The most recent version of the Payanywhere app for iOS is 7.1.1. Android is on 7.1.

• Android 7.1 - Build 14686
• iOS 7.1.1 - Build 33645

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April 1, 2025

• Tickets & Tabs: Enable Show Price on Tickets if you would like your printed tickets to display item pricing and total ticket price (Payanywhere Smart Solution users only).
• EBT: Support added for EMV EBT card acceptance on Payanywhere Smart Solutions.
• Gift Card Program: General improvements to gift card functionality.
• Smart Flex and Smart POS+: Customer facing display improvements to the receipt options screen.

Payments Hub

• Automated Invoice Reminders: Customize invoice reminders that are automatically sent to your customers.
• Bulk Invoicing: Field Mapping allows you to match data from any invoicing .csv template to more easily bulk upload your invoices.
• Payment Links:
  • Customize the text, font, and color of the embedded payment button sharing option to align with your website and business branding.
  • Security enhancements that include a behind-the-scenes reCAPTCHA prompt to help verify payments, and automatic link deactivation for links that experience excessive declined payments.
  • Payment Links Report for more detailed tracking of payment link transactions.
• Bulk Invoicing enhancements:
  • Added ability to fix errors during the import for a more seamless upload process.
  • Bulk Invoicing Reports for increased traceability and error resolution.
  • Bulk Invoicing Alerts to receive email alerts specific to your bulk upload activity.
• General Invoicing improvements:
  • Manually submit an invoice payment from the invoice details panel for customers that want to pay in person or over the phone.
  • Add a secondary email address for Invoice Alerts to be sent to.
  • Save Payment Method toggle in the Customer Payment Portal is defaulted to on to encourage customers to save a payment method for future invoices.
  • Option to save Express Items to your inventory when used for an itemized invoice.
  • Additional SMS notifications for invoice activity to align with existing email notifications.
• Reports: Click on a row in the Card Brand Summary report to view a list of transactions specific to the card brand selected.

October 22, 2024

• Employee Passcode: Log in and switch users seamlessly with just a passcode. Only available for Payanywhere Smart Solutions.
• In-app reporting: Enhancements that include the ability to filter data by a custom range.
• Invoice Numbering: Enable the "Require custom invoice number at the time of each sale" setting to make entering a custom invoice number a requirement for all sales. This applies to sales in the Payanywhere app, as well as invoices and Virtual Terminal transactions in Payments Hub.
• Smart Flex (E600 Mini) Customer Facing Display enhancements: Best suited for a counter service scenario, if you collect tip before payment, we've cut steps and time so your customers can tip, pay, and get on their way faster than ever.

Payments Hub

• Invoices: Display improvements that make viewing and tracking invoices easier.
• Inventory: Search items by price when viewing your inventory or adding items to itemized invoices and Virtual Terminal transactions.
• Customers (Payanywhere only): Display all transactions through the previous year when selecting See Transactions from the Customer details panel.

September 10, 2024

Payments Hub

• Invoices: Create and send multiple invoices at once by importing them with the Bulk Invoicing .csv template.
• See what else is new in Payments Hub here.

July 3, 2024

• Reports: Embedded in-app reporting offers improved functionality and an upgraded design.
• Payanywhere app for MacOS. Available in the App Store. (Requires MacOS and MacBook with Apple Silicon chip.)
• Payanywhere 3-in-1 Bluetooth Credit Card Reader: Support added for new PAX D135 reader model. Card readers can be purchased in Payments Hub.

Payments Hub

• Design updates: A brand new Dashboard plus updated fonts and icons for a more modernized and personalized user experience.
  • Note: Your profile information, User Settings, and Log Out are now in the top right corner.
• Reporting enhancements:
  • Batches and Deposits: Additional data displayed on the summary pages and detail panels. The default time range view for Batches is This Week.
  • The first 6 and last 4 digits of card numbers are now displayed in transaction details and reports to help with reconciling payments.
  • Advanced Search: Filter transactions by a set of desired criteria fields to better locate specific transactions.
  • Better links between reports and individual transactions. Click on a transaction within a report to view it's details and available actions (refund, print receipt, etc.)
• Integrations: Sync your transactions with DAVO for automated sales tax management. Only available on the Premium and Premium Plus plans.
• Integrations: Referral partnerships from Yelp, Nav, and Next.

May 1, 2024

• PAX E-Series only (Smart Flex, POS, POS+): If you have tips enabled, to help encourage customers to tip, they'll now be prompted to add a tip prior to payment. View and edit your tip settings under Settings → Signatures & Tips.
• PAX E600Mini only (Smart Flex): General improvements to barcode scanning and the customer-facing display.

March 12, 2024

• Security updates: If you're using a password that is expired or needs to be updated, you will be required to reset your password.
• Payanywhere Loyalty: Build and manage your own customer loyalty program in Payments Hub.
  
  • Allow customers to earn points and redeem rewards effortlessly in both the Payanywhere app and Payments Hub.
  • View the Payanywhere Loyalty Guide to learn how to set up and begin using your loyalty program today!
• Dialog and performance improvements for enabling and using Tap to Pay on iPhone.
• Smart Flex (PAX E600): Keep tip and signature screen in portrait mode on the merchant-facing screen.
• PAX E-Series: Barcode scanning improvements.

Payments Hub

• Payment Links: Create unique payment page links that can be shared multiple ways to collect customer payments.
• Virtual Terminal: Add and define a Custom Field for your Virtual Terminal transactions.
• Reports: Create Custom Reports that can be printed and exported.
• Chargezoom: Simplify your accounting by syncing transactions to QuickBooks Online through the Chargezoom integration.
• Communication Settings: Owners can elect to stop receiving the New Login Email Notifications related to new logins on the account. 

January 8, 2024

• Fix for Automatically Print Closing Report on PAX devices where multiple copies of closing reports were being printed.
• General bug fixes and improvements.

December 11, 2023

• Tap to Pay on iPhone enhancements including improved messaging of initialization errors.
• Factor4: Increased number of card digits supported to allow manual entry for gift cards with up to 19 digits.
• iOS: Fix for payment settings not persisting after logging out causing certain options to be disabled intermittently.
• iOS: Terminal theme fix for "No Tip" button when tips are disabled with Always Require Signature on.
• Smart Terminal (PAX A920): Fix for unable to save new inventory item.
• Android: Fix for saving updated items on tickets and tabs.
• PAX E-Series: Speed improvement for customer facing display.
• Additional bug fixes and tech improvements.

Payments Hub

• A dropdown menu has been added for users with multiple accounts (MIDs) to more easily switch/select which account they want to use when accepting a Virtual Terminal payment or creating an invoice.
• Security enhancements that include strengthened password requirements and email notifications when logging in from a new and unrecognized browser or location.
• QuickBooks Online: Cash transactions now sync over to QuickBooks Online for merchants using this integration.
• Performance improvements to pulling data on Sales and Reports pages.
• Improved UI for customers paying invoices on their mobile devices.

September 21, 2023

• Tap to Pay on iPhone is now available on Payanywhere.
• Fix for Cash Discounting when Enable Per Transaction is disabled.
• Additional bug fixes and performance improvements.

September 8, 2023

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

August 15, 2023

• Design improvements to the select account login screen for merchants with multiple accounts.
• Closing Report (Payanywhere Smart Solutions only): Updated time of auto print closing report to 6am local time for Default Host Close merchants.
• Payanywhere Smart Solutions: Fix for Cashiers printing closing reports.
• Android: Updated CVV check by card brand.
• Payanywhere Smart Solutions: Fix for EBT Balance on printed receipts.
• iOS: Minimum OS support increased to iOS 14.7.
• Additional bug fixes and improvements.

June 30, 2023

• Added the Payments Hub Premium Plus Plan.
• Reintroduced the Payanywhere Smart Terminal Mini with the PAX A77.

June 15, 2023

• Payanywhere Smart Flex and Smart POS+ (PAX E-Series): Show original transaction amount and then tip amount selected on the customer-facing screen.
• Fix for cash discount amount not applying to transaction when Cash is initially selected, but then customer decides to change their payment method to Credit.
• Fix for a credit card being inserted when Debit is accidentally selected as the payment method.
• Fix for Generate QR Code not updating on subsequent new invoices.
• Payanywhere Smart Terminal (PAX A920) - Terminal Theme: Fix for Debit option not staying on the payment methods menu.
• Support added for key entry of Factor4 Gift Cards with 16+ digits.
• Updates to Payments Hub can be viewed here.

May 18, 2023

• If you are participating in Cash Discounting, this release includes some highly requested changes to the cash discounting functionality. Read our blog for a full breakdown of these changes.
• Firmware upgrade for PAX E-Series devices (Smart Flex, Smart POS, and Smart POS+).
• Smart Terminal (PAX A920 Pro): Use the built-in scanner for scanning barcodes.
• Android: Updated design for approval and PIN Debit entry screens.
• Android: Clearer messaging when a debit card is returning credit information to ask the user if they want to run the card as a credit transaction.
• iOS: Performance improvements for the 3-in-1 (CHB2F model) reader for EMV transactions.
• Additional spring cleaning of bug fixes and performance improvements.

Payments Hub

• Disputes Report: Invoice number added to disputes report for easier reconciliation to the originating transaction.
• Reports: Schedule Batch Summary and Flash Reports to be sent to email.
• AVS Mismatch Alert: If this setting is enabled, customers are required to enter their billing information when submitting invoice payments.
• Design improvements for Export/View reports.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

February 28, 2023

• Android/PAX: Tip adjust fix for Default Host Close accounts.
• New Payments Hub login page design.

February 14, 2023

• Offline Payments: Extended coverage for when you're having trouble connecting to the internet or Payanywhere. 
• Smart Terminal (PAX A920): Resolved issue select Manual Close merchants experiences with scrolling and adjusting tips from the Open Transactions list.
• Additional bug fixes and performance improvements.

Payments Hub.

• Reputation Management enhancements:
  • View customer review details directly from the Trends page.
  • View Customer's profile from Payanywhere receipt ratings on Customer Reviews page.
  • Provide system generated default quick replies.
  • Business name is displayed instead of email address for the connected Google Business Profile.
• Invoices: Resend invoice option added for any invoice that is listed as unpaid.
• Dialogue improvements for AVS Mismatch Alerts and how to proceed when billing address verification fails. Reminder: Billing address fields are optional and not required for invoices and Virtual Terminal transactions.
• Bug fixes and tech upgrades.

January 18, 2023

• Suppression of the signature prompt when Always Require Signature setting is disabled.
• Fix for cart discounts not applying to invoices.

Payments Hub.

• New beta feature: Reputation Management
• Virtual Terminal and Invoices: Increased Description field character limit from 50 to 100 characters.
• Fix for customers receiving copies of old and paid invoices.
• Fix for select refunds displaying twice in the Transactions list.

November 21, 2022

• Payment Types: Businesses that want to be cashless can disable/hide cash as an available payment method.
• Updated user experience for connecting a card reader.
• Display improvements to printed receipts. 
• PAX A-Series: Experience fix for changing out the receipt paper roll.
• Tickets: User experience improvement for large quantity of open tickets (100+).
• Bug fixes and general performance improvements.

Payments Hub.

New beta features and functionality related to online payments, including:

• Saving a card on file for a customer.
• Using card on file for payment in the Virtual Terminal.
• Sending invoices from the Virtual Terminal.
• Itemized invoices.
• Invoice management improvements.
• Additional invoice activity alerts.
• Customer Payment Portal.

If you are using these features, we want to hear from you! Please share any feedback you may have through this form. Your feedback will help us improve upon these features in future releases.

Other updates:

• Spanish support: Update your User Language under User Settings.
• Transactions Search: Added ability to search by card brand, sold by employee first name and initial, and customer phone number.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

June 29, 2022

• Updated login screen design.
• Closing Settings: The options within these settings have been renamed. Click here to learn more.
• Smart Solution Suite: Closing Report enhancement for batches with 75+ transactions.
• Smart Solution Suite: New setting added for Sign & Tip on Printed Receipts that allows you to choose if and when to print the second/customer receipt.
• Bug fixes and improvements.

April 28, 2022

New features.

• Smart Solution Suite: Get your Closing Report automatically printed.
• Smart Solution Suite: Set a closing timer on your Manual Close account.
• Invoices:
  • Send an invoice by SMS text.
  • Generate a QR code for an invoice.
  • Allow tips to be added on an individual invoice basis.

Enhancements.

• Smart Solution Suite: Tap Print Closing Report on the Menu for quick access to a reprint of your most recent closing report.
• Offline Transactions: If you're looking to enable Offline Transactions, this setting is now located under Settings → Payment Types.
• Receipts: Your business name is now listed at both the top and bottom of printed receipts.
• Tickets & tabs (Smart Solution Suite):
  • Item and modifier prices have been hidden on printed tickets to make orders and what needs to be expedited more clear.
  • Option to print new items only on an open ticket.

Bug fixes.

• Smart POS & POS+: Maintaining inventory view preference.
• Smart Terminal & Mini: Shower asterisks for PIN on EBT and Debit transactions.
• iOS: Intermittent issue with creating and saving customer information.
• Android: Customer information not saving on keyed sales when email receipt is not sent.
• Android: Show "Sold By" name on printed receipts.
• Android: Show last 4 card digits for contactless payments on receipts.
• Android: Allow a category assignment for Express Items.
• Android: Cashiers unable to complete Offline Transactions.

Payments Hub.

• Invoices:
  • Send an invoice by SMS text.
  • Add tip option can now be enabled/disabled per individual invoice.
• Smart Solution Suite: View and manage the new closing report settings (mentioned above) under Payment Settings.
• Hardware & Supplies: Support for electronic return shipping labels.

January 27, 2022

• Payments Hub: Merchants using Manual Close, or Auto Close with tip adjust, can now view open transactions, adjust tips, and close their open transactions through Payments Hub.

December 15, 2021

Enhancements.

• iOS: If a Manager does not have “Access to Activity” enabled in Payments Hub, then Transactions → Summaries is hidden in the Payanywhere app for this role. In order for a Manager to view Summaries, edit the role permissions in Payments Hub to allow “Access to Activity.”

Bug fixes.

• iOS: Fix for intermittent crashes experienced on some iOS 12 & 13 devices.
• Android/Smart Solution Suite: Fix for categories being unresponsive when attempting to sort items.
• Android/Smart Solution Suite: Fix for new items added in-app not appearing in sellable inventory list.
• Android: Fix for tab closure issue on accounts with tips enabled.

December 2, 2021

Enhancements.

• Required firmware update: Effective December 9, 2021, in order for you to continue processing transactions with your Payanywhere 2-in-1 and/or 3-in-1 Bluetooth Credit Card Reader(s), you will need to update its firmware and configuration.
• Android/Smart Solution Suite: Allow on-screen tips for PIN Debit transactions.
• Partial authorizations: Updated verbiage to clarify the difference between split payment and partial authorization scenarios.

Bug fixes.

• Tax: Fix for intermittent sales tax setting reset (turning on after being disabled).
• Android: Fix for discounts by percentage not displaying on transactions.
• Android: Fix for inaccurate change due amount on cash transactions in some instances.
• Smart Solution Suite: User experience fix for inventory list auto scrolling to the top after an item is selected.
• Smart Terminal (A920): Fix for print error displaying while receipt is printing.
• Smart Flex (E600): Fix for intermittent freezing between processing.
• Smart Flex (E600): Fix for long item names being cut off on printed receipts.
• Smart Flex (E600 Non-cellular): Fix for keyboard not retracting on receipt screen.
• iOS: Fix for incorrect cash amount resulting in occasional cash payment declines.
• iOS: Fix for tax setting not reflecting on cashier role accounts.

Payments Hub.

• Transactions: A filter for Declined Transactions has been added under Transactions to show declined transactions and their reason code.

August 4, 2021

Enhancements.

• Invoice Numbering Settings: You are now able to view and update this setting in the app. Previously, this setting was only accessible in Payments Hub.
• Homebase update: If you are using the time clock you will be prompted to access it through the Homebase app. The Homebase app is available in the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and PAX Store.

Bug fixes.

• Receipt logo: Digital receipt logos that were losing resolution or getting resized over time have been fixed.
• Smart Terminal, Smart Terminal Mini, Smart Keypad: Fix for occasional issues processing chip cards.
• Smart Flex, Smart POS, Smart POS+: Fix for miscellaneous issues processing certain debit, business, or Discover cards.
• Smart Flex, Smart POS, Smart POS+: Customer-facing display logo upload fix.
• Android: Fix for customer names not being saved on keyed transactions.
• iOS Retail theme: Resolved issue that did not allow users to exit Express Sale screen when it was set as the default sale option.
• iOS Terminal theme: Resolved issue with keyed transactions for users with tips enabled.

Payments Hub.

• Password security: Strengthened password security by adding checks for commonly used passwords and preventing users from reusing previous passwords.
• Allow tips on invoices: Customers can now add a tip to their invoice payment.
• Virtual Terminal: Create itemized sales in the Virtual Terminal.
• Invoice Customer Payment Page: Refreshed design for improved presentation and usability.
• Inventory enhancements: 
  • Low stock and out of stock alerts are now displayed on items.
  • Ability to select multiple items and move them into a category.
  • Ability to merge categories.
  • Ability to select multiple items to archive/unarchive them.
  • Ability to permanently delete items.
  • Inventory Export Report: Display “Price Cost” in report.

June 23, 2021 - Payments Hub

• Invoice Numbering: Choose between system generated invoice numbers (default), or defined automatic invoice numberingthat continues in sequential order based on your custom starting invoice number.
  • This setting applies to transactions in both the Payanywhere app and Payments Hub.
  • The ability to view and update this setting in the Payanywhere app will be added in an upcoming release. Currently, this setting can only be managed in Payments Hub under Business Management → Payment Settings.

February 16, 2021

Enhancements.

• EMV chip card error - When an EMV chip card transaction fails multiple times, you will be prompted to swipe the card to complete the transaction.
• iOS, Android, and Smart Terminal - In Terminal theme, signature screen rotates to landscape view to allow customers more room to sign.
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• Android (Smart Terminal Mini & Smart Terminal) - Ability to enter in more than 4 digits on PIN debit transactions. This functionality already exists for Smart POS and POS+.
• iOS: Printer & Cash Drawer - Design update to make the connecting a cash drawer process more clear. Text has been added to inform you that the printer needs to be enabled in order to use a cash drawer.

Bug fixes.

• Android (Smart Solutions) - General updates to card reader stability, including preventing duplicate charges when card is left in reader.
• Android - Resolve issue with incomplete sales occurring on split payment transactions.
• Android - Prevent declined Debit transactions from going through as Credit.
• Android - Save and display Express Items with Categories attached to them.
• iOS - Ensuring you stay logged in to the app when using a PIN.
• iOS - Fixing a bug related to Terminal theme and saving tips when closing a ticket.

Payments Hub.

• Partial refunds - You now have the ability to process itemized and custom partial refunds for transactions in Payments Hub. Previously, this functionality was only available in the Payanywhere app.
• Paying invoices with Apple Pay - Bug fix for customers using Apple Pay with an American Express card.

October 15, 2020

• Contactless EMV Enhancement - If you've experienced issues accepting contactless EMV cards (e.g., "tap to pay" cards), we've made updates to ensure broader acceptance.
  • 6.3.1 requires firmware updates for all Payanywhere Smart Solutions and the Payanywhere 3-in-1 Bluetooth Credit Card Reader. View our blog for more details.
• EBT Enhancement - Accept manually keyed in EBT transactions.
• Device support - We've created a new tool that allows your sales rep to assist you with any issues or questions you may have regarding your Payanywhere devices. To disable sales rep access to your devices and app settings, click here.

Note: Android users with an operating system (OS) prior to version 5.1.1 will be required to update their OS as Payanywhere no longer supports any versions prior to 5.1.1. Check out our blog for additional information.

July 27, 2020

• Manual and custom auto close merchants using a Payanywhere Smart Solution can print and reprint their closing reports by heading to Menu → Transactions → Summaries. Tap Print next to Most Recent Closing Report to print.
• Eligible merchants can enable/disable the Edge program under Menu → Settings → Cash Discounting. The Edge program is Flat Rate Pricing (3.8641%) + Cash Discount (4%). These values cannot be changed.
  • For more information on the Edge program, view the Cash Discounting article here.