Point of sale system AcadiaPOS now offers the ability to take payment in bitcoin alongside cash and credit cards as a default payment option — right out-of-the-box. This is perfect for business owners who want to accept digital currency but don’t want any extra hardware or complicated reconciliations. The service works thanks to an integration with Anypay®, New England’s most popular app for bitcoin at retail.
When AcadiaPOS pitched their service to the owner of a small convenience store, they got an unexpected response: “Does your point of sale work with Anypay?”
Roberta Mastrogiovanni, who owns The Corner News in Keene, New Hampshire, has been using the Anypay app to take bitcoin payments for years. But while she was glad to have the business, it was a pain for her cashiers. They needed to keep a separate device charged and ready, cluttering up the register. Then they had to do manual reconciliation at the end of the day. Cashiers resented it, but customers wanted it.
Knock, Knock. It’s Opportunity.
But when AcadiaPOS heard her request, they saw an opportunity. They quickly contacted Anypay CEO Steven Zeiler and went to work integrating Anypay’s API. Now when a customer pays with bitcoin at Roberta’s store, it is as fast and easy as paying with cash or a credit card. And everything goes into her system all accounted-for, with no need for extra hardware or reconciliation at end of day.
The cashier taps the “Anypay” button, a QR code appears on the credit card reader, and the customer scans the code with their bitcoin wallet to pay, and in an instant, the cashier’s screen marks the payment complete. They can print a receipt if desired.
The small New England convenience store has a decent volume of bitcoin sales — about a handful a day on average. Now the customer experience is finally as smooth (or smoother) than with a credit card.
Anypay makes it easy for any business to start accepting bitcoin at no cost. Users can create as many free accounts as they want, with no contract, and cancel anytime. Anypay also offers ways to add bitcoin to your website, and a simple API for developers.
Anypay support payments in BitcoinSV, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Core, and Dash.
Press Contacts:
Derrick Horton, President, Anypay Inc. derrick@anypayinc.com
Benjamin Leviton, CEO, AcadiaPOS ben@acadiapos.com
signed: anypayinc@moneybutton.com
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Another pat on the back that means nothing. How much does this program cost to the business owners? You say it doesn’t cost anything but I’m sure there are hidden fees etc… The “handful” of customers using bitcoin to pay for their transactions are freekeeners. How is any of this “smoother” then using a credit card? Your app appears to use the same steps when using a credit card. You need a code, push a couple of buttons if necessary and the transaction is done. The information obtained using a credit card is just as instantaneous. You didn’t touch on… Read more »
“Another pat on the back that means nothing.” That’s right, Jacks. Another. “How much does this program cost to the business owners? You say it doesn’t cost anything but I’m sure there are hidden fees etc…” There’s nothing hidden about bitcoin fees, Jacks. Vendors already know all about how the fees suck. “The “handful” of customers using bitcoin to pay for their transactions are freekeeners.” Mmm hmm. With a market capitalization of $200B, obviously only “freekeeners” have any use for bitcoin. https://www.businessinsider.com/13-celebrities-who-back-cryptocurrency-and-may-own-millions-in-bitcoin-2019-1 “How is any of this “smoother” then using a credit card?” Good one, Jacks. But pushing some buttons… Read more »
” How much does this program cost to the business owners?” Zero. Learn to read. /. “You say it doesn’t cost anything but I’m sure there are hidden fees etc… ” You don’t understand how the system works. The transaction costs are on the payees, but as those costs for popular cryptos to pay with are near zero it’s not that important. We’re talking less than a cent sometimes. “The ‘handful’ of customers using bitcoin to pay for their transactions are freekeeners. ” You overestimate the number of liberty folk in Keene and New Hampshire in general. We alone don’t… Read more »
kk – Where did you get your stats from? It takes just as long to pay by credit card as it does with this app. The system is also just as hackable as using credit cards
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