A cashless payment system uses a ‘smartcard’ to pay for food, drinks, vending, services or facilities.

• • Faster Transactions as no cash handling, card is simply inserted into a reader and the value deducted.
• • Improves hygiene as operators are not handling cash in a food service environment.
• • Manage staff entitlements
• • Increased sales as users always have funds available to them
• • Increased loyalty by managed use of discounts and promotions
• • Cash collection limited to a small number of loading points
• • Cash handling by members of staff reduced
• • Guest Management can be simplified and controlled by the client

Monetary Value can be loaded onto the card using a number of options:

• • Cash using notes and coins by the user
• • Cash using credit or debit card by the user
• • An allowance loaded by the Caterer or Client
• • Salary Sacrifice - Payroll Loading
• • CSSmartload.net - Web Loading

Yes – From the Restaurant, canteen or café, the card can control vending/drinks machines, printers/photocopiers, laundry machines, car park access control and security access systems.

Yes, we can run sites that have multiple outlets or multiple sites based either nationally or internationally needing only 1 card for all applications in the system. Full reconciliation is built into the back office software to handle the multiple locations and their differing requirements.

Counter Solutions have worked with ISO Standard Siemens Contact Chip, Mifare, Legic and HID i Class with ability to integrate & co exist with security and proximity cards

The card once reported can be immediately blacklisted so the users funds are protected. This means the card cannot be used at any point of sale or point within the network. Another card can be created easily in the back office and issued with the original funds intact.

The system is an SQL 2000 database, the report writer has multiple variables that can be applied i.e. variable such as period/device/cardholder/department/schemes/refund/blacklists can be cross referred to generate the desired report. As a software developer we can produce bespoke reports on request.

Yes, many companies have multiple offices in different countries. Card funds can be converted easily by the cardholder into the local currency upon arrival and used immediately. Full reconciliation exists in the back office.

Cashless systems are used by clients in various market sectors including Business & Industry, Leisure, Hotels, Casinos, Restaurants, schools, Universities and colleges.