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NewProduct

All-in-one POS, business

management solution

synchronize online and storefront sales; recon-
cile sales ledgers; manage pricing, discounts, ac-
counting and payroll; and access customer ana-
lytics from any connected device.
• Remote store and device access: Remote
terminal management and transaction process-
ing capabilities, backed by continuous support,
Company: Sound Payments Inc. enable merchants to manage their businesses
and device populations from anywhere.
Product: E500 Storefront ECR
Website: www.soundpayments.com • Cost efficiencies: Subscribers can access
Contact: info@soundpayments.com centralized reporting and consolidated settle-
ments on demand without having to pay gate-
way transaction fees or install and maintain lo-
cal software.

ound Payments Inc., a diversified technolo- • Multiple payment scheme support: E500
gy company, has created the E500 Storefront accepts any payment method, for example, mag-
Electronic Cash Register (ECR). Designed to netic stripe, chip and contactless card payments,
S help small and midsize merchants grow and UnionPay, WeChat and Alipay. Credit, debit, gift
scale their businesses, the solution combines POS and and prepaid products, mobile wallet and cash are
critical business functions within a small, cost-effective also included. A dual-facing camera facilitates QR
footprint, according to company representatives. code and barcode scanning.
• Seamless interoperability: Moving integration
"The E500 system is an Android-based tablet that looks to the cloud eliminates interruptions in service,
like a cash register but doesn't have the price point of a enabling merchants to efficiently manage devices
larger integrated system," said Bill Pittman, vice president from a central location, maintain hierarchies of de-
of ECR and POS solutions at Sound Payments. "The POS vices and remotely control each device and corre-
and card reader can share information in the cloud while sponding transaction.
keeping payment card data out of PCI scope."
Partner-centric, vertically focused
The E500 replaces standalone cash registers and
countertop terminals with a fully integrated solution that Sound Payments provides a range of vertically focused
leverages the company's Quantum Cloud Solutions. It also products to a diverse group of channel partners, resellers
provides a repository of non-payment related information and distributors. Its partnerships with original equipment
for merchants, enabling them to more efficiently manage manufacturers, such as Verifone, Ingenico Group and
their businesses, Pittman said. PAX Technology, facilitate secure, expedient electronic
payments, according to company representatives.
Improve efficiencies
"We have a culturally diverse management team with deep
The E500 makes enterprise-level services and support experiences in a multitude of industries," said Andrew P.
available to a previously underserved small merchant Russell, president at Sound Payments. "We bring a culture
community, Pittman noted. Its subscription-based model of diversity and inclusion to payments, finance and
includes payment terminal hardware, a semi-integrated healthcare."
payment application, continuous updates and 24/7 help
desk support. Sound Payments' said its data consolidation Russell provided the following examples of how the
capabilities give merchants a bird's eye view of retail and company addresses unique requirements across multiple
restaurant environments, as well as the following benefits: industry sectors:

• Inventory management: Quantum Cloud pro- • Independent software vendors: The Quantum ISV
vides real-time sales data, enabling merchants to platform is designed for independent software ven-

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