In recent years there have been profound changes in consumer habits when it comes to paying for their purchases.
Digital wallets, virtual credit cards and, above all, the contactless are the face of this real revolution, forcing retailers to adapt in order to maintain their customers' interest, particularly by offering automatic payment terminals (TPA) in their physical spaces.
The allusion we make to contactless payments is not innocent. According to the latest report REDUNIQ InsightsIt can be seen that by 2022, 75% of transactions in Portugal were made using this payment technologyThis means an increase of 9% compared to 2021 and 59% compared to 2020.
With a average of 25 euros spent by each consumer on a contactless purchaseThis technology has helped the most varied economic areas of the country to recover after the gale brought on by the pandemic. At this point, the weight of contactless in business turnover reached 56% in 2022This is 10% more than in 2021 and 50% more than before the pandemic.
Among these business areas, catering stands out.
Strongly affected by the lockdowns, the Restaurants have been recovering and last year recorded an increase of 71% in their overall turnover. This significant growth is largely due to 131% increase in invoicing with cards of foreign origin and an increase of 50% with cards of national origin.
Overview by Activity Sector Year-on-Year Change in Turnover 2022-2021
As we've mentioned, in order for catering businesses to be able to take advantage of the growth in turnover that the contactless offers, it becomes must have POS equipment for catering in their establishments that allow you not only to receive contactless payments by card or smartphone, as well as making the purchasing and management experience simpler.
At the forefront of the development of innovative means of payment adapted to the needs of businesses and the habits of its customers, REDUNIQ is making two automatic payment terminals (TPA) that will take the shopping experience in your restaurant, café or bar to a new level of excellence.
Let's start with REDUNIQ Smart, a POS for restaurants, cafés or bars that promises to make your business more mobile and digital.
REDUNIQ Smart: the Android TPA for Restoration
In this TPA Android for a restaurant, café or bar, the best contactless technology joins forces with digital to offer catering businesses the possibility of accepting payments by contactless card, chip or MB Way and, at the same time, give the business the possibility of, in the same automatic payment terminaldevelop and integrate management and invoicing appsinvoices or other applications tailored to your needs.
So, as well as being able to offer your customers a fast and secure means of payment, this POS equipped with POS catering software will allow you to manage your entire business (invoicing, marketing, payments, etc.) from a single device.
To summarise, this new POS system for restaurants, cafés and bars will be able to:
- Accept payments from customers all over the world, by card or smartphone, with Contactless, chip, MB Way, Apple Pay or Google Pay.
- Manage your back office, purchasing and supplier systems online and in real time, or have access to apps that allow you to monitor and manage your business.
- It makes business more mobile and digital. The entire purchasing process, from stock management to payment, now in the same terminal.
Management applications for your restaurant incorporated into REDUNIQ Smart
ZoneSoft
If you don't want to develop an application, the REDUNIQ in partnership with ZoneSoftoffers an app with billing software that is intuitive and easily integrated into the terminal. REDUNIQ Smart.
As well as saving you the trouble of developing an application, this integrated invoicing app gives merchants a number of other advantages:
- Registration of orders on the terminal;
- Invoicing certified by the Tax Authority;
- Direct integration with the payment app;
- Reliable solution with simple configuration.
Display menus, register and confirm customer orders, accept contactless payments and integrate your invoicing software are just some of the features that REDUNIQ Smart offers your catering business. With the creation of apps you can automate processes, gaining more time for service and therefore more time for more customers.
WinRest
With WinRest app integrated into REDUNIQ SmartIn addition to being able to invoice its customers (via software certified in accordance with the new legislation), it also allows payments to be accepted at a single terminal, by contactless (by card or smartphone), chip, MB WAY, Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Other functions such as registering orders, checking movements and stocks, managing campaigns and employee commissions can be found within the application itself.
In addition to greater payment security, your restaurant will also have greater control over management processes, making your business simpler, faster, more practical, mobile and digital.
You can also add the DCC - Currency Conversion which, in a simple way, allows your catering business accepts payments from customers from all over the world in their currency of origin without any barriers or complications and with the added bonus of receiving additional revenue, since REDUNIQ shares the markup with the business.
REDUNIQ Soft: use your restaurant's smartphone or tablet as a POS
New challenges call for new answers.
Based on this mantra, REDUNIQ has developed a new solution for Android NFC payment which will allow your catering business to accept Contactless payments / NFC or QR Code quickly and easily, wherever and whenever you want, without the need for a TPA, via an App on your smartphone.
After contracting the service with REDUNIQ and installing the application REDUNIQ Soft on your smartphone or tablet, turning it into a real Android POS systemyour restaurant or café is immediately ready to start receiving customers. Contactless payments / NFC or QR Code payments.
Thus, whether by contactless card or MB WAY/Google Pay/Apple Pay (QR Code, mobile phone number or NFC), you will receive the amount owed to you by the customer immediately, regardless of your location.
All it takes is three simple steps:
- Enter the amount to be paid by the customer in the REDUNIQ Soft application;
- The customer selects the desired payment method (Contactless/NFC, QR Code or mobile phone number);
- Authentication (if the amount exceeds €50, the customer must enter their PIN) and issuing a payment receipt. At the end, you can email the payment receipt to your customer.
As you can see, simply installing REDUNIQ SoftYou'll have the best app for receiving payments just a click away.
The advantages of this POS programme for restaurants, cafés and bars for your business and your customers are enormous:
- Simplicity: Accept mobile payments via Contactless / NFC, QR Code or mobile phone number securely, without the need for a TPA;
- Mobility: Accept payments anywhere, wherever your business is;
- Accessibility: Access the application on your smartphone or tablet;
- SustainabilityMore digital service, without the need to print tickets;
- Simplified payments: Accept credit and debit card payments, national and international, by contactless, and by MB WAY and Digital wallets;
- Reduced costs: No monthly fee.
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