Accept payments on your phone. No hardware required.

Transform your phone into a secure payments terminal with Tap2Local™ and meet your customers wherever they are.

Enroll Today

Keep Payments Personal

Real relationships are built face to face, right here in your community. With Tap2Local, every payment feels as natural as a handshake, keeping your connections strong and your local business moving forward.

Available with your BayFirst Business Checking account. Call 888-698-2265 to get started.

Tap. Get Paid. Repeat.

Stop Waiting Days for Your Money

Don't let cash flow slow you down. Get next-day access to your funds with Tap2Local and keep your business moving forward.

Accept Payments with Zero Hardware

Turn your phone into a payments hub with no extra hardware or apps. Accept credit cards, Apple® Wallet, and Google Wallet payments with just your phone.

Stay in Sync Without the Extra Work

Payments sync with your accounting software so your transactions flow straight into your books.

Enrollment is Simple.

1. Provide Your Info

Share a few quick details about your business.
 

2. Review Agreement

Accept the simple merchant terms.
 

3. Get Verified

Get verified by the BayFirst team.
 

4. Start Accepting Payments

Begin taking payments right away.

Three Ways to Get Paid

  • Tap-to-pay

    Accept tap-to-pay from physical and virtual cards.

  • Secure Payment Link

    Generate secure payment links for remote transactions.

  • QR Codes

    Display QR codes for quick, in-person customer payments.

Ready to Tap and Get Paid?

If you already have a business account, you can enroll directly through your BayFirst app. If not, we’ll walk you through everything. Call 888-698-2265.

Tap2Local FAQs

You can accept all major forms of payment, including credit cards and mobile wallets like Apple® Pay and Google Pay.

Business account holders can enroll directly through their BayFirst National Bank app. If you don’t have a business account or aren’t sure, we’re happy to help. Just give us a call at 888.698.2265, and we’ll walk you through everything.

Once enrolled, you can accept payments directly from your smartphone using your mobile banking app. Enter the payment amount and choose how to get paid, whether in person with tap to pay, by sending a payment link, or with a QR code. Customers can pay using debit cards, credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and more, and you can send a receipt after each transaction.

No. Tap2Local works right on your smartphone, so there’s no additional hardware required.

Yes. Tap2Local allows you to accept payments wherever you do business, whether you're in-store, on-site, or on the go.

Funds can be available as soon as the next day with Tap2Local.

No. Your customers can simply tap their card or device to pay. No apps required.

Our Convenient Locations

Belleair Bluffs

401 N. Indian Rocks Rd. Belleair Bluffs, FL 33770

833.698.2265

Open today until 5:00PM

Carrollwood

16002 N. Dale Mabry Highway Tampa, FL 33618

813.582.1574

Open today until 5:00PM

Countryside

2520 Countryside Boulevard Clearwater, FL 33763

727.220.5621

Open today until 5:00PM

North Sarasota

1782 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way Sarasota, FL 34234

833.698.2265

Open today until 4:00PM

Pinellas Park

5250 Park Boulevard Pinellas Park, FL 33781

833.698.2265

Open today until 5:00PM

Sarasota Bee Ridge

5600 Bee Ridge Road Sarasota, Fl 34233

833.698.2265

Open today until 5:00PM

Sarasota Downtown

2033 Main Street, Suite 101, Sarasota, FL 34237

833.698.2265

Open today until 4:00PM

Sarasota South Tamiami Trail

2075 S. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34239

833.698.2265

Open today until 5:00PM

Seminole

9190 Seminole Boulevard Seminole, FL 33772

727.325.1528

Open today until 5:00PM

St. Petersburg

700 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, FL 33701

833.698.2265

Open today until 5:30PM

West Bradenton

2102 59th Street W. Bradenton, FL 34209

833.698.2265

Open today until 5:00PM

West Tampa

3015 W Columbus Drive Tampa, FL 33607

833.698.2265

Open today until 5:00PM

*While there is no charge to use the Tap2Local service, payments are subject to standard card processing fees