POS & Payment Processing Articles
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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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Shift4 Opens New Markets For The Dealer Channel
12/18/2020
Shift4 has launched two new programs that are designed to empower the dealer/reseller channel to expand their sales into new verticals and markets with minimal operational changes or investment.
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Automated Cash Management Technology Becomes A Time Saver For Pennsylvania Hardware Store
12/4/2020
Sometimes seeing is believing. Just ask the owners of Quincy Hardware in Waynesboro, PA, who were so impressed with a demonstration of APG Cash Drawer’s SMARTtill ® Intelligent Cash Drawer Solution that they simply had to have it. Never mind that the store had just deployed two brand-new cash drawers a year earlier.
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Dispensary Retailers Focus On POS Technology First, Cannabis Second
11/20/2020
While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial revenue drops in hospitality and most retail segments, the emerging cannabis space has seen sales increases of as much as 30%. With success come challenges as cannabis dispensaries struggle with issues around cash management, inventory and POS systems.
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Resetting Marketing Priorities For POS Resellers During A Pandemic
10/29/2020
Developing a marketing plan for POS software developers and channel partners is challenging in normal times, a pandemic can make it downright stressful. What do you do when you can’t meet customers face to face and everyone is worried about getting infected? Those are the questions we posed during a recent RSPA Symposium on adapting marketing plans for the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What Are QR Codes And How Are They Changing The Payments Industry?
8/18/2020
Driven by consumers and merchants alike, contactless payment is becoming more and more omnipresent. Though relatively new to the contactless payments’ scene, QR codes are quickly making their way to the top of the list of solutions your customers prefer.
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SkyTab Pay-at-the-Table Solution Demo
4/1/2020
SkyTab is a powerful mobile solution that is a true game-changer for the hospitality and foodservice industries. It combines state-of-the-art hardware with simple and intuitive software to deliver an exceptional experience for businesses and their guests.
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Smart Payment Terminals: A Smart Choice For Future Processing Needs
2/27/2020
Remember the Motorola RAZR and the Blackberry Pearl? These phones dominated sales in the U.S. in 2006. Back then, many of us would have said their cell phone is primarily a utilitarian device used for phone calls, text messages, and even an occasional email. Then in 2007, Apple released the iPhone to the world and began a rapid shift in what we all as consumers expect from technology.
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What Happens When You Use A Credit Card Today?
12/12/2019
Payments processing does not provide much profit-making firepower on its own. However, understanding the payment process allows you to better understand the benefits provided by additional products and services. It also allows the reseller to align themselves to the profitability of the business.
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Cryptocurrency 101: Understanding This Potential Game Changer
10/24/2019
The evolution of payments goes back to the days of bartering and trading livestock to gold coins, paper currencies, credit cards, and mobile payments. It dates back thousands of years and will continue for thousands more. Cryptocurrency could be the latest game changer in the industry, but it’s still relatively unknown, with a cloud of mystery surrounding it. According to a Statista report done in 2018, “71 percent of adults had heard of Bitcoin (the most popular form of cryptocurrency), while 21 percent had never heard of any cryptocurrency.”