With owning and operating a veterinary clinic I know that there are a lot of decisions to be made and how you take payment is one of them. With taking credit and debit cards, finding a perfect match with a credit card processing company is key. There are some questions you will need to ask yourself, but the main one I want to focus on right now is does my office needs to take credit cards and online payments?
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Being a vet clinic, you know that people usually have higher bills. You may have the occasional grooming charge of under $100, but often we are looking past that amount. So, taking that in mind, do you normally walk around with enough cash in your pocket to cover your average vet bill? Probably not. That is why taking credit cards can be so crucial to vet clinics. The people that are carrying cash around is getting smaller and smaller, and of those people, very few are carrying enough to cover a vet bill.
What is even more relevant in the world we live in today is making everything as contactless as possible. The amount of people who are using contactless payments through their Apple and Google pay is higher than we have ever seen before and it’s just going to continue to grow with more stores accommodating that. We are also seeing more online purchases happen for in-person services. You can now order your McDonald’s order through an app and pull up to the curb to have it placed in your backseat. People are switching to new technology not only out of convenience but safety. Is your clinic able to offer and accommodate for those who do not want to come in and pay their bill in the lobby, but online?
Having your clinic take not only credit cards but online and contactless payments is not only a way to stay relevant but be inclusive of everyone’s comfort levels during the pandemic. Having a great system to take in-person and online payments with ease is something to have at the top of your mind as we move into a more tech-forward era.
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