Everyone focuses on rates/money/pricing. It's like when a potential partner or vendor spends hours on a proposal, and you flip straight to the last page to see what it’s going to cost before you read it. Read the bottom of your statements. If you don’t, things get...
Processing Fees
What 1,000 transactions a day really exposes.
POS systems are critical in retail. That goes without saying. But in high-volume retail, it may be the most important thing in your store. Busy urban or flagship cannabis stores can exceed 1,000 transactions per day. Here’s what often gets overlooked, especially in...
Sales are the same, but fees are increasing. Why?
It’s not just one thing. It’s a combination of structural shifts happening all at once. Let’s break down what’s actually driving it: 1. Interchange fees keep moving Interchange is the largest portion of your processing cost. As governments push card networks to reduce...
When payment systems multiply, so do the hidden costs.
Many businesses adopt multiple payment systems to support different regions, offer additional payment methods, or work with several processors to increase acceptance rates. On the surface, this may seem like a smart strategy. But behind the convenience lies a less...
Scaling payments together: Cartis Payments becomes an NMI reseller.
We’re excited to announce that Cartis Payments is now an official reseller of NMI. Are you ready to scale smarter? NMI is known for helping companies unlock growth and drive innovation through powerful, unified, and scalable embedded payment solutions designed for the...
What is the biggest mistake businesses make when adding eCommerce to retail?
Too many retailers still treat eCommerce as a stand-alone channel, a "separate thing" that runs alongside the store, instead of the strategic extension it should be. That's the biggest mistake I see — repeatedly. Whether you're launching online for the first time or...
Why 70% of online shopping carts are abandoned, and what’s driving it.
Abandoned shopping carts are one of the biggest and most persistent challenges in eCommerce.They represent lost revenue, missed intent, and a customer experience that broke down right before the finish line. On average, over 70% of online shopping carts are abandoned,...
Choosing the right payment partner: What you need to know.
Payments used to be something ISVs bolted on. Today, they’re something customers expect to be built in. As software platforms mature, payments quietly move from a technical requirement to a strategic growth lever, they influence user experience, retention, revenue,...
For Canadian business leaders: Digital innovation at scale is no longer optional.
Canada’s Digital Technology Cluster is a national platform designed to help organizations move faster from innovation to commercialization by reducing risk, accelerating adoption, and unlocking collaboration across industry, academia, and government. The Digital...
International growth can be challenging — unless you have funding and the right partners and connections already lined up.
The Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) supports Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to build international R&D collaborations that help commercialize innovations abroad. It provides funding to work with foreign partners through...