One of the Quickest Ways to Recover Your Bottom Line from COVID
It never fails to surprise us that 90% of the merchant statements we analyze have hidden fees and excessive processing mark-ups. Most business owners take great measures to ensure they are not overpaying on inventory and taxes – but few realize that the wrong payment processing option could be just as costly. With so much […]
What Is Interchange Plus? An Easy-to-Understand Guide
Payment processing is – well let’s just face it – confusing. Surprisingly, many business owners don’t even know what type of pricing plan they’re on right now! We’re here to change that. Today’s blog is an important one. We’re going to explain what interchange plus pricing is why it’s considered one of the most transparent […]
Cash Discount Calculator – Find Out How Much You Can Save!
By 2022, only 11% of in-store shoppers will pay in cash. That’s it. The majority of your customers prefer – and will continue to prefer – to pay with credit card. And that, my friend, is a good thing: it means you might qualify to drastically reduce your credit card processing fees under a cash […]
Quantum Is Taking Franchise Expo West 2019 by Storm!
Swing By Booth #743! From December 5th to the 7th, Quantum Electronic Payments will be at Franchise Expo West Booth #743 at the Long Beach Convention Center. Our team will be showing off our high-end POS terminals, and we’ll be available to answer any questions you might have. There’s a conversation to be had between us, […]
Creative Ways to Use Social Media Marketing to Attract More Customers
What do your customers – and everyone else – waste most of their time on? Hint: it’s an obvious answer. You probably guessed it – social media. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter…all these sites have us hooked. We spend a lot of our downtime scrolling through our feeds, living vicariously through our friends and family. So if […]
The Secret Strategy Starbucks Uses to Win Loyal Customers
When you think coffee, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Or, how about this: what’s the first coffee shop that pops into your head? I’m betting you thought about Starbucks. The Seattle-based chain services millions of customers on a daily basis, and many of those customers are regulars that buy Starbucks coffee multiple […]
5 Cash Discount Benefits Visa and Mastercard Are Hoping You Don’t Hear About
“Cash discounts are illegal. They don’t work. They only hurt business owners.” That’s what the big credit card companies want you to believe, and you know what, they almost got away with it. Almost. What they don’t want you to know is that it is 100% legal to run a cash discount program. They don’t […]
How to Offset Inflation Without Raising Your Prices
If you could time travel back 100 years, you’d be rich. That $20 bill in your wallet would be enough to send you on a nice shopping spree through town – just imagine how much damage you could do with the rest of your savings! Unfortunately prices don’t stay still; they’re constantly soaring or falling. […]
Cash Discount vs Trade Discount: Which Is Better for Your Business?
Cash discount … trade discount … what’s the big difference? And how is that even relevant to your business? A cash discount is when your posted prices are the prices your customers pay when they pay in cash, while card-paying customers pay those prices plus an extra service charge. On the other hand, a trade […]
Determining if a Cash Discount Program is Right For Your Business
If you’re a small retail business such as a liquor store, restaurant, etc. and pay more than $20 for credit card processing, then a Cash Discount program will benefit your business immensely! A Cash Discount program allows you as a merchant to offset merchant fees by passing on the cost to the customer; by incentivizing […]