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How Should I Choose a Credit Card Processor for My Restaurant?

Credit Card Processing, Restaurant

Because restaurants operate on thin profit margins, restaurateurs must leverage every payment type to attract every type of customer while simultaneously leveraging the support of their credit card processor. Business owners don’t have time to waste on deciphering complex credit card processing fees during their monthly reconciliation. Nor do they have the luxury of refusing […]

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The End of Required Credit Card Signatures

Credit Card Processing, Credit Cards, Emerging Trends, EMV, MasterCard, Payment Processing, Restaurant, Retail, Visa

In April, credit card signatures will become a thing of the past. American Express, Discover, Visa, and Mastercard have all announced they will end the signature requirement for in-store credit card machine purchases. For Discover, Mastercard, and American Express, the end date was April 13. Visa will end the signature requirement later in the month.

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Protect Your Business from Credit Card Skimmers

Credit Card Processing, Restaurant, Retail, Security, Small Business, SMBs, Uncategorized

Protect Your Business from Credit Card Skimmers Each year, companies sign on to take advantage of merchant services offered for credit card processing. Skimmers are quickly becoming a threat to unsuspecting customers as companies rely more heavily than ever on point of sale services for their businesses. As a merchant, you want to protect your

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What Mobile-First Shopping Will Mean for the Retail Industry in 2018

Business, E-commerce, Emerging Trends, Marketing, online ordering, Restaurant, Retail

When considering the trends that have been shaping the retail industry over the last few years, it is easy to infer that 2018 will be the year of mobile first shopping. Online retail giants such as Amazon have noticed that shoppers are not quite ready to completely abandon the brick-and-mortar model; however, they expect to

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Avoid EMV Non-Compliance Fees

Business, Chip Cards, Customer Service, E-commerce, EMV, online ordering, Point of Sale Systems, POS, Restaurant, Retail

Some credit card processing companies are now charging “EMV non-compliance fees”.  For those who don’t know, the acronym EMV refers to the technology embedded in what are commonly called chip cards. Developed originally to increase security for customers when making a “card present” payment at a retailer, the date for merchants to install a chip-enabled credit

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Upgrade Your Point of Sale System

Five Reasons You Should Upgrade Your Point of Sale System Now

E-commerce, Business, Customer Service, online ordering, Point of Sale Systems, POS, Restaurant, Retail

Point-of-sale systems have come a long way since they were introduced as advanced replacements for cash registers in the 20th century. Modern point-of-sale (POS) solutions offer more than just the ability to ring up purchases; they integrate multiple functions such as merchant services, inventory control, payment processing, scheduling employee shifts, collecting customer data, and even

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Don’t Have Online Ordering? You Should.

E-commerce, Emerging Trends, online ordering, Point of Sale Systems, Restaurant, SMBs, Uncategorized

If you’ve ever wondered if you should add online ordering capability to your retail establishment, we’re here to tell you, “Yes, you should.” It’s a no-brainer really. While we’ll get into more particular reasons why in the following discussion, there’s one very basic reason merchants should provide this option for customers – because they expect

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Shake Shack Goes Cashless

Business, Credit Card Processing, Customer Service, Emerging Trends, Financial News, Restaurant, Uncategorized

How and Why Shake Shack is Opening Cashless Burger Joints Just when the world thought buzzers were the most cutting-edge ideas of the food industry, Shake Shack, a burger joint based in New York City, decided to try something different and innovative. They will be opening a cashless Shake Shack New York City at Astor Place

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