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Our 10 Most Viewed Blog Posts of 2020

Caitlin Wyllie — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 07:54:12 GMT

Our blog covers a range of topics for small business owners, from retailing best practice and digital marketing to the ins and outs of payments. To kick off 2021 we're looking back at our posts that attracted the most views in 2020.

Update from Retail NZ: Sick Leave and Cost of Payments

EFTPOS NZ — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:26:29 GMT

Throughout the COVID-19 lockdowns, the good folks at Retail NZ campaigned tirelessly for the interests of merchants calling on the Government to take a risk-based approach to bans on in-store trading and open up eCommerce to non-essential businesses. The team is back at it again working hard to make credit card acceptance more affordable and lobbying the Government on its proposal to extend sick leave.

Read on to find out how you can make sure your voice is heard!

What's the Difference Between EFTPOS and POS?

EFTPOS NZ — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 00:04:15 GMT

Whether you're starting your first business, or you're an established business owner, we know understanding all of the payments industry jargon can be confusing at the best of times. If you're scratching your head working out the difference between POS and EFTPOS, what these systems are, and how they work together - then this post is for you!

What happens if you can’t take EFTPOS payments?

EFTPOS NZ — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 03:54:05 GMT

Would your business be at serious risk of significant revenue loss if you couldn’t process EFTPOS transactions? Taking 5 minutes to read this article could be a lifesaver for your business.

How to Create Growth Strategy for an NZ Small Business

EFTPOS NZ — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 01:43:46 GMT

It may sound cheesy, but Winston Churchill said it best when he said; “He who fails to plan, is planning to fail.”

This sound advice is applicable to any business model, but especially small businesses in New Zealand looking not only to maintain their momentum, but grow.

Android EFTPOS: App-enabled payments

EFTPOS NZ — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 02:02:46 GMT

Smartphones have completely changed the way we approach and interact with technology. The first smartphones were an incredible platform for developing apps and experiences that made them not just useful, but ultimately world-changing.

But smartphones weren’t that smart at first.

What is the Cost of Mobile EFTPOS in New Zealand?

EFTPOS NZ — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 02:36:02 GMT

While we offer a range of EFTPOS payment solutions for businesses of all sizes, a common requirement from many Kiwi businesses is a mobile EFTPOS solution that can connect to a payment network without wired internet connection.

How to Integrate Your EFTPOS Terminal with your POS Software

EFTPOS NZ — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 02:35:00 GMT

Providing your customers with a smooth payment experience is essentially the last sales hurdle that Kiwi businesses need to overcome in order to enhance the customer purchasing journey.

Eftpos NZ Update from Pete

Peter Hansen — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 20:53:49 GMT

With the whole country now back at COVID Alert Level 1, it’s pleasing to see a strong rebound in retail spend across New Zealand. Transactions over our network in October were at 98% of the equivalent period last year, despite almost no activity from inbound tourism which would traditionally account for between 5-10% of all transactions we process. This suggests a strong rebound in consumer activity and a big lift in domestic tourism to at least partially make up for the absence of international tourists.

The Omnichannel approach to payments

swoolf@eftpos.co.nz (Scott Woolf) — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 20:26:14 GMT

In my last post The problem with multichannel payments, I explored the challenges presented by offering multiple payment options to your customers. Adding more retailing channels to your payments mix is seen as retailer best practice but can make reporting and vendor management much more complex. To make matters worse, losing visibility of customer behaviour across channels may actually hinder your customer experience instead of improving it.

In this post, I’m going to define what an omnichannel approach looks like and how this approach to payments can solve these challenges.