In-Person Payments
Your payment system should fit the way your business actually operates.
From a simple countertop terminal to a complete point-of-sale environment, Merchant Counselor helps businesses evaluate the technology, processing and payment setup that best fits how they serve their customers.
We start with the operation — not the equipment.
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Start with your type of operation.
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POS Systems
For businesses where payments sit alongside ordering, inventory, employees and reporting.
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Restaurants
For full service, quick service and hybrid operations balancing tables, tickets, tips and online orders.
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Retail
For storefronts managing checkout speed, inventory counts and returns across one or many locations.
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Standalone Terminals
For operations that need dependable card acceptance without the weight of a full system.
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Mobile Payments
For businesses that take payment away from a counter — in the field, at the table or on site.
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Professional Services
For offices and practices where payments follow appointments, invoices and client records.
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A smarter path forward
Improvement doesn't always require starting over.
If your current system works well in some areas but creates problems in others, the first step is understanding what actually needs to change.
Improve My Current Payments
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Technology
We work across multiple payment environments.
Merchant Counselor works with multiple processors, POS platforms, terminal providers and payment technologies.
That flexibility gives us more than one way to solve a problem.
The technology is the tool. The business determines which tool makes sense.
View Technology & Partners →How Merchant Counselor helps.
Assess
Understand the operation, current POS or equipment, processing setup, workflow and pain points.
Advise
Compare appropriate technologies and payment structures, including the trade-offs of each option.
Implement
Help coordinate equipment, processing, configuration, installation and transition when changes are needed.
Optimize
Continue reviewing the environment as the business, technology or payment needs change.
Not sure whether you need a terminal, a POS system or something else?
You don't need to figure that out before contacting us. Tell us how your business operates, what you use today and what you'd like to improve. We'll help determine the next step.
No product pitch required