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Scammer Safety: How to Keep Your Terminals Protected
Keeping your Countertop EFTPOS terminals protected is all about implementing safe practices and smart, preventative habits. If you run a business where multiple employees have access to the terminal, make sure they all take on these habits as well, because they are crucial to maintaining the privacy of the banking information that passes through the [...]
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How to know if Its Time for an EFTPOS Upgrade
Upgrades for your EFTPOS machine can either come in the form of updated software, or an entirely new terminal that needs to be installed. Whenever the time for either one of them comes around, it’s crucial to get to it as soon as possible, because each update features critical safety features that help keep [...]
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Surcharges on Contactless Payments: Pros and Cons | Skyzer
When a customer swipes or inserts their Debit card on your EFTPOS terminal, they don’t incur any additional costs from the action, and neither do you. However, when a customer chooses to use a contactless method, someone has to field the fee that banks have implemented. More often than not, that someone is the [...]
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PTS2018 EFTPOS Upgrade: What it Means for Your Business | Skyzer
Your EFTPOS terminal needs to connect to your customer’s bank to complete a transaction successfully. While the payment is happening,this looks like a pretty simple process. However, the transaction is a lot more complicated than it looks. Behind the scenes, this seemingly simple process is completed by the Skyzer Payment Application, which is [...]
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Four-Elements-For-EFTPOS-Efficiency-Skyzer
In the modern world, a customer’s payment experience is primarily defined by how fast and smooth the process is, whether that’s executed through a mobile EFTPOS terminal or a cash transaction. But when it comes to EFTPOS transactions, it all comes down to consistent, secure service. Over our 10+ years in the industry, we [...]
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Are Contactless Payments Right for Your Business?
Almost every EFTPOS machine in New Zealand is capable of accepting contactless payments, and that’s for good reason. Over 440 million transactions take place via an EFTPOS machine every year in New Zealand, making our country one of the biggest users of the payment platform in the entire world. A natural extension of the EFTPOS [...]
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Terminal Spotlight Move 5000
Looking for a way to enhance your customer experience, decrease transaction times and boost productivity? Then check out our Move 5000 – the latest payment terminal from Ingenico which is a game changer! Whether your business is a bustling bar or fine-dining restaurant, The Move 5000  can make transactions even easier for your customers. Your customers won’t [...]
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What terminal is right for my business?
Whether you’re a stall-holder at a local market, run a busy Café or a Tradie that’s on-the-move, payment terminals aren’t a one-size-fits-all solution. So which terminal is right for your business? Well… that depends on a few different variables – your business type, your customer and your budget. The new Telium Tetra range [...]
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Leaving your wallet at home is no longer an issue for Kiwis
Kiwis have been spending with their mobile phones rather than their wallets, according to the latest figures which reveal that just over 20% of all payment transactions in 2018 used contactless technology. The data reflects the changing attitudes of New Zealanders who have been slower on the uptake of contactless payment technology than some of our international [...]
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Contactless Payments Security Myths Busted
Paying by card is safe, and it’s even safer if you make a contactless payment. Take it from someone who knows. Christine Hogan, Skyzer’s Software Certification & Support Manager, knows more than most about the risks of card payments and says she feels 100% confident of the level of security in the New Zealand [...]
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