How to Reduce Credit Card Processing Fees at a Gas Station or C-Store
Credit card processing fees can consume 2–3% of every fuel transaction — a devastating margin hit for petroleum retailers. Here are the most effective strategies fuel retailers and c-store operators use to reduce or eliminate processing costs entirely.
Why Processing Fees Hit Fuel Retailers Harder Than Almost Any Other Business
Credit card processing fees are a cost of doing business for every merchant — but they hit petroleum retailers and convenience store operators with unusual force. The reason is simple: fuel is a high-volume, low-margin product. A gallon of regular gasoline might carry a margin of $0.10 to $0.20. A credit card interchange fee on that same gallon — at a typical rate of 1.5% to 2.5% — can easily exceed the entire profit on the transaction. When a customer fills a 20-gallon tank at $3.50 per gallon, the total sale is $70. A 2% processing fee on that transaction is $1.40. If your margin on fuel is $0.15 per gallon, your total fuel profit on that fill-up is $3.00 — and you just paid nearly half of it in processing fees. Multiply that across hundreds of transactions per day and the math becomes painful fast.
Inside the store, the picture is somewhat better — c-store merchandise typically carries higher margins than fuel — but card fees still compound. A $2.50 energy drink sold on a credit card at 2.5% interchange costs $0.06 in processing. That sounds small until you're running 400 card transactions a day across fuel and inside sales. The cumulative monthly processing cost for a mid-volume fuel retailer can easily reach $3,000 to $8,000 per month or more. Reducing that number — or eliminating it entirely — is one of the highest-leverage financial moves available to a petroleum operator.
Strategy 1: Switch to Interchange-Plus Pricing and Audit Your Current Rate
The first and most immediate step for any fuel retailer is to understand exactly what they're paying — and most operators don't. If you're on a tiered pricing model (qualified, mid-qualified, non-qualified), you're almost certainly overpaying. Tiered pricing bundles interchange costs into opaque rate tiers that benefit the processor, not the merchant. Interchange-plus pricing — also called cost-plus pricing — passes the actual Visa and Mastercard interchange rate directly to you, plus a small, fixed markup. Every fee is itemized on your statement. You can see exactly what each card type costs and compare it to published interchange tables.
For petroleum retailers specifically, fuel transactions often qualify for lower interchange rates than general retail — but only when the merchant account is correctly configured with MCC 5542 (Automated Fuel Dispensers) for pay-at-the-pump transactions and MCC 5541 (Service Stations) for inside-store transactions. A processor that doesn't specialize in petroleum may have your account miscoded, which means you're paying higher interchange rates than you should be on every fuel transaction. Requesting a statement audit from a petroleum-specialist processor is the fastest way to find out if you're leaving money on the table.
Strategy 2: Implement a Cash Discount Program at the Pump and Inside the Store
A cash discount program is the most powerful fee-reduction tool available to fuel retailers — and it's one that petroleum operators have used in some form for decades. The concept is straightforward: you post two prices, a cash price and a card price. Cash-paying customers receive a discount. Card-paying customers pay the posted card price, which includes a service fee that covers the cost of card acceptance. The result: your effective processing cost drops to near zero.
For fuel retailers, cash discounting is particularly natural because dual pricing at the pump is already a familiar concept to consumers. Many independent stations have displayed cash and credit prices on their signage for years. A properly structured cash discount program formalizes this practice in a way that is fully compliant with Visa, Mastercard, and state fuel-pricing disclosure regulations. The key compliance requirements: the cash price must be the base price, the card price must be clearly posted at the dispenser and on receipts, and the program must be disclosed as a cash discount — not a credit card surcharge — at the point of sale. When implemented correctly with a petroleum-specialist processor, the program works seamlessly with Pinnacle POS, SwanSys, and SSCS environments.
The financial impact is significant. A fuel retailer processing $200,000 per month in card volume at an average effective rate of 2.2% is paying $4,400 per month in processing fees. A cash discount program that shifts even 40% of card volume to cash — or covers the processing cost on the remaining 60% through the service fee — can reduce that monthly cost by $2,600 or more. For operators where nearly all transactions are card-based, the program can eliminate processing fees almost entirely.
Strategy 3: Understand the Difference Between Cash Discount and Surcharging — and Choose the Right One
Cash discounting and credit card surcharging are often confused, but they are legally and operationally distinct programs. Understanding the difference matters — both for compliance and for customer experience.
A cash discount program reduces the price for cash-paying customers. The card price is the standard price; the cash price is a discounted price. This structure is legal in all 50 states and compliant with all major card network rules. There are no restrictions on which card types can be discounted — the program applies to all card transactions equally.
A surcharge program adds a fee to credit card transactions specifically. Debit cards — including debit cards run as credit — cannot be surcharged under Visa and Mastercard rules, and surcharging is prohibited in a small number of states (including Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico as of this writing). Surcharges must be disclosed in advance, capped at the merchant's actual cost of acceptance (not to exceed 4%), and reported to the card networks. For petroleum retailers, surcharging is technically viable but operationally more complex than cash discounting — particularly at the pump, where dual-price signage for cash vs. credit is already the established norm.
For most fuel retailers and c-store operators, a cash discount program is the cleaner, lower-risk choice. It's simpler to explain to customers, easier to implement at the dispenser level, and avoids the debit card exclusion complexity that surcharging requires. That said, the right choice depends on your customer mix, your state's regulations, and your POS configuration. A petroleum-specialist processor can walk you through both options and recommend the right fit for your operation.
Strategy 4: Negotiate Your Processor Markup — and Know What's Negotiable
On an interchange-plus pricing model, your total processing cost has two components: the interchange rate (set by Visa and Mastercard — non-negotiable) and the processor markup (negotiable). The processor markup is the spread your payment processor charges above interchange for their services. For high-volume petroleum merchants, this markup is absolutely negotiable — and many operators are paying more than they need to simply because they've never asked.
Typical processor markups for petroleum merchants on interchange-plus range from 0.10% + $0.05 per transaction on the low end to 0.40% + $0.15 per transaction or higher on the less competitive end. For a merchant processing $300,000 per month, the difference between a 0.15% markup and a 0.35% markup is $600 per month — $7,200 per year — for identical service. If you haven't had your processing costs reviewed in the past 12 months, you may be paying a markup that made sense when you signed up but no longer reflects your volume or the competitive market.
Strategy 5: Optimize Your POS Configuration for Petroleum-Specific Interchange Rates
Interchange rates are not flat — they vary by card type, transaction type, and how the transaction is processed. For petroleum retailers, there are several configuration details that directly affect which interchange category your transactions qualify for, and therefore what rate you pay.
First, MCC assignment matters enormously. As covered in our post on AFD limits and debit card holds, pay-at-the-pump transactions must be processed under MCC 5542 to qualify for petroleum-specific interchange rates and the $1.00 status check authorization flow. Inside-store transactions should be processed under MCC 5541. If your account is miscoded — a common problem with general-purpose processors — you may be paying retail interchange rates on fuel transactions instead of the lower petroleum-specific rates.
Second, transaction data quality affects interchange qualification. Visa and Mastercard offer lower interchange rates for transactions that include enhanced data — Level 2 data for commercial cards, Level 3 data for large-ticket B2B transactions. For petroleum retailers who accept fleet cards (WEX, Voyager, Comdata), proper data transmission is essential for qualifying for fleet-specific interchange rates. A processor that doesn't support fleet card data requirements will cost you on every fleet transaction.
Third, prompt settlement matters. Transactions that are authorized but not settled within the required timeframe — typically 24 hours for most card types — may downgrade to a higher interchange category. Ensuring your POS and back-office software settle batches on time, every time, is a basic but often overlooked cost-control measure.
Strategy 6: Consolidate Fleet Card Acceptance Into Your Main Processing Account
Many fuel retailers accept fleet cards — WEX, Voyager, Comdata — through a separate terminal or processing relationship that isn't integrated with their main POS. This creates reconciliation headaches, multiple monthly statements, and often higher effective rates than necessary. Consolidating fleet card acceptance into a single integrated processing account — one that connects directly to your Pinnacle POS, SwanSys, or SSCS back-office software — eliminates the redundancy and typically reduces the per-transaction cost on fleet volume.
Fleet cards also carry their own interchange structures, which differ from standard Visa and Mastercard rates. WEX, Voyager, and Comdata each have their own fee schedules, and the rates you pay depend on your volume, your processor relationship, and whether your account is set up to transmit the required fleet transaction data. A petroleum-specialist processor with direct fleet card relationships can often negotiate better rates than a general-purpose processor that treats fleet cards as an afterthought.
What a Petroleum-Specialist Processor Does Differently
The strategies above — interchange-plus pricing, cash discount programs, MCC optimization, fleet card consolidation — are all available in principle to any fuel retailer. The difference between a petroleum-specialist processor and a general-purpose processor is whether these strategies are built into the standard onboarding process or whether you have to fight for them one by one.
A general-purpose processor onboards thousands of merchant types. Their setup process is designed for the average merchant — a retail store, a restaurant, a service business. Petroleum retail is a specialized environment with specific MCC requirements, AFD authorization flows, fleet card data requirements, and POS integration needs that most processors simply don't encounter often enough to handle well. The result: petroleum merchants on general-purpose platforms are frequently miscoded, under-optimized, and paying more than they should.
Delta Payments works exclusively with petroleum retailers and convenience store operators. MCC verification, AFD limit review, fleet card integration, cash discount program setup, and interchange optimization are part of every merchant onboarding — not optional add-ons. If you're currently processing with a general-purpose provider and haven't had your account audited by a petroleum specialist, there's a reasonable chance you're leaving money on the table every month.
How Much Could You Save? Get a Free Statement Audit
The fastest way to find out what you're actually paying — and what you could be paying — is a line-by-line statement audit. Delta Payments reviews your current processing statement, identifies your effective rate, checks for MCC miscodings, evaluates your interchange qualification, and shows you a side-by-side comparison of what your costs would look like on interchange-plus pricing or a cash discount program. There's no obligation and no pressure — just a clear picture of where your money is going and what your options are.
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AFD Limits, Debit Card Holds, and the MCC Code Fix Most Processors Don't Know About
Debit card holds at the pump can last days and frustrate customers — but the root cause isn't the POS or the dispenser. It's an incorrect MCC code at the processor level. Here's what's actually happening, why most processors miss it, and how a $1.00 status check eliminates the problem entirely.
The Problem Most Fuel Retailers Don't Know They Have
The issue originates with the Automated Fuel Dispenser (AFD) authorization limit — the maximum dollar amount a POS system will pre-authorize at the pump before a customer begins fueling. When a customer inserts or taps their card at a dispenser, the POS sends an authorization request to the card network for the AFD limit amount. This is a pre-authorization, not a charge — it's a hold placed on the customer's available funds to ensure they can cover the cost of the fuel they're about to pump. Once the transaction completes and the actual sale amount is settled, the pre-authorization should drop off and only the real charge should remain.
AFD Limit Amounts: $75, $100, $125, $175 — What's on Your System?
The AFD limit itself has changed significantly over the years. Older Verifone systems — Ruby, Commander, and similar legacy platforms — were often configured with a $75 AFD limit, which was the industry standard for many years. After Visa and Mastercard updated their fuel authorization guidelines, many systems were reconfigured to higher limits. Today, a Verifone system that has received recent software updates may be set to $175. Some processors and POS configurations sit at $100 or $125. The exact limit depends on the POS software version, the processor's configuration, and whether the site has applied recent updates. The point is: the hold amount a customer sees on their bank statement is directly tied to whatever AFD limit is configured on your system — and many operators don't know what that number is.
Why Debit Card Customers Are Hit Hardest
For credit card customers, a multi-day hold is an inconvenience but rarely a crisis — credit lines are typically large enough that a temporary hold doesn't block other spending. For debit card customers, the situation is different. A $75 or $175 hold against a checking account can block bill payments, grocery purchases, or other transactions for the duration of the hold period. Depending on the card network and the issuing bank, that hold can persist for 24 hours, 48 hours, or in some cases up to 72 hours after the actual fuel purchase settles. The customer's bank sees a pending authorization for the full AFD limit, and until the settled transaction clears and the authorization is released, those funds are unavailable.
MCC 5542 vs. MCC 5541: The Code That Changes Everything
Here is where the problem gets technical — and where most processors and payments professionals fall short. The duration and behavior of the pre-authorization hold is not just a function of the AFD limit amount. It is directly tied to the Merchant Category Code (MCC) associated with the merchant's account at the processor level. The MCC is a four-digit code that classifies the type of business a merchant operates. For unattended pay-at-the-pump transactions, the correct MCC is 5542 — Automated Fuel Dispensers. This is the code that Visa and Mastercard specifically recognize as the unattended AFD environment, and it is the only MCC that triggers the $1.00 status check authorization behavior at the dispenser. MCC 5541 (Service Stations — With or Without Ancillary Services) is the correct code for attended transactions processed inside the store at a cashier terminal, where a specific sale amount can be entered directly and the pre-authorization hold dynamic does not apply in the same way. For pay-at-the-pump operations, 5542 is the code that matters.
The $1.00 Status Check: How It's Supposed to Work
The $1.00 status check is the correct authorization behavior for unattended fuel dispensers. When a merchant is properly coded with MCC 5542, the card network recognizes the transaction as an unattended AFD purchase and applies the petroleum-specific authorization rules. The dispenser sends a $1.00 authorization request, the network approves it, fueling begins, and when the transaction completes, the actual sale amount is settled and the $1.00 authorization is released. The customer's bank account is never held for $75 or $175. The hold is gone as soon as the transaction settles — typically within hours, not days.
What Happens When the MCC Is Wrong
The problem occurs when a petroleum merchant is assigned the wrong MCC at the processor level. This happens more often than it should. A merchant account opened through a general-purpose processor — one that doesn't specialize in petroleum retail — may be coded with a generic retail MCC such as 5999 (Miscellaneous and Specialty Retail Stores), a food service code, or even MCC 5541 for an operation that runs unattended pay-at-the-pump dispensers. None of those codes trigger the $1.00 status check. When the POS sends a fuel authorization request, the network doesn't recognize the transaction as an unattended AFD purchase. It applies standard pre-authorization rules, which means the full AFD limit is held against the customer's account. The POS and the dispenser are functioning exactly as configured — the problem is upstream, at the processor and network level, where the merchant's industry classification is wrong.
How to Fix It
Fixing the problem requires two things: confirming MCC 5542 is assigned to the merchant account at the processor level for unattended dispenser transactions, and verifying that the processor's host configuration supports the $1.00 status check authorization flow. The first step is straightforward — a processor with petroleum expertise can pull the merchant's account record and verify the MCC in minutes. If it's wrong, correcting it requires a merchant account update with the processor and potentially a re-registration with the card networks. The second step is more nuanced: not every processor's host system is configured to handle the AFD authorization flow correctly even when MCC 5542 is assigned. The host needs to recognize the code, route the authorization request appropriately, and return the correct response to the dispenser. This is where petroleum-specialist processors have a clear advantage over general-purpose platforms.
How Delta Payments Handles This
Delta Payments works exclusively with petroleum and convenience store operators who need this level of technical depth. When we onboard a fuel retail merchant, MCC verification is part of the standard setup process — not an afterthought. We confirm that unattended dispenser transactions are coded under MCC 5542, that our host configuration supports the $1.00 status check flow, and that the authorization behavior at the dispenser matches what the card networks expect for AFD transactions. For merchants who are currently experiencing debit card hold complaints, we can audit the existing account setup, identify whether an incorrect MCC is the cause, and walk through the correction process. In most cases, the fix is straightforward once the root cause is identified.
One More Layer: AFD Limit Configuration
There is one additional layer worth understanding: the interaction between the AFD limit and the POS configuration. Even with MCC 5542 correctly assigned and the $1.00 status check in place, the AFD limit on the POS still matters. The AFD limit determines the maximum transaction amount the dispenser will allow before stopping the fuel flow and requiring a new authorization. If your AFD limit is set to $75 and a customer is fueling a large truck, they may hit the limit mid-fill and need to re-authorize. Setting the AFD limit appropriately for your customer base — and ensuring it's consistent with your processor's configuration — is part of a complete petroleum payment setup. Delta Payments reviews AFD limit configuration as part of every petroleum merchant onboarding.
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Why Pinnacle, SwanSys, SSCS & Patron Points — Backed by Delta Payments — Beat Verifone and Passport for C-Stores
Convenience store and petroleum merchants have a better option than Verifone and Passport. Delta Payments brings together Pinnacle Affiniti Cloud POS, SwanSys fuel management, SSCS back-office reporting, and Patron Points loyalty — a fully integrated c-store stack with lower processing costs and dedicated support for operators nationwide.
If you run a convenience store or fuel retail operation, you've probably been told that Verifone or Passport is just "the way it's done." For decades, those two platforms dominated the petroleum POS market — and for a long time, operators didn't have many alternatives. That's changed. Delta Payments has built a fully integrated c-store payment ecosystem around four best-in-class partners: Pinnacle Corporation, SwanSys, SSCS, and Patron Points. Together, they deliver everything Verifone and Passport do — at a lower total cost, with a simpler setup, and with the kind of dedicated support that big-box processors simply can't match.
Pinnacle Corporation has been in the convenience store POS business since 1995. That's over 30 years of building software specifically for c-store operators — not adapted from retail or restaurant platforms, but purpose-built for the unique demands of petroleum retail: fuel pricing, inside-store transactions, age-verification compliance, lottery, tobacco, and the dozens of other SKU categories that define a modern c-store. Their Palm Windows POS remains one of the most widely deployed systems in the industry, and their newer Affiniti Cloud Platform takes that institutional knowledge into a true-cloud environment. Affiniti gives multi-site operators centralized management, real-time reporting across all locations, in-store kiosk and mobile ordering, and a full shopper loyalty suite — all from a single cloud dashboard. For operators who've been running legacy Verifone or Passport systems, the jump to Affiniti is a meaningful upgrade in both capability and ease of use.
SwanSys handles the forecourt. Where Pinnacle manages the inside-store POS experience, SwanSys is the fuel management and dispenser payment layer — the system that connects your pumps, your inside POS, and your back-office reporting into one unified data stream. SwanSys is EMV-compliant at the dispenser, supports fleet card acceptance (Voyager, WEX, Comdata, and others), and integrates directly with Pinnacle so that a fuel transaction at pump 4 and a coffee purchase at the counter are reconciled automatically, in real time. That kind of tight integration is exactly what operators have struggled to achieve with Verifone's dispenser hardware and Passport's POS — two systems from two different vendors that require ongoing configuration work to keep in sync.
SSCS (Store Systems Consulting Services) rounds out the back office. SSCS has been serving the petroleum and c-store industry for over 40 years, providing inventory management, vendor invoice reconciliation, fuel inventory tracking, and financial reporting tools that give operators a complete picture of their business. For multi-site operators especially, SSCS eliminates the manual spreadsheet work that still plagues many c-store back offices. When SSCS is connected to Pinnacle and SwanSys through the Delta Payments ecosystem, your fuel deliveries, inside-store inventory, and payment transactions all flow into a single reporting environment. That's a level of operational visibility that most Verifone and Passport installations simply don't offer without expensive custom integrations.
Patron Points adds the loyalty layer. C-store loyalty programs have historically been clunky — paper punch cards, standalone apps that don't connect to the POS, or loyalty modules bolted onto Passport that require separate management. Patron Points is a Tier 4 PCI-compliant loyalty platform built specifically for petroleum and convenience retail. It integrates directly with Pinnacle Affiniti, so loyalty points are earned and redeemed at the POS without any manual intervention. Fuel discounts, inside-store promotions, and digital coupons are all managed from one platform. For operators looking to compete with the loyalty programs that major chains run, Patron Points gives independent and regional c-store operators the same capability — without the enterprise price tag.
The payment processing layer is where Delta Payments comes in — and it's where the cost comparison with Verifone and Passport becomes most stark. Verifone's payment services and Passport's integrated processing are typically sold as bundled packages with tiered pricing structures that obscure the true cost of card acceptance. Many c-store operators on those platforms are paying 2.5% to 3.5% on credit card transactions without a clear breakdown of interchange costs versus processor markup. Delta Payments uses interchange-plus pricing — the most transparent rate structure available. You see the exact interchange cost Visa and Mastercard charge, plus a small, fixed markup. Nothing is bundled, nothing is hidden. For a c-store processing $500,000 per month in card volume, the difference between tiered and interchange-plus pricing can easily exceed $1,500 per month.
Beyond pricing, Delta Payments offers cash discount and surcharge programs that can eliminate processing fees almost entirely. A cash discount program offers customers a small discount for paying with cash — card-paying customers cover the processing cost through a service fee that is fully compliant with Visa, Mastercard, and state regulations. Many c-store operators using this program pay near-zero in monthly processing fees. A surcharge program works similarly for credit card transactions only — debit cards are never surcharged by law. Both programs are available through the Pinnacle and SwanSys integration, so the fee structure is applied automatically at the POS without any manual configuration.
Network security is another area where the Delta Payments ecosystem has a clear advantage. Acumera and MNSP (Managed Network Services Provider) provide PCI-validated network security and managed connectivity for petroleum retail environments. Acumera's platform monitors your in-store network, isolates payment card data from other store systems, and provides the PCI DSS compliance documentation that your acquiring bank requires. For operators who've been managing their own network security — or relying on a Verifone or Passport reseller who handles it as an afterthought — Acumera's managed approach removes a significant compliance burden. Delta Payments works directly with Acumera and MNSP to ensure that every installation in our ecosystem meets current PCI requirements.
The ease-of-use comparison with Verifone and Passport is worth addressing directly. Verifone's Ruby and Commander systems are powerful, but they carry decades of legacy architecture. Configuration changes — price book updates, promotional pricing, new fuel grades — often require a technician visit or a call to a support line with long hold times. Passport, built on Windows-based architecture, has similar limitations. Pinnacle Affiniti Cloud POS, by contrast, is managed entirely from a web browser. Price book changes, promotional updates, and new site configurations are pushed from the cloud to all your locations simultaneously. For an operator running three or five sites, that difference in administrative overhead is significant — hours per week, not minutes.
Fleet card acceptance is a requirement for most petroleum retailers, and it's an area where the Delta Payments ecosystem performs well. SwanSys supports Voyager, WEX, Comdata, FleetCor, and major oil company cards at the dispenser. Fleet card transactions are reconciled through the same reporting pipeline as credit and debit transactions, so your back-office team isn't managing separate settlement files for each card type. For operators who've dealt with the fleet card reconciliation headaches that come with older Verifone and Passport installations, this is a meaningful operational improvement.
Delta Payments is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and serves petroleum and convenience store operators nationwide. Whether you're running a single-site independent in the Southeast or managing a regional chain across multiple states, we provide the same dedicated account management and direct access to the team that set up your system. That's a different support experience than what most Verifone and Passport resellers offer — and it's one of the reasons operators who switch to our ecosystem tend to stay.
If you're currently on Verifone or Passport and you're evaluating alternatives, the conversation starts with a free rate analysis. We'll pull your current processing statements, identify exactly what you're paying versus what interchange-plus pricing would cost you, and walk you through the Pinnacle, SwanSys, SSCS, and Patron Points integration so you can see how the ecosystem fits your operation. There's no obligation and no pressure — just a clear picture of what's possible. Call us at (904) 222-3080 or use the contact form on our site to get started.
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"Convenience store and petroleum merchants have a better option than Verifone and Passport. Delta Payments brings together Pinnacle Affiniti Cloud POS, SwanSys fuel management, SSCS back-office reporting, and Patron Points loyalty — a fully integrated c-store stack with lower processing costs and dedicated support for operators nationwide."
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Delta Payments at NACS 2026 — SwanSys & Pinnacle POS, Booth C6165
Delta Payments is at the 2026 NACS Show in Las Vegas — Booth C6165 — alongside POS partners SwanSys and Pinnacle Corporation, showcasing integrated payment solutions for convenience stores and petroleum retailers.
The 2026 NACS Show is underway at the Las Vegas Convention Center (October 7–9), and Delta Payments is on the floor at Booth C6165 with two of our best POS partners: SwanSys and Pinnacle Corporation. Stop by and say hello — we'd love to talk payment processing for your c-store or fuel operation.
SwanSys is purpose-built for petroleum and convenience retail — handling forecourt transactions, inside-store POS, and back-office reconciliation in one unified system. At NACS this year they're showcasing EMV-compliant fuel dispenser payments, fleet card acceptance, and real-time transaction reporting. If you're looking to modernize your payment stack without disrupting daily operations, SwanSys is worth a close look.
Pinnacle Corporation has been a c-store POS leader since 1995. Their Palm Windows POS is fast, configurable, and EMV-ready, while their new Affiniti Cloud Platform takes things further — true-cloud POS, in-store kiosk and mobile ordering, and a full shopper loyalty suite, all managed from a single cloud environment. Multi-site operators especially will want to see the Affiniti demo.
Delta Payments integrates directly with both platforms — pairing competitive interchange-plus pricing and dedicated support with the SwanSys and Pinnacle systems your team already runs. No rip-and-replace required. Come find us at Booth C6165, or call (904) 222-3080 to connect before the show floor closes.
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See Clover POS in Action — Watch What It Can Do for Your Business
We put together a short video walkthrough of the Clover POS system so you can see exactly how it works before you commit. Watch it here.
Sometimes the best way to understand a product is to see it in action. We've put together a short video walkthrough of the Clover POS system — covering the hardware, the software, and the day-to-day experience of running your business on Clover. Whether you're a restaurant owner, a retailer, or a service-based business, this video will give you a clear picture of what Clover can do.
Clover is one of the most versatile POS platforms available today. The hardware lineup spans from the pocket-sized Clover Go — a mobile reader that pairs with your phone — all the way up to the Clover Station Duo, a full countertop system with a customer-facing display. Every device runs the same intuitive software, so your team learns it once and uses it everywhere.
What sets Clover apart from a basic card reader is the depth of its software ecosystem. The Clover App Market gives you access to hundreds of add-ons: loyalty programs, online ordering, employee scheduling, inventory tracking, gift cards, and more. You build the setup your business actually needs — not a one-size-fits-all package.
Reporting is another area where Clover shines. The dashboard gives you real-time visibility into sales, top-selling items, employee performance, and refund activity — all accessible from any device, anywhere. For multi-location businesses, you can view consolidated reporting across all your sites in one place.
Security is built into every layer of the Clover platform. Transactions are protected with end-to-end encryption and tokenization, and Clover is fully PCI-compliant out of the box. You can accept chip cards, contactless payments, and digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay — giving your customers every option they expect.
Delta Payments is a certified Clover reseller. We'll help you choose the right hardware for your business, handle setup and onboarding, and provide ongoing support — with consistent rates and no surprise fees. If the video sparked some questions, we'd love to talk. Reach out to our team and we'll walk you through everything.
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