Android POS Terminals: Give Your Business the Benefits of Payments Off the Leash
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Android POS terminals give you the freedom to revolutionize checkout experiences. Unlike traditional point of sale (POS) terminals with limited functionality, Android POS terminals can accept the full range of payment methods today and in the future. That includes alternative payments that customers make with mobile wallets, buy now, pay later (BNPL), QR codes, and stablecoin payments. You can also run business applications on an Android terminal, helping you get more from your investment in payment devices.
Once you understand the differences between Android POS terminals and legacy payment devices, you can start exploring the potential of payments without limits. You can leverage Android payment technology to improve customer experiences and your store operations while accepting secure payments.
How to Make Android POS Terminals a Part of a Winning Retail Strategy
When you begin to consider how much more you can do with the computing power in the payment device on your counter, you’ll see that payments no longer have to be purely transactional. You can leverage them as part of your customer engagement and business growth strategy.
Android POS terminals can help you personalize customer interactions, streamline checkout experiences, take payments in more places, and operate more efficiently:
- Personalized Checkout Experiences
Android POS terminals, through the use of NFC and cameras, make it possible to recognize a customer at the point of sale. Customers who opt into sharing data to enhance their shopping experiences can receive product recommendations based on their past purchases. You can request their feedback with a brief survey and remember that they prefer a digital receipt over paper. Your terminal can even handle currency conversion. Flexibility with Android allows you to put your customer engagement strategy into action.
Personalizing shopping experiences has a proven return. Adobe for Business reports that 61% of consumers say receiving personalized promotions makes them more likely to buy, and 72% say those offers have made them buy more than they originally planned.
- Improved Payment Flows
Checkout often has multiple steps, which can add friction for customers. Traditional processes required them to scan their loyalty cards, claim discounts with coupons, and authenticate their identity to make a digital payment. Android POS terminals have all the features necessary to create one payment flow that covers everything. With an Android payment solution, the customer can tap to pay and automatically receive loyalty rewards, personalized offers, and a digital receipt, all in one payment flow.
- Payments Anywhere in the Store
Leading payment technology companies will offer a full line of Android POS terminals that address all retail use cases. Choose terminals that allow you to accept the full range of payments in the aisles, curbside, in remote locations, and on unattended devices in addition to the checkout counter.
- Increased Operational Efficiency
Improving sales associate or cashier productivity is essential, particularly in areas struggling with labor recruitment and retention. By making data more accessible and automating tasks, you can streamline workflows, saving time and helping your staff work more efficiently.
Android POS Terminals Are Easier to Manage
Another advantage of Android payment systems is easier device management. You can add payment services to keep terminals updated and keep your payment device estate secure. The right Android payment platform will give you centralized management capabilities, including remote management. You can configure and update terminals without a technician going lane to lane or sending devices for service. Android also allows you to track device locations and confirm they’re online and operating. These features add an important layer to your strategy to keep payment data secure.
Moving Forward into the New World of Commerce
An upgrade to Android POS terminals removes barriers to innovation. You can enhance customer experiences, checkout flows, and employee productivity. You’ll also find that terminals are easier to manage, saving IT time and costs. Android also gives you the groundwork for adapting as new technologies emerge and consumer behaviors change.
Ingenico’s AXIUM Android platform supports a line of payment terminals that address any retail use case, from high-volume, multilane businesses to shops and boutiques serving customers with mobile point of sale (mPOS). Contact us today to see how you can use AXIUM to reimagine customer engagement.
