POS & PAYMENT PROCESSING INSIGHTS

• RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 56: Opportunities And Challenges For Women In Today’s Retail IT Channel

  Episode 56 of “The Trusted Advisor” features 2021 RSPA W2W Leaders of the Year Nell Alverson, the Director of Channel Marketing at ScanSource, and Breanna Brown, Global Marketing Manager for APG. Alverson, Brown, and the RSPA’s Jim Roddy discuss opportunities and challenges for women in today’s channel, actions both men and women can take to avoid bias and promote inclusion, and changes the retail IT industry should embrace to accelerate progress.

• Do Businesses Need PCI Compliance With Stripe?

  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.

• Shift4 Opens New Markets For The Dealer Channel

  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. 

• Automated Cash Management Technology Becomes A Time Saver For Pennsylvania Hardware Store

  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.

• Resetting Marketing Priorities For POS Resellers During A Pandemic

  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.

• What Are QR Codes And How Are They Changing The Payments Industry?

  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.

• SkyTab Pay-at-the-Table Solution Demo

  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. 

• Smart Payment Terminals: A Smart Choice For Future Processing Needs

  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. 

• What Happens When You Use A Credit Card Today?

  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.

• Cryptocurrency 101: Understanding This Potential Game Changer

  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.”

• How Your Merchants Can Make The Most Of Their Fine Dining POS System

  Operating a fine dining establishment can be a rewarding endeavour. It can also take a lot of work and long hours. The right point of sale system can make managing your merchants’ fine dining establishment easier and more efficient, while providing the platform to also make guests happier and increase their bottom line.

• How Payment Facilitators Could Revitalize Healthcare Payments

  The current consumer payment experience in healthcare is unpleasant, to say the least. A patient contemplating a routine surgery is hard-pressed to find straightforward information about different providers and what they charge for procedures, making the decision-making process stressful and confusing.

• How Your Merchants Can Make The Most Of Their Parking And Valet POS Systems

  Parking and valet services can be important in a variety of settings, including at hotels, event venues, restaurants, and more. Wherever it is that your merchants provide parking and valet service, it is important to make sure they have a reliable system in place for processing payments, managing vehicles, and handling vehicle requests. A parking and valet POS system can help them keep track of all of that and more so that they can enjoy a more profitable and productive business.

• Finding The Right Fit For Your Merchants’ Medical POS System

  Operating any type of medical facility can come with its own unique set of challenges. Along with ensuring the highest degree of patient care, your merchants must also be able to ensure that they keep up-to-date records, maintain complete compliance with all regulations, and have a system in place for payment processing and account management.