{"id":339653,"date":"2019-09-11T06:58:34","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T04:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=339653"},"modified":"2019-09-11T16:32:05","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T14:32:05","slug":"what-snapscan-can-do-for-south-african-retail-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/339653\/what-snapscan-can-do-for-south-african-retail-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"What SnapScan can do for South African retail businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today every industry, but especially the retail industry, is experiencing pressure to implement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapscan.co.za\/merchant-retail.html?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=September_Article&amp;utm_campaign=Retail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>digital solutions<\/strong><\/a> in order to remain competitive.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the big trends affecting retailers today include retail-as-a-service, the use of AI in the buyer journey, omnichannel sales and marketing, and of course, mobile payments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapscan.co.za\/merchant-retail.html?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=September_Article&amp;utm_campaign=Retail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>See SnapScan\u2019s variety of mobile payment options available for retailers here.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Evolving checkout processes are one of the fastest growing trends in the retail space, as users are demanding better and more flexible shopping experiences and payment processes.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, cashless payments and omnichannel options are becoming the norm, putting forward the business case for mobile payments, as they provide customers with a consistent experience.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, retailers that are reconfiguring their systems to accommodate increasing mobile customers \u2013 who expect multichannel options which support quick and secure digital payments \u2013 are more likely to see a boost in sales and growth.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_339659\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/snapscan-190-v2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-339659\" class=\"wp-image-339659 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/snapscan-190-v2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/snapscan-190-v2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/snapscan-190-v2-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-339659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SnapScan integrations with TabletPOS in a retail space.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>SnapScan\u2019s mobile payment solutions for retailers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapscan.co.za\/merchant-retail.html?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=September_Article&amp;utm_campaign=Retail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SnapScan<\/strong><\/a> offers quick, easy, and secure mobile payment solutions to retailers so their customers can enjoy the convenience of paying on the fly. Mobile payments can also mean that staff spend less time processing payments, as SnapScan can be integrated with a variety of leading point-of-sale systems.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses that offer delivery services can give their drivers a lanyard with a SnapCode (unique QR code) so customers can pay for goods or services during delivery.<\/p>\n<p>Retailers that have an online store can use SnapScan to offer a streamlined and consistent experience to their customers across multiple platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The overall benefits for businesses and customers include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Safety and security:<\/strong> Customers can pay via their mobile phone and retailers can rest assured knowing that extensive security measures are in place.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Speed:<\/strong> It\u2019s fast, as customers simply need to scan the display code at a till point.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Convenience:<\/strong> There is no need to carry cash around and paying via SnapScan offers a frictionless experience.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cashless: <\/strong>As customers won\u2019t be using cash, it is easier for businesses to authenticate and formalise transactions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SnapScan is a mobile payments solution with a variety of payment options available for retailers. To find out more, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapscan.co.za\/merchant-retail.html?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=September_Article&amp;utm_campaign=Retail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SnapScan website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flexible payment solutions from SnapScan allow businesses to provide a better experience for their customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":339657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[26,189,7993],"class_list":["post-339653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-headline","tag-mobile-2","tag-snapscan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339653"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":340327,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339653\/revisions\/340327"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}