POS RETAIL
PRnewswire | May 24, 2023
BitPay, the world's leader in cryptocurrency payments, announced that Brave Wallet has implemented the BitPay Protocol, enabling its crypto wallet users to make easy, accurate, and reliable payments straight from the Brave privacy browser.
Brave Wallet users can now shop with crypto at thousands of top merchants online and in-store, including Newegg, APMEX, PacSun, AMC Theatres, and airBaltic. Crypto payments are seamlessly made from the Brave Wallet to pay for everyday purchases, travel, and large ticket items. BitPay supports the top cryptocurrencies, ensuring Brave Wallet users can use their preferred coin to make payments.
First launched in 2017, BitPay Protocol ensures accurate payments by eliminating payment exceptions including overpayments, underpayments, late payments, unconfirmed payments, and potential double-spends. As the crypto industry continues to evolve and attract a significant number of new customers, payment accuracy is imperative. The BitPay Protocol sets the industry bar for crypto payment quality enabling more accurate and reliable blockchain payments in-store and online.
"BitPay applauds Brave's adoption of the BitPay Protocol," said Stephen Pair, BitPay CEO. "With the hard work and dedication of the Brave team, we are able to promote payment quality online and in-store for both customers and merchants wanting to leverage the benefits of crypto payments."
"With this new integration from BitPay, we're expanding the utility of Brave Wallet and making it easier than ever for our users to spend their crypto on real world goods and services," said James Mudgett, VP of Web3 products at Brave.
The Brave Wallet is a secure, multi-chain cryptocurrency wallet built directly into the Brave web browser. In addition to paying with crypto, Brave Wallet users can buy, receive and send crypto assets across multiple chains. They can also import non-custodial wallets, track live crypto prices, swap coins and interact with Web3 DApps. Brave Wallet is available on desktop and mobile as a core feature of the Brave web browser. Download it today for Android, iOS, Linux and PC devices.
About BitPay
Founded in 2011, BitPay is one of the oldest cryptocurrency companies. As a pioneer in blockchain payment processing, the company's mission is to transform how businesses and people send, receive, and store money. Its business solutions eliminate fraud chargebacks, reduce the cost of payment processing, and enable borderless payments in cryptocurrency, among other services. BitPay offers consumers a complete digital asset management solution that includes the BitPay Wallet and BitPay Prepaid Card, enabling them to turn digital assets into dollars for spending at tens of thousands of businesses. The company has offices in North America, Europe, and South America and has raised more than $70 million in funding from leading investment firms including Founders Fund, Index Ventures, Virgin Group, and Aquiline Technology Growth.
About Brave
Brave Software's fast, privacy-oriented browser, combined with its blockchain-based digital advertising platform, is reinventing the Web for users, publishers, and advertisers. Users can opt into privacy-respecting ads that reward them with the Basic Attention Token (BAT), a frequent flyer-like token they can redeem or use to tip or contribute to publishers and other content creators. Brave is a driving force leading the way for Web3 adoption, directly supporting Web3 into the broader Web through its privacy browser, independent search engine, and browser-native, multi-chain crypto wallet. Brave currently has over 57 million monthly active users and over 1.7 million Creators.
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POS HARDWARE
PRnewswire | May 26, 2023
For 20 years, Tasker Payment Gateways LLC has been a reliable partner for high-risk e-commerce businesses, offering payment gateway integrations and merchant account recommendations to USA-based tactical, premium cigar, vape, pipes and glass, indie video game makers, and other websites that struggle to find reliable credit cards processing.
Despite the challenges faced in the high-risk payment processing industry, the company has maintained a flawless A+ rating with the BBB for the past 8 years, along with zero customer complaints and a top rating on TrustPilot.
Matt Tasker, president of Tasker Payment Gateways, attributes this success to the company's focus on building solid relationships: "We recognize that high-risk payment processing can be intricate and involve many moving parts. From assisting vape merchants with in-person delivery payments to helping businesses accept credit cards for Farm-Bill-compliant cannabis seeds online, our dedicated independent agents invest time in understanding each client's unique needs and providing personalized support throughout the process. Our commitment is to make payment processing seamless and stress-free for our clients."
Tasker Payment Gateways LLC's impeccable track record includes zero customer complaints, zero negative reviews, a 100 percent customer loyalty score with the BBB, and all positive reviews on TrustPilot.com. The company's success is rooted in its dedication to understanding high-risk websites' priorities and finding innovative solutions to overcome payment processing challenges.
A key concern for many merchants is the ability to use their preferred site builder. Tasker Payment Gateways LLC caters to high-risk merchants using popular site builders like Shopify and WooCommerce, offering compatible payment processing solutions. They have also developed high-risk payment gateway guides for other site builders and shopping carts, such as Squarespace, Wix, Weebly, and GoDaddy, enabling merchants to maintain their current website builder and still accept credit cards.
E-commerce businesses value the technical assistance with payment processing setup and the prompt, personalized service received from Tasker Payment Gateways LLC's dedicated independent agents. In a BBB review, a pipe and bong website owner expressed gratitude for the swift and hassle-free credit card processing, stating, "Tasker Payment Gateways LLC pulled my online small business out of the fire within 2-3 Days! He {my rep} offered me unparalleled effort, honesty, and kindness while also solving all of the payment gateway issues for my functional glass business." A TrustPilot review states, "As a new small business owner 4 years ago, I wasn't fully aware of gateways and processors. Our business was even more complex as tobacco accessories are regulated as a high-risk vendor. I was so fortunate to find {our new account rep at TaskerPaymentGateways}. He took time to educate me and got our business up and running."
High-risk online merchants often struggle to find payment processors willing to work with them. Legal yet high-risk products are often restricted by major payment gateway brands like Stripe and PayPal, which power many shopping carts under different names. As a result, websites selling items like CBD, pipes and glass, alcohol, premium cigars, tactical items, or FFL transfers online are at risk of having their payment processing shut down if they use the built-in payment gateway that comes with their shopping cart. Tasker Payment Gateways offers payment gateway integrations and, crucially, recommends a compatible merchant account tailored to the specific products being sold, ensuring merchants won't face shutdowns due to their product type.
Matt Tasker states, "Over the past two decades, we have been fortunate to build many trusted relationships within the e-commerce industry. Our goal is to continue operating with integrity, transparency and a customer-first approach, regardless of whether or not a partnership results. We strive to offer tailored guidance and support for business owners seeking solutions for accepting credit card payments for higher-risk products. One terrific thing about us is that our recommendations come at no direct cost because we are compensated through our network of trusted partners and providers."
About Tasker Payment Gateways LLC
Tasker Payment Gateways LLC is an e-commerce service company that strives to help whether you are a small business looking to learn about chargeback mitigation, or a well-seasoned internet guru looking for the best payment gateway and merchant account recommendation for your regulated product or service.We pride ourselves on being the only place you need to be when looking for a way to take and manage payments online and offer the most popular payment gateways, e-commerce services, merchant account recommendations, and chargeback mitigation products available.
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RESTAURANT POS
Businesswire | May 25, 2023
Shift4 the leader in integrated commerce technology, and OpenTable, a global leader in restaurant technology, today announced an integration that allows restaurant operators to combine OpenTable’s diner booking data with spending data captured at the point-of-sale by Shift4’s SkyTab POS system. This integration gives restaurants a more holistic view of their business performance to make smarter decisions about how to increase revenues and reduce costs.
“Our collaboration with OpenTable provides restaurateurs an easy way to improve their top and bottom lines while learning more about their customers so that they can enhance the dining experience,” said Shift4 Chief Technology Officer Mike Russo.
The Shift4-OpenTable integration allows restaurant operators to quickly identify which guests are new, regulars, or top spenders and then use this information to celebrate their most valued guests and go the extra mile to turn new guests into repeat customers. In addition, real-time insights including when guests are seated and which course they’re on helps minimize wait times and improve table turnover rates.
“At OpenTable, we’re always looking for ways to empower our restaurant customers, create efficiencies and streamline operations, which is why we’re thrilled to integrate with Shift4,” said Susan Lee, Chief Growth Officer at OpenTable. “This partnership will provide our restaurant customers with a more comprehensive business view, enabling them to make smarter business decisions.”
OpenTable is now available in Shift4’s Marketplace, an end-to-end ecosystem that seamlessly connects restaurants and other businesses with numerous third-party applications, including solutions for online ordering, online reservations, employee scheduling, accounting, loyalty, marketing, and more.
About OpenTable
OpenTable, a global leader in restaurant tech and part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG), connects more than 1.5 billion people with restaurants every year. Powering hospitality at more than 55,000 restaurants, bars, wineries, and other venues globally, OpenTable drives reservations, experiences, payments, guest insights and operations, enabling restaurants to run their most successful business yet.
About Shift4
Shift4 is boldly redefining commerce by simplifying complex payments ecosystems across the world. As the leader in commerce-enabling technology, Shift4 powers billions of transactions annually for hundreds of thousands of businesses in virtually every industry.
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