TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Back Office & Store Technology
Cloud based features blur the line between Point of Sale (POS) and Back Office Systems (BOS) to the point that it is getting harder to determine where your solution needs begin and end. Traditional brick and mortar, eCommerce, and mobile commerce are converging – not just in the cloud, but in new consolidated digital platforms that seek to deliver an omnichannel experience to your customers and provide them with easy access to their desired payment method.
Regardless of your retail business model (big box, convenience and fuel, quick service restaurant, etc…), W. Capra can lead and develop a POS and BOS Cloud Migration and Solution Selection Strategy – SaaS (software as a service) and PaaS (platform as a service) strategy and approach. We expedite delivery of the strategy by supporting POS and BOS selection and migration planning in addition to execution based on your physical retail and digital retail model.
Our people are experts in retail back office and store technologies and can address solution selection and integration with payments integration, including loyalty, order management integration, mobile digital commerce, new payment processing and alternative tenders.
Latest Insights
- What Merchants Need to Know About the Visa / Mastercard SettlementThough there are multiple class action lawsuits in place against the card brands, the particular litigation addressed in the March 26, 2024, settlement carries industry-wide implications. Per the settlement, Visa and Mastercard have agreed that, interchange rates will lower rates by 4 basis points for the next 3 years.
- What’s the Cost of Not Monitoring Your Cost of Acceptance?Every major retailer accepts credit card payments across the varied channels that consumers use to shop. With this acceptance comes myriad processing fees, ranging from direct and understandable to fees described with esoteric acronyms on merchant funding statements that only the most experienced experts on the acquirer team can explain. Since payment processing fees can be one of the most significant expenses a retailer has, how can you stay on top of your cost of acceptance and ensure margins aren’t eroding in an increasingly challenging macroeconomic environment?
- As Technology Evolves, So Does the Need for Quality AssuranceAs the industry witnesses constant innovation and the introduction of new solutions, QA capabilities have become table stakes for ensuring the smooth functioning of consumer-facing and back-end technology. Whether rolling out new capabilities, maintaining existing solutions, or testing hypotheses, technological advances have introduced new channels that require rigid testing.
