Local & Regional Merchant Gift Card Programs allow you to drive traffic to your business, increase sales and repeat business as well as build brand awareness. Plus studies show that customers tend to spend above the amount on the card.

Benefits include:

• Real-time transaction processing ensures that card account balances are accurate, new cards contain no funds until activated and redemptions occur quickly and easily
• Convenient reporting is available online, on your merchant processing statement or through your terminal’s receipt paper, making it easy to have information available when you need it
• Create customized gift cards or select from a wide variety of standard designs

Many customers still prefer to pay with checks. Don’t turn away a sale, offer customers the chance to pay the way they want and minimize returned checks.

Benefits include:

• Lower risk of fraudulent and returned checks with leading risk assessment technology
• Reduce transaction processing costs
• Improve cash flow and operational efficiencies
• Streamline back office operations
• Reduce the risk of lost, stolen or damaged checks

You can also help your customers:

• Reduce the likelihood of identity theft
• Manage record keeping and easily balance their checking accounts
• Select the payments that they prefer to use

Never turn away a sale, accept credit, debit and First Data® Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) solution.

Benefits include:

• Transaction approvals in 1.9 seconds or less
• Compliance with PCI standards
• Receive e-deposits directly to your bank account
• Seamless integration with point-of-sale (POS) terminals and software
• Ability to offer cash back with a debit card purchase