Today's customers expect convenient service, shorter wait times, and flexible ways to complete transactions. Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) helps businesses meet those expectations by allowing employees to process payments using mobile devices instead of relying exclusively on stationary checkout terminals.
With compatible rugged tablets and payment accessories, businesses can bring checkout directly to the customer - whether on a retail sales floor, at a restaurant table, onboard a cruise ship, or at a customer's location.
Why Mobile POS Matters
A mobile POS solution can help businesses:
- Serve customers wherever they are - Bring checkout directly to the sales floor, table, event space, or service location.
- Reduce checkout bottlenecks - Add flexible payment options during busy periods without relying solely on fixed registers.
- Improve customer experiences - Make transactions more convenient by meeting customers where they are.
- Streamline employee workflows - Combine payment processing with barcode scanning, product information, and other business applications.
- Support demanding environments - Equip employees with rugged tablets designed for everyday business use.
Mobile POS isn't simply about moving a cash register. It's about giving employees the technology to complete transactions and serve customers wherever business happens.
Which Industries Can Benefit from Mobile POS?
Mobile POS can support businesses across a variety of industries where employees need to accept payments away from traditional checkout counters.
Retail
Help customers on the sales floor, reduce lines, and provide additional checkout options. Associates can use compatible tablets to scan products and process transactions without requiring customers to visit a fixed register.
Restaurants and Hospitality
Bring payment capabilities to dining areas, service counters, and other locations throughout a property. Mobile POS can help employees provide more convenient service while reducing unnecessary trips to stationary terminals.
Cruise Lines
Support transactions across retail shops, dining areas, and onboard services. Mobile POS can give employees greater flexibility to assist guests in different areas of a ship.
Casinos and Gaming
Support payment workflows across retail, hospitality, and guest services with mobile devices configured for approved transaction applications.
Entertainment and Events
Provide flexible checkout options at concerts, festivals, sporting events, and other venues where customers may be spread across multiple sales locations.
Car Washes
Simplify on-site transactions by allowing employees to accept payments at service lanes, entrance kiosks, or other designated locations. Mobile POS can help car washes keep vehicles moving, reduce checkout bottlenecks, and provide a more convenient customer experience.
Field Service
Allow technicians and mobile service teams to collect payments at a customer's location, helping connect the service experience with the transaction.
What to Look for in a Mobile POS Tablet
Choosing a mobile POS device means considering how the tablet, payment hardware, and software will work together.
Key factors include:
- Payment compatibility: Verify that the tablet supports the selected payment device, connection method, operating system, and POS application.
- Barcode scanning: Consider integrated scanning capabilities for product identification and transaction workflows.
- Durability: Choose equipment suited to the environment, handling demands, and conditions employees encounter.
- Mobility and power: Evaluate device size, accessories, charging options, and battery requirements for daily use.
- System integration: Confirm that the complete configuration works with existing business applications and payment systems.
MobileDemand Rugged Tablets and Payment Solutions
MobileDemand offers rugged tablets that can be configured with compatible payment accessories to support mobile point-of-sale workflows.
Available payment options include devices from Ingenico, Verifone, and MagTek.
Payment Device Compatibility
| Payment Device | Compatible Tablets |
|---|---|
| Ingenico Link 2500 / Link 2500i | xTablet Flex 10D, Forge X11, Microsoft Surface Pro, xTablet T1195 |
| Verifone e285 | xTablet Flex 10D, Forge X11, Microsoft Surface Pro, xTablet T1195 |
| MagTek MSR | xTablet Flex 10D, xTablet Flex 12C, Forge X11, Microsoft Surface Pro, xTablet T1175, xTablet T1195, xTablet T8655 |
| MagTek DynaFlex II Go | xTablet T1175, xTablet T1195 |
Compatibility varies by payment device and tablet configuration. Confirm the appropriate combination for your intended application before deployment.
Go Beyond Payments
MobileDemand tablets can also support additional capabilities that help simplify everyday workflows.
- Barcode Scanning + MSR: Combine product identification and card-based transactions on a single mobile device.
- NFC + MSR: Pair NFC functionality with magnetic-stripe reading for workflows that require both capabilities, where supported by the hardware and application.
- And more!
By combining payment options with other business tools, organizations can configure mobile devices around the tasks employees perform every day.
Explore our tablet accessories and add-on capabilities to learn more.
Build a Mobile POS Solution Around Your Business
Every business has different transaction requirements. The right solution depends on where employees work, which payment methods they need, and how the technology fits into their daily operations.
By pairing a compatible rugged tablet with the appropriate payment hardware and accessories, businesses can create flexible mobile POS workflows that support transactions and employee productivity.
Ready to explore your options? Contact MobileDemand to discuss compatible tablets, payment accessories, and mobile POS configurations for your business.