register.
Read the guide →CoreMobile works everywhere
See how other businesses accept payments on the go.
See you at the market.
Phone in hand, ready to sell.
Get CoreMobile before your next market day. Accept tap-to-pay from any customer with zero hardware, zero setup, zero hassle.
No hardware required · iOS & Android · No setup fee
