There are a multitude of benefits which can be summarised as follows:

• Cards are now your customers preferred method of payment
• New sales opportunities by phone, mail and online
• More customers can come through your door
• Increased sales as customers are no longer cash limited
• Opportunities for impulse buying as browsers become buyers
• Simple and fast automated banking
• Improved cash flow as money is in your account promptly
• No bounced cheques and payments are more secure
• Less cash handling for staff which can reduce simple mistakes
• Allows you to accept card payments from commercial customers