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title: "Processing integrated card payments in CounterPOS"
url: "https://help.aurapos.com/en/article/processing-integrated-card-payments-in-counterpos"
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last_updated: "2026-08-25T07:33:40.168Z"
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# Processing integrated card payments in CounterPOS

Integrated card payments allow CounterPOS to communicate directly with your credit card machine, eliminating manual entry, reducing errors, and streamlining the cash-up process. This guide explains how to process an integrated card payment.

[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/embed/i9TQeNBWf2E)

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## Manual vs. Integrated Card Payments

-   **Manual Card Payment** – You must manually enter the sale amount into the card machine.
-   **Integrated Card Payment** – The card machine automatically displays the sale amount, ready for the customer to pay. For this article, we'll be using *Transaction Junction* as our example for an integrated card payment service.

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## Processing an Integrated Card Payment

**Start a Sale** and ring up the customer’s items as usual.

**Select the "Card" Payment Option** – This opens the **Integrated Card Payment** window.  
![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/5d579dba-b6a2-4b7c-94c8-60e44e656c9a)  
 

The title bar should display the name of the integrated payment provider (e.g., *Transaction Junction - Card,* though in many cases it's titled *'Pay by Card'*).  
![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/13bcc8c2-8bfa-4a2d-b93a-9a22a5740d0e)  
 

**Confirm the Amount** – The sale amount is automatically entered. If the customer wants to add a tip, enter the total amount manually. The difference will be recorded as a gratuity in the shift’s cashup.  
 

Then, **Submit the Payment** – Select **Submit** or the **Green Tick** button.  
 

The payment terminal will prompt the customer to swipe or tap their card. Once the transaction is approved, the sale completes.