8 New & fancy payment devices that are replacing those clunky old cash registers!

Mani Karthik

Entrepreneur. Mentor. Blogger

Have you seen those fancy new iPad like cash registers at stores? Well, those are the new POS (Point of sale) payment systems that are rapidly replacing those clunky traditional cash registers. They apparently, are making lives easier for store owners and users alike. Some of them are just apps while some are little gadgets that can be plugged to your iPhones! Let’s take a look.

1. Square

Square is the popular mobile point of sale service for iOS devices that allows you use to credit card payments in your mobile phone. It is free and easy to plug in and use. It accepts all type of major credit cards like Visa, Master, Discover and American Express. Other features include recording cash payments, tracking the complete sales history with details of sales, tips, tax and exporting the information to Quickbooks, secured transaction with flat rate of 2.75% etc.

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2. Leaf

Leaf (Not available anymore) is one of the best mobile point of sale platform with support for many payment processors. It accepts a variety of payment methods like debit card, credit card, cash card , gift card and other alternative mobile payment processors . It is ideal for small business solutions and individual entrepreneurs with secured transaction and has the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) compliance certificate.

3. ShopKeep

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ShopKeep is a popular point of sale platform that helps you to run the business anytime and anywhere. It accepts all type of major credit cards like Visa, Master, Discover and American Express with a secured transaction and a low fee. It supports most Android, iOS and Blackberry devices and has powerful tools to manage your business on the go.

4. PayAnywhere

PayAnywhere is an award winning mobile point of sale platform device. It accepts all type of major credit cards like Visa, Master, Discover and American Express with a secured transaction and a fee of 2.69% per transaction. It supports most Android, iOS and Blackberry devices. The sales tax is calculated automatically based on the location even when your cross states. It adheres to the standards of PCI compliance for the safe transaction.

5. PayPal Here

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PayPal Here is a product of Paypal Inc and it not only accepts PayPal payments but also other debit and credit cards with a secured transaction and a low fee. It supports iOS and Android based devices. The main features include tracking cash payments and accepting checks, managing and tracking your sales history, texting or emailing the sales receipts etc.

6. inTuit GoPayment

inTuit GoPayment is developed by the inTuit Inc and helps us to accept credit cards anywhere on the go with a least charge of 1.75% per transaction. It accepts all type of major credit cards like Visa, Master, Discover and American Express. It supports both iOS and Android based devices. Other features include encrypted processing of the credit card, sending the receipt to customer through email or text, calculation of geolocation sales tax, integration with Quickbooks etc.

7. Braintree

Braintree is a global mobile payment platform available in more than 40 countries. It works with iOS, Android and Windows based mobile phones. It accepts all type of major credit cards like Visa, Master, Discover and American Express with a secured transaction and a fee of 2.9% . Users can also import information saved in other apps for making faster checkouts.

8. Shopify POS

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Shopify POS is developed by Shopify Inc and accepts payments on the go from all type of major credit cards like Visa, Master, Discover and American Express. It also accepts cash cards, debit cards and other mobile payment options. The main features include send fully customizable email receipts, create custom payment types and custom sales, tracking cash float, track of sales history etc.

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