Ever since the announcement of Square by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey I have been quite intrigued about the ability to run a credit card for donations at campaign events without the need of a computer.

Since the technology for square is not going to be ready for a few months I kept waiting for a payment technology - and low and behold PAYware has delivered. 

PAYware has come up with a complete package for taking online donations anywhere you can use your iPhone. They have created an awesome piece of hardware with a comparable web based back-end that does not tie you down to a desktop. It comes with a built in stylus (that fits nicely in the back of the hardware) allowing your donor to sign right then and the entire transaction is fully encrypted and secure. You can send e-mail receipts to the customer, run daily reports, and of course, grab all of the data for your Campaign Filings.

PAYware offers assistance in locating a merchant account service that supports its technology if you do not already have one for your campaign.

In comparison to the Square unit, it looks to me that running a credit card will be easier and more comfortable for me to do. While a small device might not protrude from the device as much, I fear myself or another campaign worker losing it. 

Nothing I write can do justice for the demo of this device. They have some great videos of each stage of the device in action from an overview, to the app, to the reader, and finally the gateway. Please check them out and let us know what you think!