Home Improvement for the Techie

Home improvement projects – and pretty much anything else you need to do for home maintenance – just got a whole lot easier. You can now pay for your contractor, lumber delivery or even pizza for lunch with your phone. It’s just a simple sign up process and a download like you would for any Blackberry app – MerchantWare for the Blackberry.

Credit card processing is going green – well, not quite, but doing business this way makes for a smaller carbon footprint. After signing up for an account and downloading the application, you can make secure transactions right on your telephone. The Japanese have already been doing this for years – purchases via phone. And now you can too.

As a merchant, this new option is ideal. If you are on-the-go as a contractor going from site to site, you can simple bill and charge with your phone. With no gateway fees and no expensive third-party licensing, MerchantWare is cost effective and convenient. No need to stop at the office, or meet with the accountant, you can do it all with your smart phone.