How Credit Unions Can Add POS and Payment Solutions for Business Members
A credit union adds point-of-sale and payment solutions by partnering with an established merchant services provider rather than building a programme internally. The institution selects a partner with an open platform range, integrates the merchant application into the business account opening workflow, trains commercial staff to spot the opportunity, and markets the offer to existing […]
Why Credit Unions Should Offer More Than Basic Merchant Services
A basic countertop terminal is no longer a merchant services programme. Business members now choose their financial partner partly on the operating software that comes with it, and a credit union offering only card acceptance is competing on rate against processors competing on the whole business. Offering full point-of-sale platforms changes three things at once: […]
Why Your Square Reader for Phone is Not Connecting and How to Fix It
A Square Reader that will not connect is almost never broken. In order of how often it is the cause: the battery is flat, your phone is holding a stale Bluetooth pairing, the app is missing a permission, or the plug-in reader is not seating properly in the port. Work through those four before you […]
How to Accept Contactless Payments with Square Tap on Your Phone
To accept contactless payments with Square Tap to Pay, download the free Square Point of Sale app, open Settings › Account, and switch on Tap to Pay for iPhone or Android. Setup takes under a minute, and there is no hardware to buy. From then on, you ring up the sale, hit Charge, choose Tap […]
Square Terminal vs. Square Card Reader: Which is Best for Your Business?
The Square Card Reader is the better buy if you take payments on the move and already carry a phone or tablet you are happy to use at checkout. The Square Terminal is the better buy if you have a fixed counter, need printed receipts, and cannot afford for a payment to fail because a […]
