System and method for payment terminal optimization

A communication device, comprising:

• an application display including a guide scan indicator;
• an antenna configuration;
• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the processor, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code, that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• display a payment enabled card image as the guide scan indicator at payment card locations on the application display of the communication device;
• request a user of the communication device place a payment enabled card at each payment card location of the payment card locations;
• scan the payment enabled card using the antenna configuration at each payment card location of the payment card locations;
• determine, based upon the scanning of the payment enabled card using the antenna configuration, whether the payment enabled card was detected at the payment card locations;
• when the payment enabled card was detected at a plurality of payment card locations of the payment card locations, designate each payment card location of the plurality of payment card locations as optimal payment locations on the application display combine, when the plurality of payment card locations are designated as optimal payment locations, the plurality of payment card locations to form a master optimal payment location;
• and
• responsive to the payment enabled card being placed at the master optimal payment location, utilize the master optimal payment location to process a purchase made by the user using the payment enabled card.