Clover feature · Home & field services
A practical walk-through of virtual terminal on Clover for electricians: what happens, who does what and what to set up first.
✓ Installed by our team and supported by phone. Rates and equipment are quoted to your business.
Merchant Fund Express configures this Clover capability with your devices, menu and team, so it is working from the first shift.
A virtual terminal lets a electrician take a card for a phone or mail order securely.
For a electrician, the detail that matters is this: card at the job site for small calls, invoice links for contractors and property managers.
the call and the service-fee rule are set.
diagnostics are done and a quote is approved before work.
labor and materials are invoiced and paid on the handheld.
material usage and open quotes are reviewed.
In a electrician, a virtual terminal gives a record of every keyed order if a charge is questioned.
Phone orders are real sales, and writing a card number on a pad is the riskiest way to take them. A virtual terminal keeps the number out of paper and gives you a record to point to if a charge is questioned.
Small teams with an owner who does estimates; reports by job type help price the next one.
Our team ships hardware configured, then comes on site to place it, connect it, build your items and train your staff. We stay on the line through your first service.
Keying a card from a note taken earlier. Enter it live so errors are caught while the customer is on the line.
It matters more in a electrician because electricians quote jobs, order materials and often work on a mix of residential calls and commercial projects with staged billing.
Permit-required work is invoiced in stages; record the stage and the inspection note.
shows service vs install.
shows pending work.
shows margin.
Electricians in trucks and an office. Each truck has a handheld.
Electrical work is trust and paper. A written estimate with labor and materials separated, a permit and inspection note where required and a final invoice that mirrors the estimate are the habits that protect both the electrician and the customer, and a simple maintenance or inspection plan turns single calls into regulars.
As explained by Merchant Fund Express. Updated 2026.
Use the virtual terminal and never write the number down; keep order details for your records.
Card-not-present sales carry more fraud risk, so they are priced separately.
Invoices include a payment link so customers can pay from their phone.
Once your account is approved the hardware is configured and scheduled for on-site installation. We give you a real date when you call, and we stay with you through the first service.
Tell us the term and the equipment arrangement. We will explain what switching would involve and tell you honestly if waiting makes more sense.
Invoices can be issued for each stage and tracked until paid.
Materials can be added as separate lines on the invoice, so the customer sees labor and parts itemized and the office can see margin on each.
Call Merchant Fund Express. We install it, train your staff and stay on the line after launch. Ask for a free rate review while you are at it.
