We are different
Our primary goal is helping you reduce costs and making your business a success. Unlike other processors, we do this by giving you lower rates on your processing and, through our relationship with the Florida Retail Federation, advocate on behalf of businesses, large and small, throughout the state of Florida. We help reduce your utility bills, your workers compensation, unemployment compensation and a host of other costs. Coupled with our unmatched personal customer service, you will see the difference.
Benefits of Membership
A statewide trade association founded in 1937, the Florida Retail Federation (FRF) protects Florida's retailers by lobbying the state Legislature and providing cost-saving services. FRF was founded to promote a healthy, free enterprise system in Florida.
Design Your Own Gift Card
It is a proven fact that gift cards sustain customer loyalty. With Custom Gift cards you will increase sales, eliminate cash back options and strengthen your grip on customer retention. With the holidays approaching quickly, what better way to increase sales than with the best customer loyalty program around?
Now you can accept credit cards anywhere using your iPhone.
Our cardreader allows you to swipe your customers’ credit cards rather than manually typing in the credit card numbers. The cardreader attaches to the merchant’s iPhone and cradles it, making swiping easy for the merchant or the customer. There are separate cardreaders for the iPhone 3G/3GS and iPhone 4.
100% Check Guarantee with POS Verification
If your company accepts checks for payment it is just a matter of time before someone will write you a bad one. Besides paying the fees associated with such an event, your company is bound to spend extra time and resources trying to collect your rightfully due payment. Unfortunately, it is sometimes better to cut your losses.
Choosing the Right Credit Card Terminal
Whether it’s a regular dial-up terminal or a lightning fast Internet IP terminal you need, we’ve got you covered. With access to the latest terminal technology, let us help you find the terminal that best fits your needs.
Looking for the Right Remote Deposit Capture Solution?
Many companies accept countless numbers of checks for payment, only to go through the rigorous process of hand recording them and then fighting the lines at the bank. Remote Deposit makes 24 hour check deposits possible and all from the comfort of your office.
- Why Use Us?
- Retail Federation
- Customizable Gift Cards
- Mobile Payments
- Check Guarantee
- Terminals
- Remote Check Deposit
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Published on 11 January 2012
At last count, there were 16 categories of closed loop prepaid cards, including transit, health care and government. Of all the important functions that these cards provide, it is gifting that is most popular.
The in-store gift card continues to be the darling of this market, and the e-gift card is gaining in acceptance. Designed for a specific store chain or location, the closed loop gift card serves as currency and a mini-billboard for the brand; in effect, the gift card is a multi-functional promotions and sales tool.
Consumer protection reform, embodied in Dodd-Frank, has buoyed the gift card market further. New regulations eliminated dormancy fees and extended expiration dates, among other changes. Essentially, the climate for gift cards has never been cleaner.
Growth has also been driven by the recession, because in a tight economy consumers have a more practical mindset. The National Retail Federation (NFR) recently reported that practicality wins as the most likely reason shoppers will buy gift cards. NRF’s 2011 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions survey, conducted by BIGresearch, found that eight in 10 shoppers will give gift cards this year.
According to First Data’s 2011 Prepaid Consumer Insights Study, the average value of closed loop cards grew significantly in 2011, increasing by more than 70 percent compared to 2010, with the total average amount spent on closed loop gift cards increasing to $291, from $161 last year.
Michael Hursta, vice president and category manager, Prepaid Solutions, First Data Corporation, said, “We expect this upward trend to continue in 2012 and beyond.”
We asked a number of prepaid experts for their prognosis about gift cards, and closed loop prepaid in general, and here’s what they forecast: read more
- Retail Beverage Council
- Sustainability Council
- Beauty Industry Council
Member of the Retail Beverage Council includes major national retailers along with many independent retailers of all sizes.
The Florida Retail Federation Sustainability Council is comprised of Florida retailers that have identified environmental and sustainability issues as an important factor in the operation of their companies.
The Beauty Industry Council of the Florida Retail Federation represents all sectors of the cosmetology industry, including schools, salons, manufacturers and distributors.