PoS or Swipe Machine as it is popularly known is an instrument /EDC (Electronic capture Device) provided to a Merchant Establishment (ME) to carry out the sale of goods or services to customers in a cashless environment.

Bank accepts varieties of cards e.g. Visa, Master, Rupay card, Amex, and Discovers cards etc. Bank is in the process of getting certification from JCB & Union Pay which may take some time. After receiving certification from JCB & Union Pay, all types of cards will be accepted by Union Bank of India POS terminal.

MAB is primarily referred to as the mechanism of providing necessary infrastructure and facilitating payment for goods and services purchased through medium of a card.

The various entities / stakeholders are as below:

Issuer: The Bank that issues the cards.

Cardholder: Customer / Non-customer using card for making payment.

Merchant: Entity which accepts payments through cards.

Acquirer: The Bank that provides necessary infrastructure to the merchant to accept payment, maintains relationship and facilitate acceptance payments through cards.

Intermediary Agency/Scheme:  Visa, MasterCard & Npci who facilitate interbank settlements

The commission charged by the acquirer (Union Bank) to the Merchant for transactions. It is also termed as Merchant Service Fee (MSF).

ON-US Transaction: Where issuer and acquirer is same (e.g. Union Bank of India Debit Card swiped on Union Bank of India POS terminal).

OFF-US Transaction: Where issuer and acquirer are different (e.g. Other bank’s debit/credit card on union bank of India POS terminals.)

Interchange: The incentive paid by the Acquirer Bank to the Card Issuer Bank for promoting payment through cards.

Authorization Fee / Scheme Fee: The service fee paid to intermediary agencies i.e. MasterCard, Visa and NPCI for facilitating interbank payments.

Batch Settlement: Closing of Daily Transaction and Generation of transactions reports.

Charge – Slip: Charge slip refers to the voucher printed after swiping and charging a debit or credit card.

The Merchant Account will be settled on next working day i.e. T+1 where T is transaction date.

Benefits for cardholder is below:

• Need not carry cash, which is risky.
• Maintains higher balances in the account resulting in higher interest on deposits.
• Saves time and money in visiting bank branch / ATM to withdraw money and spend the same at merchant outlet, who has to again deposit the same in Bank.
• The time saved results in lower cost and higher productivity as time saved can be gainfully utilized.

Benefits for merchant is below:

• Cash handling is avoided.
• The customers have tendency to higher purchases/impulsive buying while using the card than cash, thus more sales and higher profits.
• The facility can also have provision for customer loyalty points which are widely used to attract the customer to the outlet repeatedly.
• Additional revenue stream from value added services such as Cash @ POS, Mobile Top up, Remittances etc. (yet to be introduced).

 Five types of terminal.

• PSTN (landline Based)
• Desktop / Portable GPRS (Mobile SIM Based)
• PC-PoS (Computer Integrated Terminal Based)
• M-PoS (Mobile Based)
• QR Code (Application Based)

The Following Pre-Requisites Is As:

• KYC Compliance - Merchant needs to provide necessary documents regarding the proof of business, address proof, photo identity proof of the proprietor/ partner/ key promoters etc.
• Availability of Connectivity PSTN with STD at Merchant Location (Cost to be borne by the Merchant).
• If land line is not available, GPRS either desktop or portable as per customers’ choice.
• Opening/identification of account for settlement of transactions with Union bank of India.
• Acceptance of Merchant Service Fee (MSF)/ Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) by the Merchant offered by Bank.
• Finalization of settlement period (T+1, T+2, T+3)
• Merchants’ consent for execution of Merchant Establishment Agreement between Bank and Merchant. POS terminal shall be installed only after the execution of ME agreement.

Merchant can contact the nearest branch of Union Bank of India.

The application form is readily available on bank web-site (Under Development), which may be downloaded, filled and submitted to the branch along with KYC documents to save time.

No, merchant is not required to pay anything towards cost of terminal. POS terminal is installed at absolutely free of cost. The cost for procurement of terminal and the maintenance of terminal is borne by the Bank.

Yes, some nominal charges. For more details contact nearest branch of Union Bank of India.

The following are given:

Do's

• Merchants must accept all cards when properly presented as payments for transactions.
• Bring to the notice of the bank any fraudulent activities.
• In case of any problems with the machine, call the helpline number- 18002332332 / 18602334959 or nearest offices.
• Verify the card holder’s signature with the one below the strip of the card.
• Perform settlement on POS terminal at-least once in a day; settlement may be done by merchant as many times as he wishes. If not done amount shall not be credited in customer’s settlement account.

Don'ts

• Merchant must not disclose details of the card or cardholders to any third party.
• Impose any extra charge or surcharge (unless expressly allowed by local law).
• Indulge in any fraudulent activity.

Currently we provide Cash @ PoS Facility.

The proposed value added services are listed below:

• Merchant loyalty points and tiered pricing could be adopted
• Bill payments
• Mobile Top up
• Securitisation of receivables

The following are listed below:

• No installation & De- installation Charges
• Cost of Paper Roll included in monthly rental.
• Faster application processing and terminal installation
• Helpdesk with assured TAT- Comprehensive Training/Handholding 24 x 7 x 365 helplines
• EMI facility available
• No Hidden costs
• Union Bank Networks present across Pan India
• Customised MIS at weekly/fortnightly/monthly intervals are made available
• Merchants will have access to other products of Union Bank of India
• Value added services like Cash @ POS, Merchant Loyalty point.