Payments & Invoicing
Tradies: stop wasting your evenings on manual invoices.
Take card and digital wallet payments straight off your smartphone screen — no card reader, no terminal, no hardware to buy. We set up your mobile invoicing and Tap to Pay so you get paid on the spot, not three weeks later.
The real cost
“Free” bank transfers aren’t actually free.
No card fees feels like a win — until you count what direct deposit actually costs you in time and cashflow.
Chasing BSBs and remittances
Texting your account details to every customer, then checking your banking app to confirm who’s actually paid — that’s admin time you’re not billing for.
Payments that drift for weeks
“I’ll transfer it tonight” often becomes next week. Without a prompt or a reminder, cash you’ve already earned sits unpaid while your fuel, materials and wages bills don’t wait.
Hours lost after knock-off
Typing up a Word invoice, exporting a PDF, attaching it to an email — most tradies do this at 8pm instead of with their family, one job at a time.
Free guide
Not ready to book? Grab the guide first.
A free PDF on what manual invoicing really costs you, how Square compares to bank tap-on-phone apps, and which setup package fits your business — no obligation.
What’s inside:
- The real cost of manual invoicing & slow bank transfers, in dollars
- Square vs. bank tap-on-phone apps, compared side by side
- Which setup package fits your business
- Exactly what setup involves, step by step
The fix
Invoice from the ute. Get tapped on the spot.
We set up Square on your phone so you can raise a professional invoice before you’ve packed the van, and take payment right there if the customer’s standing next to you.
- 60-second invoicing — build and send a branded invoice from the job site, straight from the Square app on your phone.
- Automatic late-payment reminders — unpaid invoices chase themselves, so you’re not the one sending awkward follow-up texts.
- No hardware required — Tap to Pay runs on the iPhone or Android you already carry. No reader to buy, charge or lose.
- Paid on the spot — customer taps their card or phone on yours, funds clear straight into your business account.
Setup packages
A one-off setup. Nothing ongoing to pay us.
We configure it once, show you how to use it, and you keep every dollar you take after that — this is a setup fee, not a subscription.
Essential Setup
$300 one-off
Get up and running and taking payments this week.
- Square account configuration
- Business bank account linking
- Tap to Pay activated on your mobile phone
Tradie Optimization
$500 one-off
Everything set up properly so invoicing looks sharp and chases itself.
- Everything in Essential Setup
- Custom logo & licence-number invoice templates
- Pre-set item library for your materials & labour rates
- Automated late-payment reminder rules
- 1-on-1 live training on your phone
Questions
What tradies usually ask.
Do I need to buy a separate card reader machine?
No. We configure Square’s native “Tap to Pay” technology directly onto your existing iPhone or Android device. Your customers simply tap their card or digital wallet directly onto your smartphone screen.
What are the transaction processing fees?
There are zero fixed monthly app fees. You only pay when you get paid:
- 1.6% flat rate for all face-to-face card or phone taps directly on your mobile screen.
- 2.2% for digital invoices emailed to clients that they pay via an online link.
These costs are often completely offset by the billable hours you save on admin work.
Does this work with my current business bank account?
Yes. We safely link your existing Australian business bank account (whether you bank with Suncorp, CommBank, ANZ, Westpac, or NAB) during the setup process so your cleared funds drop in automatically.
What information do I need to get started?
To get your account verified and compliant with Australian regulations, you will just need an active Australian Business Number (ABN), your company registration details (if applicable), and valid photo ID.