Clover Facts: Innovative not Luck

Most simply put, Clover is an all-in-one solution.  It will replace your cash register, payment terminal, receipt printer and barcode scanner with an integrated suite of products. You can accept credit cards, EMV and Apple Pay.  You can get to know your business and your customers better with reports that you can run at work or from home with applications that streamline your workload.  Below are some innovative facts that make Clover the solution to your business’s future.

• Clover is web-based, and it stores your information in the cloud. If internet services are ever down, the software will continue to function for a time, queuing up transactions until internet is restored.  Essentially, there are no software requirements for the Clover Station.  Updates are automatic, and apply to all of your Clover devices. If you want to access your information away from the business, you can use the Web Dashboard, which will show you everything you want to see as long as you have an internet connection (even if you have multiple Clover devices and multiple locations).

• Clover is obsessive about your security, along with your customer’s. End-to-end encrypting card reader, data tokenization, locked-down operating system, and mutually authenticated SSL are just a few of the technologies that are built into Clover.  The security measures and methods that Clover maintains are continuously being updated in order to best deal with potential risks

• All of the Clover possibilities are delivered to you with a touchscreen display, a high-speed printer (which is the power and connectivity hub) and a cash drawer. It also includes a high-resolution camera for barcode and QR code scanning. If you need or want more functionality, there are several other optional accessories:
• Handheld barcode scanners
• Kitchen printers
• Label printers
• Weight scales
• PIN debit pads
• Extra cash drawer/coin tray
• Printer paper
• Tray locking lids
• Stands

• The interface of all Clover devices is relatively simple -  it is reminiscent of a typical computer or smartphone screen, which features a variety of apps. Once you’ve entered a specific app, you will see a status bar (to let you know which app is currently launched), a content area for the app’s primary functions and a navigation bar.  Quick and easy navigation is a key to the success for the Clover family.

• The apps fundamentally run everything for you in Clover – you decide what collection of apps are essential for your business.  As a company, Clover provides retail and restaurant specific apps for everything from your register to voice authorization, bar tabs, refunds, discounts, employees and inventory management. There are a wide variety of 3rd party apps also available that offer gift cards, loyalty software, e-commerce integration, the ability to clock employees in and out, and much more. 

The Clover Family consists of the Clover Station, Clover Mini, Clover Mobile and Clover Go. The Apex Payment Solutions blog will have a series over the next four weeks to give a break down of each system to help you find the solution that is best fit for your business.  Stay tuned…