POS & Payment Processing Supplier Insights

  1. A Single Or Multiple Vendor Payment Platform Approach For MSPs: Which Is Better? 6/11/2023

    Can providers effectively use a single vendor platform to manage invoices and accounts receivables, or should they assemble a specific collection of solutions from different suppliers to handle those responsibilities?

  2. Demystify Payment Security For The Small Business Owner 6/6/2018

    Business owners are making life easy for cybercriminals. Despite the deluge of recent news about payment data theft, many small business owners still mistakenly believe they are not a target. With that mind-set, they will not learn about payment security until it is too late. This is where you, the reseller, can add value. At a time when your technology no longer differentiates you, your knowledge and willingness to take care of your customers can. You can educate business owners about the worsening state of payment security today and what is needed to protect their businesses. Here is what small business owners need to know.

  3. Restaurant POS Can Handle Wave Of Crowds At Jersey Shore 3/21/2018

    Hurricane Sandy. Lightning storms. Flooding. These are the punches that Mother Nature has dealt restaurant managers at the Jersey shore in recent years. Also a challenge for these managers is running a business during the busy summer months. Everything, especially the point of sale system, has to be up and running at top performance during these peak times.

  4. How To Outsell Your Competition Instead Of Yourself 2/5/2018

    VARs and MSPs can discover a new selling approach that works in today’s crowded business technology space. With increasing competition and decreasing product differentiation, resellers and service providers can no longer sell based on product features, an approach that worked in the past. Learn about this new approach that focuses on determining the customer’s needs first.

  5. Solutions Provider Looks To Future With New Cutting-Edge POS Solutions 5/5/2017

    As a second-generation POS dealer, Delaware Valley Registers, Inc. (DVR) has had to make many adjustments to its business over the years to remain relevant. With the rapid pace of technological change in the retail and restaurant markets, resellers need a strategy to stay ahead of trends and provide their customers with the most powerful, secure, and cutting-edge solutions. For solutions providers who don’t, the result is typically them going out of business.

  6. Merchant Services Provider Alaska Financial Goes All-In On POS 3/20/2017

    Today, selling merchant services without any sort of value-add is a recipe for disaster. Those in this business suffer from shrinking margins and high attrition rates when competing on price alone. Some ISOs and agents, however, have adjusted their business model to address these trends.

  7. Sell The Benefits Of Big Data For Small Business 6/13/2016

    “Big Data” has become a buzzword in the business world, but many retailers and restaurateurs don’t know how it impacts their business. When VARs and MSPs understand how sales, employee performance, inventory, and customer behavior data empowers small businesses to improve operations and boost bottom lines, they sell more products and services to retailers and restaurateurs.

  8. POS Solutions Provider Reduces Costs And Improves Efficiency For Restaurant Clients 4/28/2016

    Casey Lozano spent years honing his POS expertise as a senior installer of Micros systems in Arizona working for a regional dealer. In 2014, Lozano embarked on his own, and was intent on starting a business focused on what he had been doing — installing POS systems. It was during a conversation with a Harbortouch representative that Lozano was presented with a more attractive, life-changing offer.

  9. POS Solutions Provider Wins Business With Reporting Capabilities, 24/7 Support, And A Monthly Payment Model From Harbortouch 11/3/2015

    To be successful selling retail and restaurant technology, you have to be able to adjust to changes in the market. Not only do technologies change, but the needs of customers big and small can shift as well. As such, it makes sense to have a line card that can accommodate a variety of customers of various sizes and needs.

  10. VAR Experiences New Revenue Streams And Increased Profitability With POS Solutions 8/26/2015

    Scott Spitzberg, owner of Restaurant Software Solutions, has many years of experience selling, installing, and supporting POS and has run across many different types of restaurant customers. He’s identified two groups that, historically, haven’t been great opportunities for new business.