Of the many card payment machinesavailable to small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups in the Philippines, the Maya Terminal (sometimes still called the PayMaya credit card terminal) has gained the most recognition for its exceptional features. More than just a card payment machine, the Maya Terminal is an all-in-one payment system.
Where other credit card terminal devices only permit you to accept a limited number of payments, the Maya Terminal enables a full range of electronic payment methods, ensuring that your customers can pay however they want to. What’s more, the Maya Terminal also packs several other features that help speed up your in-store checkout process and create positive customer experiences. Let’s explore several ways in which the Maya Terminal excels as a digital payment and credit card POS.
1) Take Any Payment
Unlike previous generation devices, the Maya Terminal is more than just a card swipe machine.The Maya Terminal also supports EMV dipping, near-field communication (NFC) tap-to-pay card payments, QR code payments (including all QR Ph payments), as well as payments from a growing range of popular e-wallets like Maya, GCash, GrabPay, ShopeePay, and WeChat Pay. Also, unlike some other current-generation payment solutions, the Maya Terminal can still function as a debit and credit card swipe machinefor payment cards that use magnetic strips. This eliminates abandoned carts in your checkout lanes and allows diverse customers to pay with whatever methods they’re most comfortable with.
2) User-Friendly Hardware and Firmware
As a majority of mobile devices in the Philippines run on Android OS, the Maya Terminal’s Android-based hardware and firmware can be easily navigated by most users. The interface is also designed to be user-friendly, which helps in onboarding staff onto the system and ensuring that they could use the devices effectively. This ease of use reduces human errors in the checkout process and also maximizes the usage of the terminal.
3) Perfect Size and Portability
With its compact form factor, you can also place the Maya Terminal almost anywhere you need to, without the need to purchase any custom stands or furniture. And unlike a typical previous-generation card terminal machine, the Maya Terminal is highly portable and can easily be used throughout your store premises, making it a great option for sit-down restaurants. The device’s portability and connectivity options also make it suited for the occasional pop-up event or convention outside your store. For an even more portable checkout solution, you can consider a Maya Terminal Lite as your main payment acceptance device. It is indeed so light that you can even consider it to offer cashless on delivery as another payment method.
4) A Selection of Connectivity Options
Maya Terminal devices can connect to the internet through Wi-Fi, LTE, 3G, 4G, or Bluetooth, giving them more connectivity options than any previous-generation credit card machine. This allows the devices to seamlessly facilitate cashless payments even in areas with limited network infrastructure. The large selection of connectivity options also helps ensure that your storefront can continue to facilitate cashless payments, even in the event of a network outage.
5) Integration with Electronic Cash Register (ECR)
The Maya Terminal can also be integrated with your Electronic Cash Register (ECR). If your ECR is linked with your inventory system, transactions completed through your Maya Terminal trigger real-time updates to your inventory, giving you an up-to-the-minute idea of the items you have left. This can help keep your store from running out of certain popular items, preventing it from overselling and allowing it to better keep up with demand. This can be especially handy if your business operates multiple online and offline sales channels.
6) Technical Support
If you have the Maya Terminal or other Maya Business solutions, you can enjoy quick technical support for any issues with your device or its associated systems. This ensures minimal delays in your store’s checkout lanes and an overall better experience for both your staff and your customers. For technical concerns, you can contact the Maya Business Merchant Hotline at (+632) 8845-7700 or Maya Business’s domestic toll-free number at 1800-1888-6571. Alternatively, you may email business.support@maya.ph for questions related to any of Maya’s payment products and services.
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Supercharge Your Payment Acceptance with the Maya Terminal
With its thoughtfully developed feature set, it’s no wonder that the Maya Terminal has a dedicated following among SMEs and startups in the Philippines. More than just a card terminal, the Maya Terminal is a fully formed electronic payment solution that can eliminate a host of issues in your store’s checkout process. Now that more Filipinos are turning to credit cards and e-wallets for everyday transactions, SMEs that want to succeed in the Philippine market should look into acquiring a Maya Terminal for their storefront.
Create a Maya Business account to request your own Maya Terminal and sign up for the Maya 1-2-3 Grow bundle. Joining Maya 1-2-3 Grow gives you a 1% MDR (merchant discount rate) on all QR Ph sales for 3 months from promo onboarding—allowing you to potentially save thousands of pesos. If you also sign up for a Maya Deposit account and use that as your settlement account, you can get an extra month of 1% MDR and boost your transaction savings up to PHP 102,200 for every PHP 7 million worth of sales. The promo also entitles you to a no-collateral Maya Flexi Loan offer as large as PHP 2 million in just 3 months or less. Invest in your SME’s or startup’s success today with Maya 1-2-3 Grow.
