Check Cashing in 2005Written by John Harte
Check Cashing in 2005By John Harte Back in 1996 I got into check cashing and started with one store. Our filing system for customers was a 3 x 5 index file card, which I alphabetically filed in a large cabinet. As time went on, file grew to over 4,000 cards. It was getting to be a chore to take out cards when I did not know a customer or a maker. Updating these cards became increasingly difficult if one of my employees took out a card and did not put customer card back in alphabetical order. Around 1999 I purchased a POS system for 2 stores. The system had check scanners for each teller, which read MICR line only on a check. It also kept customer’s file in alphabetical order with their picture and transaction history. Let me tell you, it was best money that I ever spent. My employees loved it. Not realizing at time, Patriot Act which took affect in 2001, my POS system made me compliant with Act. Many check cashers today don’t understand Patriot Act and how it affects their business. Today I work for Family Financial Centers which is a franchise check cashing / payday loan company. I sold my stores in 2004 because I wanted a change from daily grind of running 3 stores 6 days per week. One of my first projects with Family Financial Centers was to select a POS system. Since I used a POS system for 5 years, I felt very comfortable picking out a system. Some of features that I was looking for in a POS system was check scanning ability, customer file with picture, and many other bells and whistles. But more important was having a system that will work with multiple stores and deal with compliance issues. I spent almost 3 weeks looking at POS systems that deal with check cashing and payday loan in one system. It is clear to me that Answer’s Etc. is best. This company offers a great POS system that I recommend to anyone who is looking for a POS system for this industry.
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