A merchant is exploring how to build a self-service kiosk that displays their Shopify online store on a touchscreen, allowing customers to browse and checkout in-person. The goal is to integrate physical payment capture—via card swipe, insert, tap, or Apple Pay—using a device like Stripe’s Verifone P400 terminal connected to the tablet.
Key Technical Challenge:
The proposed flow would push order data to the Stripe Terminal at checkout, capture payment, then complete the Shopify order. The original poster seeks feedback on this approach and alternative payment terminal solutions.
Community Responses:
Multiple users express interest in similar setups, especially post-COVID, but report limited progress or unanswered questions.
Eflyn is mentioned as a company offering custom Shopify self-checkout kiosks (McDonald’s-style), though one user reports difficulty reaching them. A representative later confirms the solution is functional and now available across the US and Canada.
Partteam/OEMKiosks is referenced as another provider with Shopify integration.
Pendoo positions itself as building physical-retail-native self-checkout specifically for Shopify.
One user notes Shopify’s native checkout isn’t optimized for brick-and-mortar (e.g., can’t remove shipping options).
Status: Discussion remains open with no confirmed working implementation from the original poster.
Summarized with AI on October 29.
AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
I am working on a self-service kiosk concept for a client where the customer will be able to come up to the kiosk and shop the online store in a native app via a 24" touchscreen tablet.
Upon checkout, they will go through Shopify’s native online store checkout flow and will have the option to enter their credit card address manually and I would like to also have the option for them to be able to swipe/insert a card/use tap or apple pay.
My initial idea is to integrate Stripe as a payment method and connect their Verifone P400 card reader/keypad to the tablet to accept the payment via swipe. If the user clicks “swipe/insert credit card” at checkout, the order information will be pushed to the Stripe terminal where the payment would be captured. Upon successful payment capture, the Checkout will be completed and the order pushed through as paid.
I’m interested in a similar setup. Wonder if you made any progress with stripe here? Would be great to pick your brains on this as i’m trying to work it out myself…
Hi mattdronkers! Have you had any luck with this? I want to do the same thing but only offer a few products, and also collect shipping fees and shipping information.
I found a kiosk management app called Facelet (an employee commented in a forum thread in 2015) but it just barely misses the mark for me by not pulling in the custom order form on my product page and also by not collecting shipping fees.
Yes there is a company. I came across this that has a few stores in Toronto using a custom Shopify self checkout machine. Sounds like it can do what you’re looking for. They run a Shopify store on a McDonald’s style self order kiosk with some custom software. https://www.eflyn.com/shopify-point-of-sale-system/
Their website says that this works with Shopify however I have been trying to reach them forever they don’t respond even to sales inquiries. There is no contact number either on google or their website. so not sure if they are legit.
Hi this is Dawar from Eflyn (that’s me in the photo!). The solution is 100% functional and fully compatible with Shopify. We have Shopify Kiosk deployed at all types of retail stores and it even supports Scan and Go. I apologize if we might’ve missed your inquiry — the solution is extremely popular and was previously only available to a select few clients in the GTA. It is now available to the general public across the US and Canada so we should be able to support your project!
Shopify’s checkout is built for e-commerce, that’s where it excels. It isn’t built for brick and mortar. Case in point, one cannot remove shipment/pick-up from the checkout flow.
Let me know if we can help. I am with Pendoo, where we are building the physical-retail-native self-checkout for Shopify brands.
