Simple Payment Processing Is Making Credit & Debit Cards More Attractive
Consumers want credit and debit card payments to be quick, safe, and convenient. With Merchant Industry’s Simple Payment Processing tech, they get all that and more!
Simple Payment Processing Is Making Credit & Debit Cards More Attractive
When Covid-19 first hit the US in 2020, there was a lot of concern about how consumers were going to pay for things amidst a pandemic. Cash was immediately viewed as undesirable, as it changes hands so many times spreading germs in the process. Cards were viewed more favorably, but using them in the traditional way—i.e. having to swipe and touch a keypad—was not a great option either.
However, businesses that incorporated modern payment processing hardware—like systems that can process NFC payments—thrived during the pandemic. That’s because customers knew they could do contactless payment at these businesses and avoid putting their health at risk.’
What Are the Benefits of Using Modern Payment Processing Hardware?
Increased Sales and Revenues
With NFC payments, customers can check out faster, which means more customers can be served in an hour as compared to traditional card payment methods. Faster checkout also means that lines won’t be long. If customers can pay fast and avoid standing around waiting to pay, they’re more likely to be satisfied and shop with the merchant again.
If an outdated grocery store payment processing system can check out 30 customers in an hour, and an NFC payment system can check out 50 in an hour, it’s clear that incorporating NFC payments can increase sales and revenue. If a business also utilizes multiple mobile point-of-sale (POS) systems that are NFC-enabled, even more sales and revenue can be generated.
Easy Integration
Integrating NFC payments is simple. Especially if a business uses modern credit card processing hardware, as most of these devices are already programmed with NFC capabilities. If a business partners with a reliable and helpful payment processing company, installation can be handled entirely by an experienced technician. Merchant Industry, the leading merchant service and card processor, sets up both contactless card and mobile wallet payments for their clients, and they’ll have things ready to go on installation day.
Newer Model Terminals Are Compact and Easy to Use
Gone are the days when businesses needed bulky POS systems to process payments. Now there are so many compact and easy-to-use terminals out there, and sales associates can even carry specific terminals around with them so customers can pay in the aisles or at the table while dining in a restaurant. With more places to pay, more customers can be served. And best of all: paying at a small terminal is quick, convenient, safe, and easy.
What Card Holders Want When They Pay
Card holders love using their cards, but some become so fond of them that they want to completely avoid scratching or dirtying their cards. These card holders love NFC-enabled POS systems, as these systems can process a card without ever altering its appearance. As well, if a customer has their card on their phone, the card never has to leave their wallet.
If a card holder is guaranteed a smooth, safe, and effortless transaction, using cash looks obsolete in comparison. Using contactless payment with a card takes mere seconds, whereas a customer can spend over a minute waiting for a cashier to get change when paying with cash.
Merchant Industry’s Payment Processing Tech Is Taking Merchants Everywhere to the Next Level!
If you’re looking to incorporate the best credit card machines on the market into your business, get in touch with Merchant Industry. They can bring NFC payments to your business, set up a duo mid merchant account and the associated hardware, and make payment processing easier and more affordable in a variety of other ways.
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.:It's about Time:. part 1
A story behind how Navi and Time found each other! enjoy!
It was a cold hazy morning in the forest, after a whole night of rain. The small beam of light from the morning sun was shining through the leaves, warming up the air that was fresh and with an earthy smell. A tiny blue fairy emerged from a hole in a great redwood tree. Butt in the air, she yawned and stretched her whole fuzzy body, shaking the sleepiness out of her and flapping her wings awake. She raised her snout to sniff the air and letting out a sigh of relief.
After months of winter, spring was finally settling in, and Navi couldn’t be happier about that. The forest was alive with all her favorite snacks, spiders, grasshoppers, and more! So, no time to spare! She set out to search the environment for some breakfast.
Navi flew through the cold air, the sun hitting her from above. The floor of the deep forest was filled with big old stones with beautiful carvings all over the place with moss and ferns covering the ground completely. A river close by, water flowing steadily. Navi took a glance for any danger in the area, but all seemed fine. She decided to start her hunt here. Flying down to land on some of the wet stones, almost slipping but caught her balance. She skipped along from stone to stone, stopping a bit to sip some water from a nearby plant that was dripping from the rain. Then, in the distance before her, she saw a delicious grasshopper! Navi ducked down quickly, and without making a sound she sneaked up to the prey behind the ferns, slowly approaching, ready to pounce any second now. However, suddenly a disturbance from the distance echoed throughout the deep forest. The grasshopper hopped away in fright. Navi attempted to go for the kill, but it was too late. It got away.
“Tch…” Navi sighed in disappointment. She flew up to one of the tree branches high above, away from any danger. What in the world was that sound?
Monsters did live in these woods, maybe it was one of those awful wolfos striding around the area, looking for their own prey. Or maybe it was one of those atrocious stalfos beating up a tree somewhere for fun. Suddenly the sound was back! It sounded like thunder rumbling! This was no wolfos or stalfos. This was something huge and dangerous. Navis curiosity got the best of her, and she set out to solve this.
Navi got closer and closer to the mysterious rumbling. She flies above an ancient, overgrown temple ruin. Walls, Pillars, and statues broken down over time, greenery taken over the place completely. She has been here many times for the amazing apple trees that grow here. It has always been such a peaceful place. But not today, birds flying away in flocks, frightened by the ruckus. It sounded like a huge fight was going on!
Navi quietly landed on one of the big ancient statues, hiding behind it to get a peek in on what was going on, but nothing could have prepared her for what was making all that sound. It was a Goron! Out in the middle of the forest throwing around huge rocks, destroying them into small pieces. The Goron looked angry yet saddened, mostly getting his frustrations out. What was a Goron doing so far from home? Was he lost? Did he lose something? Whatever it was, he was making a commotion. Navi rolled her eyes. She had no time for this. She was about to set off again, but something stopped her. She took a glance at the Goron. Something about him seemed familiar but she couldn’t put her paw on what it was… it was like she had seen those eyes before, the right eye barring a huge scar across it. Navis memories sparked for a moment, the eyes resembling her dear old friend, but there was no way this was Link, this was a Goron.
Navi felt a little bad stalking this poor Goron. So, she decided to let him be. He clearly didn’t want to be disturbed. Why else would he do his outburst deep in the forest far from home. Besides, Navi still needed some breakfast. She set off as quietly as she came.
Back home, Navi was digging for worms in some dirt right underneath the redwood tree. It was no grasshopper and Navi loved the hunt of it all, but it was tasty, nonetheless. continued her day with small tasks and gathering fresh leaves for her nest.
Walking down to a little puddle nearby to wash her paws clean after an evening of work, she couldn’t stop thinking about the Goron. And Link… it has been years now, but she still missed him deeply. The day she left him after completing the Dekus trees dying request, she was supposed to move on with her life. Finally reuniting with her great fairy and all her sisters in the forest. Living life with all her sisters was nice but she felt empty inside every single night, wondering what Link was up to and if he was okay… so one day she decided to go look for him! The hero she was meant to be with! But… he was nowhere to be seen. No one in Hyrule knew where he was. But that didn’t stop her! She searched for days, weeks, months! But with no luck… It was like he was gone… dead. Navis hope grew thin over the years, and she settled down in the deep forest, Abandoning her quest. But no matter what she did, she could never let him go in her heart. The day went by, and the sun started to set at around dinner time. Navi laying at the opening of her redwood tree hole, still in thought, and was not feeling like hunting. She felt restless and couldn’t focus. So, she decided to go to sleep early this time. Letting her mind rest.
to be continued~
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