EasyCheckout for Grocery and Retail

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In an effort to simplify the cardholder payment experience, Datacap has released a new integration method called EasyCheckout™ designed specifically for grocery, retail, convenience store and pharmacy applications. EasyCheckout enables payments for credit, debit, gift, EBT, eWIC and FSA transactions. The alternative transaction workflow used by EasyCheckout™ enables core functionality like pre-dip, line-item display, payment […]

How a Universal Payments Platform Creates Better Customer Experiences

Mobile Payment

Winning business from connected, always-on consumers takes engaging them on multiple channels. Merchants need to enable customers to shop how they want, whenever it’s convenient to accommodate their busy lives. Doing business through channels such as an e-commerce website, social media, mobile app, as well as in a brick-and-mortar store, can expand merchants’ reach and […]

How COVID-19 Is Changing Consumer Behavior

Successful merchants have always known it’s important to align their operations with trending consumer behaviors. Consumer needs and expectations, however, change with the times. Global market research firm Ipsos explains that consumer behavior typically changes based on the channels that are available to them, social influences, new information, emotion, and routine. The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic […]

E-Commerce Solutions Keep Businesses Open During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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When 2020 began, many merchants took stock of how well their e-commerce solutions stood up to demand during the 2019 holiday season — or maybe how much better their businesses could have performed if they had an e-commerce solution. But a few weeks later, they realized an e-commerce solution was no longer just a tool […]

Why a Modular Payment Solution is Ideal

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Consumer-facing businesses, by necessity, have evolved into consumer-centric ones. Merchants are doing all they can to tailor experiences to meet their customers’ needs and demands to win their business and their loyalty. Payment solutions play a big role in optimizing those experiences, helping to make them as convenient and frictionless as possible. Advancements in payment […]

Payment Processing Residuals Shouldn’t Be All of Your Recurring Revenue

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There’s no doubt that you can build recurring revenue with payment processing residuals. Think about it: If an ISV or point of sale (POS) VAR sells payment processing to a merchant who pays an average $400 per month in fees, about 30 percent of that could go to the VAR. That’s $120, on average, in […]

How Businesses Shut Down by Coronavirus Can Handle Online Order Management

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For some businesses, online order management has suddenly become the biggest part of the day. With little warning, the COVID-19 coronavirus swept around the world, and, without treatments or vaccines, the only way to stop the contagious virus is to keep people apart. Every level of government urged — and in some cases required — […]

10 Ways Hotel Payment Solutions Improve Efficiency and Guest Experiences

Hospitality

By their very nature, hotel and hospitality businesses make customer-centric experiences their priority. They compete by crafting inviting surroundings, providing amenities, and training staff to do everything they can to make guests’ stays delightful. Legacy hotel payment solutions, however, often tied hoteliers’ hands when it came to providing the easiest, quickest, and most convenient payment […]

Why You Should Be Selling Loyalty Solutions to Every Prospect

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Earning customer loyalty is harder than it used to be. The digital age opened up a multitude of new choices on a variety of channels beyond just shopping at the corner store. Convenient, personalized service is tipping the scales in favor of brands and businesses that offer them vs. companies that are hoping long-term relationships […]