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Retail Point of Sale Software

Feature: Dual Pricing

Also known as cash discounting, our dual pricing feature allows you to accept all forms of payment — including credit cards — without incurring any of the costs to your business.

See It In Action

Credit card processing can cost your business nothing! As long as your POS system has dual pricing baked in, you can seamlessly offer options to pass the cost of processing onto your customers. See how POS Nation makes this possible:

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We offer a unique feature called dual pricing — which allows you to save money by passing the cost of credit card processing to your customers. 

If you decide to leverage dual pricing for your store, you’ll offer customers using cash a discounted price on their purchase. Customers using a card will pay the standard, non-discounted price that appears on your shelf label. 

Offering dual pricing helps offset your business’ payment processing fees and motivates your shoppers to use cash rather than a card. Make sure to place signage at your entrance and checkout counter to let your customers know that your store offers dual pricing! 

Now, let’s take a look at how the integrated dual pricing feature works. 

We’ll set up your account with the ideal processing rate, which is then applied only to credit card transactions. 

Once you’re all set up, you’ll see a pop-up box on the tender screen that shows the transaction total, a “service fee,” and the cash and credit options. 

  • If the customer pays with cash, they receive a cash discount equal to the service fee.
  • If the customer pays with a card, they will not receive the discount.
  • These options display on the cashier screen and the customer-facing screen if present.
  • Since the cash discount logic is built directly into the POS software, there’s no need for manual entry of totals into the pin pad. 

Your end-of-day report will display the cash discount fee and other related discounts so that you can track how much you’re saving on processing fees. 

We can’t wait to talk to you about how dual pricing can make a difference for your small business.

Dual Pricing: Pay $0 for Credit Card Processing

What is Dual Pricing?

To put it simply, processing fees are passed on to your customers who use credit cards so you don't take the financial hit, rather than your business paying for a percentage of each credit card transaction. For more information or to learn if dual pricing , formerly known as cash discounting is right for your small business, check out this quick one-sheeter.

How Much Does This Feature Cost?

Depending on your payment processor and POS provider, this shouldn't cost you a thing! With POS Nation and our preferred providers, we offer dual pricing as part of your system.

Which Businesses Benefit from Dual Pricing?

Dual Pricing can work for almost every business, but here are a few things to consider:

  • Industry Norms. Does it make sense for your business to charge processing fees in your industry?
  • Purchase Amounts. Depending on average transaction price, it might make sense to have a fixed processing fee.
  • Safety Risks. While your risk of credit card fraud drops with more cash payments, your business is also an easier target for someone looking to steal cash from a register.
  • Competitors. Would your regulars become frustrated if they prefer paying with a card and take their business to your competition?
  • More Cash Deposits. With more cash purchases, do you have the time and staff coverage to make more frequent trips to the bank?

To learn more about cash discounting, check out this article!

Other Features

Here are a few of our other features we think you'll enjoy...

Streamline multi-item discounting.
Mix and Match Pricing

Making ringing up discounts on multiple items easier for cashiers, and faster for customers.

Safer and faster checkouts.
Contactless Payment

Offer a safer way to cash out with contactless pay, including mobile and tap-to-pay options.

Track items, no matter how they're packaged.
Case Breaks

Selling individual items from packs, cases, and cartons no longer has to be an inventory nightmare.

Get Started with POS Nation

Selecting the right POS solution for your business might feel overwhelming. It doesn’t have to be.

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POS Nation Pricing Retail POS Software

Flex Monthly

$99/mo


  • POS software, touch PC, receipt printer, scanner, cash drawer, chip card reader
  • Pay monthly for your POS software and hardware
  • 24/7 unlimited support and training
  • Lifetime warranty
  • Requires POS Nation Processing Agreement
  • Cancel at any time by simply returning your hardware
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$1038 upfront


  • Touch PC, receipt printer, scanner, cash drawer, chip card reader
  • Free POS software, no required fees, and chip card reader with POS Nation Processing Agreement
  • You own the POS hardware
  • 30 days of free 24/7 support
  • Two-year warranty
  • No long-term contract
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  • Let us know what your business needs in a point of sale system and get custom pricing
  • Multiple payment options in the Custom Build
  • New customers get one-time discount code
  • No contracts
  • No hidden fees