Application Prospect of Smart Pos Terminal
At present, the functions of smart Pos Terminal are limited to data collection such as device information, operation information, geographic location information, application information, transaction information, network information, and flow of information. Actually, for smart POS terminal, it has many more powerful application scenarios, such as membership card coupon system, data management, ERP systems, CRM system, human resource management, financial management, materials management and so on.
Usually, Pos Terminal is regarded as a simple machine to finish payment process, but for now, it is only a part of the merchant's product sales process, and its importance will be gradually weakened.
The application model for future smart Pos Terminal
1. Upgraded cashier register
Except for cash register, print ticket, scan barcode and other functions, Smart POS also provides:
Integrated payment solution: Support multiple payment methods, including cash, credit card, scan barcode payment (We chat Pay/Ali pay/Apple pay), third-party payment, etc.
Member management (CRM) function: including membership card, various coupon management, membership maintenance and other functions.
Marketing Management: Advertising, leaflets, promotions management.
Various convenient services: including mobile top-up, credit card repayment, bus card recharge, etc.
2. Smart POS+ Cloud SMEs SAAS Service + Open Platform
a. Invoicing
b. Accounting, online tax filing, etc.
c. Member Management (CRM)
d. Integrated management of platforms such as We Chat public platform, Windows of the Ali pay service, Baidu direct number, etc.
e. Merchant Mobile E-commerce Platform
f. An open platform (a type of app store model) which third-party vendors or developers will participate in