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POS with true cash discount, dual pricing
• Option to treat debit as cash: A "debit as cash" op-
tion during the set-up process enables merchants to
treat debit just like cash, enabling the device to auto-
matically discount qualifying cards within a BIN file
database, at the terminal or gateway, prior to autho-
rization.
ejavoo Systems, an iPOS Systems brand, cre- • Card discount: Merchants have the option to activate
ated True Cash Discount (TCD), a solution that any type of discount, at any time, by any payment
combines accurate cash discounting with dual type.
D pricing at the POS. The solution is designed to • Dual/multi-pricing display: The system can auto-
be seamless and intuitive for merchants and their custom- matically convert the MSRP amount into a dual or
ers, according to Dejavoo, a value-added reseller and end- multi-pricing display to clearly show final payment
to-end electronic payment technology provider. options to customers.
Dejavoo representatives noted that TCD can accurately • Dejavoo customer-facing hardware: The use of a De-
calculate cash discounts on POS terminals and smartphones. javoo PIN pad device provides maximum consumer
This creates an innovative payment flow, they added, pricing disclosure throughout the check-out process.
enabling merchants to offer a true and accurate discount • Receipt disclosures: Only discount-related messages
to cash-paying customers from an itemized list price, while appear on printed customer receipts.
avoiding add-on fees that apply to card transactions.
Reseller, channel partner benefits
When a participating device is in cash register mode, it
administers a preset discount to a merchant's suggested TCD is available on Dejavoo's P, QD and Z terminals and
retail price (MSRP), also known as "list price" or "general PIN pads and phones, which merchants can purchase from
price," allowing tax and tips to be added before the final Dejavoo resellers and sales channel partners, the company
payment, the company noted. Shoppers can see both stated. Merchants can implement dual pricing, itemized
regular and discounted cash pricing and make an informed register pricing or both options, Dejavoo also pointed out,
decision at the POS. advising merchants to ensure that discounts are calculated
from list prices and allow the register to add tax, tips and
Accurate, pre-tax calculations discounts based on their requirements.
By referencing a built-in, itemized price list, TCD For merchants to be compliant with cash discounting rules,
administers a preset discount to a merchant's suggested items must be marked with list price (card price) and not
retail price, Dejavoo representatives noted, adding that the discounted price, Dejavoo representatives emphasized,
device presents pre-tax calculations, enabling customers adding that merchants can review the company's DPP
to view their pricing options and choose to pay with cash, Price Viewer option.
debit or credit. They further cited the following features
and benefits: The company feels that with growing demand for cash
• Accurate calculations: Cash-paying customers re- discounts and dual pricing, True Cash Discount gives
ceive a discount based on the MSRP entered, with no merchants the best of both worlds: merchants can choose
additional fees. to apply these discounts to debit cards as well as cash, or
• No mention of fees: The TCD user interface, software to enable card price discounts, and merchants can show
grand total discounts and print discount messages on all
application, reports and receipts do not mention any customer receipts. Dejavoo's team of experts, company
fees, only available, saved or unrealized discounts. representatives noted, is helping create a seamless payments
• No extra charges: The system does not create the im- experience for partners, merchants and customers.
pression that customers are paying extra to use credit
or debit cards but instead rewards customers with
discounts when they pay cash. Company: Dejavoo Systems
• Transparent pricing: Items are always displayed in
dual pricing mode, with receipts showing cash-pay- Product: True Cash Discount (TCD)
ing customers how much money they saved, and cus- Website: https://ipossystems.com
tomers who pay with methods other than cash will Contact: sales@dejavoosystems.com
see an MSRP.
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