First Data Unveils Sleek POS for Small Business

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. - May 13, 2014 - PRLog -- Bloomfield Hills, MI, May 13, 2014 --(PR.com (http://www.pr.com/))-- Running your own business has many rewards, but managing the day-to-day details can be all-consuming. Understanding these challenges, First Data Corporation, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, today at Money2020 unveiled Clover™ Station—a reliable and easy to use point-of-sale (POS) and business management solution for merchants. With the security and reliability of a terminal coupled with the flexibility of a cloud-based POS, Clover Station is the first solution to meet the complete spectrum of small to medium-sized business owners’ needs.

First Data and Clover Network, Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.-based company, partnered to jointly develop the Clover solution. Clover Station is powered by intuitive, cloud-hosted software that comes with everything a business owner needs in one convenient package and is ready to work right out of the box. With its small footprint and state-of-the-art design, Clover Station hardware won’t take up a lot of space on a merchant’s counter, but will have a big impact on how they service their customers.

Clover Station key features include:
• Ability to conduct transactions even when Internet is down
• Open Clover App MarketPlace that allows POS integration
• Merchant analytic tools to access and use customer data
• Payment card data securely stored with TransArmor® service
• 24x7x365 customer support with live agents
• Patent-pending swivel arm technology
• Cash drawer, printer and other peripherals

Clover Station was thoughtfully designed to address all aspects of merchant-customer interaction from payment processing and analytics to marketing campaigns and loyalty management. Its sleek design and functionality combined with the opportunity for thousands of developers to build on top of; make Clover the most intuitive and flexible solution available in the POS market today.

Over the past several months, First Data piloted the Clover POS solution with hundreds of small businesses in several U.S. cities. Feedback from the pilot indicated that business owners valued the benefits of the Clover solution through streamlined business operations and more time to interact with their customers.

This cloud-based POS system provides both integrated processing and a broader services platform that goes beyond payments, giving merchants robust insight and control over their businesses. First Data makes payment transactions secure, fast and easy for merchants, financial institutions and their customers. First Data leverages its vast product portfolio and expertise to drive customer revenue and profitability.