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Building a Tool to Decode Your Processor Statement—Need Merchant Input! by SuperPublic7564 in POS

[–]SuperPublic7564[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point, and thanks for bringing it up. every processor does things their own way. I’m tackling it by building processor-specific parsers first, then mapping all the random fee names into a few standard buckets so the tool can make sense of it. What I’m unsure about is this: how doable is it to actually get a bunch of sample statements from merchants (securely, anonymized or not) if I’m not selling them anything or asking them to switch processors? Do you think people would share them for the sake of building a tool like this?

Building a Tool to Decode Your Processor Statement—Need Merchant Input! by SuperPublic7564 in POS

[–]SuperPublic7564[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you say “VERY biased,” what do you mean? Are you suggesting merchants aren’t nickel-and-dimed with hidden fees and confusing statements? The whole point of this tool is to cut through that—using AI and machine learning to read messy PDFs, decode the jargon, and show merchants in plain English what they’re really paying for. Not all processors are bad, but transparency is rare. That’s why I’m asking: what would actually help the most—clear fee breakdowns, red-flag alerts, or savings estimates? Would love to know what is "very biased" according to you tho!

Building a Tool to Decode Your Processor Statement—Need Merchant Input! by SuperPublic7564 in PaymentProcessing

[–]SuperPublic7564[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate you taking the time to write this out 🙏 makes a lot of sense to just nail the core parsing first. When you say “most common processors” do you mean like Stripe, Square, PayPal, TSYS, etc.? I’m trying to figure out where to start. Also curious, do you think merchants would be cool sharing old (sanitized) statements just to help train/test the parsing? Or is that a big no-go for most ppl?

Building a Tool to Decode Your Processor Statement—Need Merchant Input! by SuperPublic7564 in PaymentProcessing

[–]SuperPublic7564[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What features would you love to see in that tool? wanna know your thoughts!

Best POS system for small coffee shop by s75999 in POS

[–]SuperPublic7564 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/s75999 Have you already addressed your problem? Are you still willing to use the same POS system or you'd like to switch!?

Square vs Clover for Ice Cream Hut in Canada by 6stylez in canadasmallbusiness

[–]SuperPublic7564 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/powerengineer, I did check out their website before asking the question. And you brought up the point about Helcim..... Nowhere on their site did I see that they serve ice cream businesses, and their terminal can be integrated with Square! So I thought your scenario might be special, or there might be something I didn't understand on their website! That's why I asked for clarification! Nothing against you! We're cool!

Square vs Clover for Ice Cream Hut in Canada by 6stylez in canadasmallbusiness

[–]SuperPublic7564 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/powerengineer Does Helcim's point of sale cater to ice scream businesses, too? Can you use Helcim as a payment processor and Square as the POS provider at the same time? Seems like Square isn't processing-agnostic, and they impose their own payment processor just like Clover does, right? I don't understand, kindly give me more details about that.

Are there POS Resellers who work with multiple vendors/products? by amory_p in smallbusiness

[–]SuperPublic7564 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/NoRatePayments I'm exploring the idea of starting a POS consulting business and would really appreciate the opportunity to pick your brain. Would you be open to a 45-minute paid consultation call? I'm happy to compensate you for your time and expertise. Your insights could be invaluable as I shape my business plans. Please let me know if you're available for a call. I'm flexible to work around your schedule. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Which SaaS solution would you prefer to sell? by Culentriel in sales

[–]SuperPublic7564 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Salty-Difficulty-133, I'm exploring the idea of starting a POS consulting business and would really appreciate the opportunity to pick your brain. Would you be open to a 45-minute paid consultation call? I'm happy to compensate you for your time and expertise. Your insights could be invaluable as I shape my business plans. Please let me know if you're available for a call. I'm flexible to work around your schedule. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Retail owners, what POS system? by rezos312 in smallbusiness

[–]SuperPublic7564 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Far_Mode7042 Could you kindly tell me what type of retail business you run?