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WriteUpp Launches WriteUpp Pay, The First EMR Platform With Tap To Pay On iOS And Android

WriteUpp, a practice management platform serving more than 50,000 healthcare professionals across the UK, Ireland, and Canada, has launched WriteUpp Pay, a dedicated mobile payments application that allows clinicians to accept in-person contactless payments directly on iPhone and Android devices using built-in NFC technology, making iit the first electronic medical record platform to offer native Tap to Pay functionality simultaneously on both major mobile operating systems. WriteUpp Pay is powered by Stripe and works directly with appointment and invoice data inside the WriteUpp platform. When a patient attends an appointment, the clinician opens the app, locates the relevant booking, and the patient taps their contactless card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay to complete payment. The invoice updates automatically within the WriteUpp platform, and a receipt can be sent to the patient by email directly from the app. No card or payment data is stored by WriteUpp at any point in the process. " Healthcare practices have been asking for a simpler way to take in-person payments for a long time ," said Eric Lalonde, CEO of WriteUpp. " Most solutions required purchasing hardware upfront, setting up a separate system, and reconciling payments manually against invoices. WriteUpp Pay removes all of that. Payment happens at the point of care, the invoice updates automatically, and the clinician moves on to the next patient. " The global healthcare payment processing market is expanding as patient demand for digital and contactless billing options increases across private practice and allied health settings. In the UK, the FCA removed the fixed £100 contactless card limit from March 19, 2026, giving banks and customers greater flexibility over transaction caps. Visa data shows that Tap to Phone adoption surged by 320 percent in the UK in 2025, reflecting strong and accelerating demand for phone-based payment acceptance among small businesses and independent practitioners. WriteUpp Pay is available for download from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The app requires an existing WriteUpp account, a connected Stripe Unified account, and at least one location configured within the Stripe account. Users log in with their existing WriteUpp credentials, and two-factor authentication settings carry over from the main platform. Standard contactless transaction limits apply by region, with UK transactions subject to bank-set limits following the FCA change, CA$250 in Canada, and €50 in Ireland. Digital wallet payments via Apple Pay and Google Pay carry no upper transaction limit as they use biometric authentication. For practices using tablets or devices without NFC capability, WriteUpp Pay also supports the Stripe Wisepad3 Bluetooth card reader, which connects wirelessly to the app and processes payments through the same Stripe infrastructure. Devices registered through WriteUpp Pay can also be used from the WriteUpp desktop platform to initiate payments for appointments and invoices, providing flexibility across clinic workflows. WriteUpp Pay is available now across the UK, Ireland, and Canada. Healthcare practices can begin by downloading the app from their relevant app store and logging in with existing WriteUpp credentials. Visit WriteUpp to learn more about WriteUpp Pay and practice management software for healthcare professionals. About WriteUpp WriteUpp is a practice management platform built for regulated and non-regulated healthcare professionals. The platform combines clinical documentation, online scheduling, automated appointment reminders, telehealth, secure patient messaging, invoicing, and payment processing in a single ISO 27001 certified system. WriteUpp supports compliance with GDPR, PIPEDA, PHIPA, and HIPAA requirements and serves more than 50,000 healthcare professionals across the UK, Ireland, and Canada. Human support is available with an average response time of seven minutes.