Alpharetta, Ga.-based Paynet Systems has added features to its mobile device application, Credit Card Machine, the company said — including the ability for a merchant to create invoices and estimates on a mobile device or through Paynet Systems' merchant dashboard.

Paynet is a provider of credit card processing solutions through wireless credit card machine services, web-based "virtual" credit card processing portals, and point-of-sale services using mobile devices. The new invoicing and estimate feature means that mobile devices can now be used to generate invoice numbers, capture customer names and addresses, and authorize services before a payment is made.

"This will help service-related businesses that use an invoicing system to streamline their routine for estimates and billing," said Jack Chevalier, president of Paynet Systems, in the announcement. "As a provider of merchant credit card processing services, we want to provide our clients with state-of-the-art technology that they can use to run their businesses."

The new improvements to the app also give merchants the ability to include a "Pay Now" button on invoices and estimates so that a customer can pay at any time using a mobile phone or web-based virtual credit card terminal, or even by printing out the invoice to mail back to the merchant with a check.

The Paynet app is available for iOS, Android and Blackberry devices.

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