POS Executive Commentary
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Do Businesses Need PCI Compliance With Stripe?
7/1/2021
When switching to a new payment platform, it's essential to understand what legal compliance requirements are to sell compliant software solutions to their consumers. All programs like Stripe that accept credit cards must be PCI DSS compliant, meaning that it meets the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
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4 Technological Advances I'm Excited About (And 4 I'm Not)
7/26/2019
My general rule with new tech is unless a customer needs — that is cannot run their business without it — a new piece of tech, I wait a year so other people's clients can do the beta testing as nothing seems to be released as a final product anymore. With this, I keep an eye on new products and this is a list of POS tech I am excited to bring to my clients in 2019-20, and some I'm telling them to avoid.
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So, You Want To Start An MSP
2/12/2019
Over the last year or so I've noticed a sharp increase in the number of questions being posted to MSP forums that relate to starting an MSP or moving from a break-fix model to an MSP model. This is to be expected as the model becomes more well known and more entrepreneurs start MSPs, but some of the questions that are posted send a chill down my spine.
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Hey VARs And Integrators - How To Get Your Vendor Relationships In High Gear
12/15/2017
All resellers, consultants, and systems integrators face staggering challenges in today’s marketplace. From pricing pressures to being forced to change their processes around subscription models, nothing seems to be easy. Compounding all of this, vendors in your ever-expanding portfolio expect even more from you.
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Why Merchants Should Care About EMV
5/3/2017
It’s been more than a year since the October liability shift date and merchants in the U.S. are making headway in EMV adoption. In fact, according to VISA, more than 39 percent of all merchant locations now accept chip cards.
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Reviewed Your Employee Manual Lately?
4/27/2017
Many states have laws and regulations that took effect January 1. In some instances, such as minimum wage, even cities have instituted new requirements. Often forgotten among the tasks to be accomplished in in light of these changes is updating your Employee Policy and Procedure Manual.
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Securing The Network
4/26/2017
Brian Krebs’ post on Krebs on Security, “DNI: Putin Led Cyber, Propaganda Effort to Elect Trump, Denigrate Clinton,” is not only an excellent piece of analysis, it also contains important cybersecurity lessons.
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How mPOS Affects Table Turnover
4/24/2017
Value-added resellers (VARs) in the food and beverage sector know that, while restaurants vary drastically in their menu offerings and ambience, they all share one goal: the pursuit of total efficiency. That pursuit must be managed carefully, because an overt focus on efficiency can detract from the leisurely experience restaurant goers frequently expect.
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Streamlining Your Startup: The Significance Of Good CMS
4/21/2017
Any small and medium enterprise (SME) that wants to succeed needs a content management system (CMS). As such, knowledge of how a CMS works is a must for almost any employee since content is such a huge part of virtually any digital business.
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8 POS Trends To Watch In 2017
4/20/2017
In the retail and hospitality space, 2017 will likely see a continuation of the trend toward mobility and cloud-based solutions, as well as the emergence of unified commerce strategies. Some belt-tightening should also be expected as these industries wade through economic and political uncertainties, particularly in Europe. Here’s what else to expect in the coming year.