Erste Group card reader review 2026: tap to pay fees and rating
One of the first large banks in Hungary to offer softPOS for SMEs; rollout runs market by market through the country subsidiaries.
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Erste Group offers Erste SoftPOS / softPOS terminal (market variants, Hungary among them) for Android. Transaction fee: on request; monthly fee: on request. Security certification: n/a. Available in: Hungary, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Romania, Croatia.
Erste Group terms in full
| Product name | Erste SoftPOS / softPOS terminal (market variants, Hungary among them) |
|---|---|
| Provider type | Pure SoftPOS |
| Headquarters | Austria (Vienna) |
| Founded | 1819 |
| Platforms | Android |
| Certification | n/a |
| Transaction fee | on request |
| Monthly fee | on request |
| Setup cost | on request |
| Contract term | n/a |
| Cards accepted | Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| PIN entry on screen | n/a |
| Transaction limit | n/a |
| Target customers | SMEs / micro-businesses in the CEE bank network |
| Available markets | Hungary, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Romania, Croatia |
| Website | erstegroup.com |
| Data source | Open primary source ↗ |
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Frequently asked questions
Erste Group tap to pay: do I need any extra hardware?
No. Erste Group is a pure SoftPOS provider — the app turns a phone you already own into the card reader, and there is no terminal to buy or rent. Supported platforms: Android.
Which countries is Erste Group available in?
By our records: Hungary, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Romania, Croatia. Availability changes, and the date above the table is when we last checked.