POS Executive Commentary

61. Are Retailers Ready for Demand Pricing?
    10/10/2012

    Can you imagine having a business that changes prices every day or even every hour? Actually, we do it now. By pcAmerica

62. Inside PCI Compliance – What You Need To Know
    9/24/2012

    The compliance standards for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, or PCI DSS, are a set of rules that any merchant, bank, financial institution or any other entity that transmits, processes or stores sensitive cardholder data must follow. PCI DSS compliance standards apply to all debit and credit card transactions, including point-of-sale transactions and eCommerce transactions.

63. Preparing For The Certified Payments Professional Exam: A Trainer’s Perspective
    9/24/2012

    The Certified Payments Professional (CPP) Exam (a certification offered by the ETA) is quickly becoming a valued standard in the payments industry. Preparing for the CPP extends beyond the exam itself and presents industry leaders with the opportunity to deliver supplemental training and education not only to sales reps, but also to various team members throughout your organization.

64. The Future Is Customer Engagement
    9/20/2012

    This is a very exciting time in the industry. There is an onslaught of new entries to the marketplace and, while emerging payment types including mobile wallets, NFC, EMV, and QR codes have not reached mass adoption, there is a major paradigm shift on the horizon.

65. What Is Genius?
    9/20/2012

    A sea of change is on the horizon in the payments industry. Daily introductions of new payment solutions and value-added offerings are creating a constant, building cadence of entries that are flooding the industry.

66. Why POS VARs Should Be Selling Payment Processing
    9/14/2012

    The landscape of POS is changing, creating new lucrative opportunities for POS VARs. By Greg Castro, director, business and partner development, Mercury Payment Systems

67. Legally Speaking: Paying Employees Correctly
    9/12/2012

    The issue of overtime pay continues to haunt resellers as difficult economic times cause employees to look closely at their employment compensation. The rule for
    outside salespeople is easy, they are exempt employees that are not entitled to overtime compensation. It is the remainder of your work force that causes problems. By Bob Goldberg, RSPA General Counsel

68. Near & Dear To My Heart: Education & Certification Recap
    9/12/2012

    The main theme for RetailNOW 2012 - something near and dear to my heart - RSPA certification was woven into the entire conference and expo. Beginning with his keynote address, Joe Finizio, President and CEO of RSPA, laid out a challenge for resellers to ‘step up their game’ and get educated and get certified. By Lauren Stark, RSPA

69. RetailNOW 2012: Words From Our Outgoing Chairman Of The Board
    9/12/2012

    As I conclude my year as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the RSPA, I can honestly look back and say that it has been an exceptional year—both for the association and for me personally. Les Farrance, Comprehensive Retail Solutions, 2011-2012 RSPA Chairman of the Board

70. RSPA President's Note - September 2012
    9/12/2012

    Since this is the RetailNOW recap issue, I wanted to give my perspective on the event. Record attendance, record number of world class exhibitors, relevant industry specific education and our announcement of breaking the 1,000 member company mark—all great milestones for RSPA but the best of all was the positive feedback from our attendees and exhibitors, who said that RetailNOW was good for their businesses. By Joe Finizo, president & CEO, RSPA