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# What type of credit card integration does SimpleSpa support?

SimpleSpa supports Card Not Present (Stripe) and Card Present (certified terminal) credit card integrations.

SimpleSpa supports two integrations for credit card transactions: Card Not Present and Card Present.

## Card Not Present

With our Card Not Present (CNP) approach, you can securely accept credit card transactions.

* All the heavy lifting is handled directly by our CNP partners (Stripe).
* No card data touches your computer or your SimpleSpa account. It is sent directly to our CNP partners, which protects your customers' card information.
* All our CNP merchants need to complete an SAQ A and an Attestation of Compliance (AoC). For your convenience, these may be pre-filled and ready for submission, depending on the integration partner you are using.

## Card Present

SimpleSpa partners with the largest merchant services. Our unique integration lets you process payments with a physical terminal, so you can accept credit cards quickly and efficiently.

* You use one of our certified terminals with SimpleSpa to securely process credit card transactions.
* Our solution is semi-integrated: PCI compliance is not in scope, and the POS does not see the card data.
* The terminal handles all the card data and only passes back the authorization response.

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\*Card Present transactions are supported with certified terminals offered exclusively from our partner merchant services.
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## Related

* [Can I process Credit Cards with SimpleSpa?](/simplespa-documentation/extras/faq/can-i-process-credit-cards-with-simplespa.md)
* [PCI compliance](/simplespa-documentation/daily-operations/pos/pci-compliance.md)
* [POS terminal](/simplespa-documentation/daily-operations/hardware/pos-terminal.md)
* [I am a third party processor/reseller, can I work with SimpleSpa?](/simplespa-documentation/extras/faq/i-am-a-third-party-processor-reseller-can-i-work-with-simplespa.md)