# Final POS > Final is checkout infrastructure for building, distributing, and managing custom point-of-sale (POS) systems. Zero coding required. ## What Final POS Does Final empowers merchants, resellers, and developers to design and deploy fully custom POS checkout experiences — for in-store counters, self-service kiosks, mobile handhelds, and more. Users visually build checkout flows, accept integrated payments via Adyen, manage products and inventory, and run their POS on any device. ## Core Products - [Build](https://finalpos.com/build): Visual drag-and-drop builder for custom POS checkout flows - [Manage](https://finalpos.com/manage): Back-office dashboard for catalog, inventory, team, customers, and reporting - [Pay](https://finalpos.com/pay): Integrated card-present payments powered by Adyen (tap, chip, contactless) - [Run](https://finalpos.com/run): Run custom POS flows on any screen — tablets, phones, kiosks, desktops - [Scale](https://finalpos.com/scale): Multi-account superadmin for resellers managing merchant networks ## Key Pages - [Home](https://finalpos.com) - [MCP server](https://finalpos.com/mcp): Connect Claude Code, Cursor, or ChatGPT to build Final flows over MCP — full tool list and copy-paste config - [API documentation](https://finalpos.com/docs): Final POS Public API developer docs — guides, interactive OpenAPI reference, and a no-key docs MCP server at https://mcp.finalpos.com/mcp - [For Merchants](https://finalpos.com/merchants) - [For Resellers](https://finalpos.com/resellers) - [Pricing](https://finalpos.com/pricing) - [Hardware](https://finalpos.com/hardware) - [Handhelds](https://finalpos.com/handhelds) - [Help Center](https://finalpos.com/help) - [Careers](https://finalpos.com/careers) ## Pricing Final offers four plans: Free ($0), Plus ($25/mo), Pro ($99/mo), and Enterprise (custom). Every plan includes 5,000 free AI build credits per day. Cash is always free and card payments use standard regional Adyen rates on every plan; Pro gets a reduced 0.5% fee on other payment methods, and Enterprise gets custom processing rates and rate resell with Scale. ## Blog - [Can the iPhone Duo take Tap to Pay?](https://finalpos.com/blog/iphone-duo-tap-to-pay): The iPhone Duo meets Apple's published requirements for Tap to Pay on iPhone (iPhone Xs or later, current iOS, NFC with reader mode), but iPhone Duo Tap to Pay support stays unconfirmed until the foldable ships on October 23, 2026. - [Flow MCP: first-time flow generation just got more reliable](https://finalpos.com/blog/flow-mcp-first-time-flow-generation-just-got-a-lot-more-reliable): The Final MCP server at flow.finalpos.com now returns validate_flow warnings (money math, hardcoded catalog data, missing Station Home button, test attributes, tip as cart fee) to any MCP client, ships TypeScript types in the scaffold, blocks deploy_flow on hardcoded credentials, and emits a preview-limitations manifest from start_preview. - [Purchase orders: order stock and receive shipments in Final](https://finalpos.com/blog/purchase-orders-order-stock-receive-shipments-and-keep-inventory-accurate-all-inside-final): Final POS purchase orders live in Manage in the Merchant Hub: create supplier records, raise POs with line items and unit costs, email or export them, receive stock in full or partial shipments, and inventory and FIFO cost layers update automatically. - [Split payments: card, cash and gift card in one transaction](https://finalpos.com/blog/split-payments-accept-card-cash-and-gift-card-in-one-transaction): Final POS split payments let a customer pay one transaction with any mix of card, cash and gift card; the cart locks during the split, full and partial refunds return to the original tenders, and Flow Studio validates split-payment flows before deploy. - [Multi-printer linking: one Station, every printer](https://finalpos.com/blog/multi-printer-linking-route-tickets-to-counter-kitchen-and-bar-from-one-station): Final POS multi-printer linking lets one Native Station drive several printers over Bluetooth, USB, LAN or AirPrint, routing each print block by tag (kitchen, bar, counter, label) with per-printer margins, test print and automatic reconnect. - [Support chat is now inside Flow Studio](https://finalpos.com/blog/support-chat-is-now-inside-final-build-help-when-you-need-it-where-you-need-it): Flow Studio, the Final POS builder at flow.finalpos.com, now includes a floating live support chat with real-time replies, automatic identity passing and conversation state that persists across views. - [Merchant Hub now guides new stores from signup to first sale](https://finalpos.com/blog/merchant-hub-now-guides-new-stores-from-signup-to-first-sale): Final POS Merchant Hub onboarding now opens with a Get Started page: a one-time welcome tour, a sample store to explore, and a four-step setup (store, catalog, Station, card payments) with progress tracking, live for all accounts. - [Unit-based products: sell by weight, volume or any unit](https://finalpos.com/blog/sell-by-weight-volume-length-or-any-unit-you-define): Final POS unit-based products let merchants sell by weight, volume, length or any custom unit, with automatic line totals at checkout, pooled inventory across unit sizes, receipts formatted for measured goods, and exact fractional refunds. - [Our pricing is now public, no sales call required](https://finalpos.com/blog/our-pricing-is-now-public-every-rate-every-plan-no-sales-call-required): Final POS publishes its pricing at finalpos.com/pricing: no monthly software fee, per-transaction Final Pay rates by region (Canada in-person 1.99% + $0.10 CAD, online 2.49% + $0.10 CAD), 1,000 free credits per day, and one-off credit packs. - [Build is now Flow, and Builder is now Flow Studio](https://finalpos.com/blog/build-is-now-flow-and-builder-is-now-flow-studio): Final POS renamed its AI POS builder: Build is now Flow, the canvas editor Builder is now Flow Studio, the template marketplace is the Flow Library, and saved flows live under Your Flows. Functionality is unchanged. - [Every feature. Every account. No subscription required.](https://finalpos.com/blog/every-feature-every-account-no-subscription-required): Final POS has no subscription plans: every account gets every feature, 1,000 free credits per day up to 5,000 per month, optional one-off credit packs, and no monthly software fee. Merchants pay per transaction only. - [Station Home Phase 2: quick payments and flow switching](https://finalpos.com/blog/station-home-phase-2-quick-payments-flow-switching-and-better-peripheral-setup): Station Home in Final POS now offers Quick Charge, Quick Refund, Manual Entry (MOTO) and Payment Link without a cart, plus in-place flow and version switching, clock in and out for staff, and printer setup with live diagnostics. - [Flow MCP: first-time flow generation just got more reliable](https://finalpos.com/blog/flow-mcp-first-time-flow-generation-just-got-a-lot-more-reliable): The Final MCP server at flow.finalpos.com now returns validate_flow warnings (money math, hardcoded catalog data, missing Station Home button, test attributes, tip as cart fee) to any MCP client, ships TypeScript types in the scaffold, blocks deploy_flow on hardcoded credentials, and emits a preview-limitations manifest from start_preview. - [Purchase orders: order stock and receive shipments in Final](https://finalpos.com/blog/purchase-orders-order-stock-receive-shipments-and-keep-inventory-accurate-all-inside-final): Final POS purchase orders live in Manage in the Merchant Hub: create supplier records, raise POs with line items and unit costs, email or export them, receive stock in full or partial shipments, and inventory and FIFO cost layers update automatically. - [Split payments: card, cash and gift card in one transaction](https://finalpos.com/blog/split-payments-accept-card-cash-and-gift-card-in-one-transaction): Final POS split payments let a customer pay one transaction with any mix of card, cash and gift card; the cart locks during the split, full and partial refunds return to the original tenders, and Flow Studio validates split-payment flows before deploy. - [Multi-printer linking: one Station, every printer](https://finalpos.com/blog/multi-printer-linking-route-tickets-to-counter-kitchen-and-bar-from-one-station): Final POS multi-printer linking lets one Native Station drive several printers over Bluetooth, USB, LAN or AirPrint, routing each print block by tag (kitchen, bar, counter, label) with per-printer margins, test print and automatic reconnect. - [Support chat is now inside Flow Studio](https://finalpos.com/blog/support-chat-is-now-inside-final-build-help-when-you-need-it-where-you-need-it): Flow Studio, the Final POS builder at flow.finalpos.com, now includes a floating live support chat with real-time replies, automatic identity passing and conversation state that persists across views. - [Merchant Hub now guides new stores from signup to first sale](https://finalpos.com/blog/merchant-hub-now-guides-new-stores-from-signup-to-first-sale): Final POS Merchant Hub onboarding now opens with a Get Started page: a one-time welcome tour, a sample store to explore, and a four-step setup (store, catalog, Station, card payments) with progress tracking, live for all accounts. - [Unit-based products: sell by weight, volume or any unit](https://finalpos.com/blog/sell-by-weight-volume-length-or-any-unit-you-define): Final POS unit-based products let merchants sell by weight, volume, length or any custom unit, with automatic line totals at checkout, pooled inventory across unit sizes, receipts formatted for measured goods, and exact fractional refunds. - [Our pricing is now public, no sales call required](https://finalpos.com/blog/our-pricing-is-now-public-every-rate-every-plan-no-sales-call-required): Final POS publishes its pricing at finalpos.com/pricing: no monthly software fee, per-transaction Final Pay rates by region (Canada in-person 1.99% + $0.10 CAD, online 2.49% + $0.10 CAD), 1,000 free credits per day, and one-off credit packs. - [Build is now Flow, and Builder is now Flow Studio](https://finalpos.com/blog/build-is-now-flow-and-builder-is-now-flow-studio): Final POS renamed its AI POS builder: Build is now Flow, the canvas editor Builder is now Flow Studio, the template marketplace is the Flow Library, and saved flows live under Your Flows. Functionality is unchanged. - [Every feature. Every account. No subscription required.](https://finalpos.com/blog/every-feature-every-account-no-subscription-required): Final POS has no subscription plans: every account gets every feature, 1,000 free credits per day up to 5,000 per month, optional one-off credit packs, and no monthly software fee. Merchants pay per transaction only. - [Station Home Phase 2: quick payments and flow switching](https://finalpos.com/blog/station-home-phase-2-quick-payments-flow-switching-and-better-peripheral-setup): Station Home in Final POS now offers Quick Charge, Quick Refund, Manual Entry (MOTO) and Payment Link without a cart, plus in-place flow and version switching, clock in and out for staff, and printer setup with live diagnostics. - [Gemini 3.8 Flash Made Generating Code Cheaper. What Still Costs the Same to Launch a POS?](https://finalpos.com/blog/gemini-3-8-flash-pos-launch-cost): Gemini 3.8 Flash lowered the cost of generating POS code, but merchant underwriting, PCI attestation, card-present certification, hardware, and staff setup hours still set what a POS launch costs. A budget guide for owners pricing an AI build. - [POS Flexibility: Why Feature Checklists Miss the Point](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-flexibility-feature-checklists): POS flexibility predicts whether a point of sale fits a business better than feature checklists: vendors tick identical boxes, so buyers should screen for deal-breakers, demo their ten most unusual transactions live, and price what it costs to change the system later. - [Tap to Pay Limits, Fees, and Myths in 2026](https://finalpos.com/blog/tap-to-pay-limits-fees-myths-2026): Tap to pay limits in 2026 sit near $250 in Canada, are bank-set in the UK, and do not exist as a blanket cap in the US. Tapped cards price as card-present, so merchants pay no contactless premium. - [Why Card Payments Fail (and How to Fix Them Fast)](https://finalpos.com/blog/why-card-payments-fail-and-how-to-fix-them-fast): Card payments fail in three places: issuer declines from the customer's bank, hardware and connection errors, and merchant setup problems. A fast triage guide for merchants, including the silent failures you only catch by reconciling sales against payouts. - [Choosing a POS for a Service Business vs a Retail Store in 2026](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-for-a-service-business-vs-retail-store): Choosing a POS for a service business means prioritizing client records, deposits, and card-not-present payments, while a retail store needs inventory as its system of record. A 2026 comparison of needs, costs, and hardware for both. - [How Final bridges the gap between AI generation and real-world transactions](https://finalpos.com/blog/ai-generation-real-world-transactions): AI generation produces the software layer of a POS in minutes; Final bridges the gap to real-world transactions by deploying AI-built flows onto commerce infrastructure with payments, inventory, reconciled reporting, and certified terminal hardware. - [How Small Retailers Are Actually Using AI in 2026: a Guide](https://finalpos.com/blog/how-small-retailers-are-actually-using-ai-2026): How small retailers are actually using AI in 2026: mainly marketing copy, customer replies, and inventory forecasting, with prompt-built tools as the fastest-growing use. Generative AI adoption reached 58% of US small businesses in 2025, and the record of truth belongs in transactional POS software, not AI. - [Never-before possible: Out-of-the-box card processing from an AI-built checkout flow](https://finalpos.com/blog/ai-built-checkout-flow-card-processing): An AI-built checkout flow on Final POS takes real card payments out of the box: Final Pay supplies the processing, compliance, and certified card-present hardware, so merchants describe a checkout in plain language and charge cards the same day. - [16 Terms every aspiring AI Consultant needs to learn (and 4 to avoid using)](https://finalpos.com/blog/aspiring-ai-consultant-terms): Aspiring AI consultants need 16 working terms: LLM, token, context window, inference, prompt, system prompt, RAG, fine-tuning, embedding, agent, MCP, orchestration, human in the loop, hallucination, guardrails, and evals. Four to avoid: AI-powered, trained on your data, AGI, and 100% accurate. - [How to remove a feature from your POS that you never use](https://finalpos.com/blog/remove-a-feature-from-your-pos): You can rarely remove a feature from your POS outright: built-in features can only be hidden through layout edits, staff permissions, and uninstalled add-ons. On prompt-based systems such as Final POS, the checkout is generated from a description, so unused features can be removed with one instruction. - [Kiosks, Order Screens, Price Checkers: One Builder, Many Tools](https://finalpos.com/blog/kiosks-order-screens-price-checkers-one-builder): A self-checkout kiosk, a self-serve order screen, and a price checker share one architecture: a screen over shared catalog, inventory, and payment records. Final's prompt-based builder produces all three as flows deployed to phones, tablets, or browsers merchants already own. - [How Much Does a POS System Really Cost in 2026?](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-system-cost-2026): POS system cost in 2026 has three layers: software at $0 to $165 per month, hardware at up to about $2,000 up front, and card processing at 2.4% to 3.5% plus 10 to 15 cents per transaction, which usually dominates the total. - [From Prompt to Checkout: Describing a POS in Plain English](https://finalpos.com/blog/describing-a-pos-in-plain-english): Describing a POS in plain English produces a working checkout when the prompt covers five details: the catalog and its options, payment types, tax rules, receipt requirements, and the exceptions. Written for merchants using prompt-based POS builders. - [How to Take a Card Payment Over the Phone Without Writing the Number Down](https://finalpos.com/blog/take-card-payment-over-the-phone): A card payment over the phone should be keyed directly into a MOTO screen or replaced with a payment link; writing the number down creates stored card data, and the security code may never be stored after authorization. - [How to Build a Custom POS App with an AI Prompt (Step-by-step Guide)](https://finalpos.com/blog/build-a-custom-pos-app-with-an-ai-prompt): To build a custom POS app with an AI prompt, describe the checkout in Final's Build tool, watch a live preview, refine it by chatting, and deploy it to your own devices; MCP clients like Claude Code or ChatGPT can drive the same build. - [How to accept in-person payments for WooCommerce stores: A Comprehensive Guide](https://finalpos.com/blog/how-to-accept-in-person-payments-for-woocommerce-stores): To accept in-person payments for WooCommerce stores, choose between WooPayments with a card reader or Tap to Pay, a browser-based POS plugin register, or a dedicated POS with an event-based WooCommerce sync; the right route depends on counter volume and country support. - [Why Does My POS Make Me Create a Product Before I Can Ring Up a One-Off Sale?](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-one-off-sale-open-item): A one-off sale should not require creating a product first. Catalog-first POS systems lack an open item line type, so cashiers create throwaway products or ring the wrong SKU, skewing inventory and reports. Final's custom sale takes a typed name, price, and tax choice at checkout. - [How to avoid Shopify's new 0.35% tax calculation fee.](https://finalpos.com/blog/avoid-shopify-tax-calculation-fee): The Shopify tax calculation fee charges up to 0.35% per order, including point of sale transactions, once a store passes $100,000 in sales. Merchants can avoid it with Basic Tax or manual rates, or by moving in-store sales to a POS without per-order tax metering. - [Why Final POS switched from drag and drop POS builder to a Flow Studio with AI prompting.](https://finalpos.com/blog/final-pos-flow-studio): Flow Studio is Final POS's prompt-based replacement for its earlier drag and drop POS builder: merchants describe a checkout flow in plain language, watch it build in a live preview, and deploy it, cutting custom flow build times from days to minutes. - [Who Trains New Staff on the Software You Built In-House?](https://finalpos.com/blog/who-trains-staff-software-you-built-in-house): Training new staff on software you built in-house defaults to whoever built it, creating a bus factor of one. Runbooks, short task recordings, a second superuser, and shared documented infrastructure turn tribal knowledge into training any new hire can follow. - [How Do You Keep Inventory Counts Accurate When a Shipment Arrives Short?](https://finalpos.com/blog/keep-inventory-counts-accurate-short-shipment): Short shipments corrupt retail inventory counts when deliveries are received on faith from the packing slip. Receiving against a purchase order, counting goods blind, and adjusting stock to the counted number the same day keeps counts accurate. Written for small-store owners and retail managers. - [Syncing In-Store and Online Inventory with WooCommerce](https://finalpos.com/blog/syncing-in-store-and-online-inventory-with-woocommerce): Syncing in-store and online inventory with WooCommerce requires one shared stock pool updated per sale, not on a timer. A complete POS sync covers products, inventory, orders, and customers; scheduled third-party connectors leave an oversell window. - [Why Is Your Cash Drawer Short at Close, and How Do You Find the Cause?](https://finalpos.com/blog/cash-drawer-short-at-close): A cash drawer short at close almost always traces to four causes: a miscounted opening float, an unlogged payout, a sale rung on the wrong tender, or a change error. Reading the over or short line and counting per shift narrows a shortage to a person and a time. - [Claude Cowork "Double Usage" Ends August 5th: Try These Prompts While You Can.](https://finalpos.com/blog/claude-cowork-double-usage-ends-august-5): Anthropic's doubled Claude Cowork usage limits end August 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT. The promotion doubles the 5-hour limit on Pro, Max, Team, and legacy Enterprise seats, and pairs well with long tasks like building a POS over Final's MCP connection. - [POS Feature Trends: What Merchants Asked for in 2026](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-feature-trends-2026): POS feature trends in 2026 centered on four merchant asks: one integrated system that replaces disconnected tools, practical AI like forecasting and fraud detection, custom checkout flows, and reliable unified payments. Written for merchants comparing POS systems. - [Gemini 3.6 Flash Can Draft a Checkout Screen in Seconds. What Has to Be Right Before It Takes a Real Payment?](https://finalpos.com/blog/gemini-3-6-flash-pos-real-payment): Gemini 3.6 Flash POS prototypes take seconds to draft, but a live charge requires inventory that holds up under concurrency, reports that reconcile, accurate tax, PCI-compliant payment handling, and certified card-present hardware, none of which a language model generates. - [Prompts That Produce Great POS Layouts](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-layout-prompts): POS layout prompts work best when they describe the transaction instead of the screen: top sellers ranked, the shape of a typical sale, who runs the register, and the device it runs on. A practical guide for merchants using prompt-based AI POS builders. - [How AI Consultants Scope an In-House SaaS Replacement](https://finalpos.com/blog/scoping-an-in-house-saas-replacement): AI consultants scope an in-house SaaS replacement by splitting each tool into an interface layer that AI can rebuild cheaply and an infrastructure layer where correctness must be proven; commerce systems like a POS sit almost entirely in the second layer. - [Claude vs ChatGPT vs Gemini: Which Builds a Better POS?](https://finalpos.com/blog/claude-vs-chatgpt-vs-gemini-pos): Claude vs ChatGPT vs Gemini for POS builds: none produces a working POS alone; each needs an MCP connection to commerce infrastructure such as Final's. On that footing, Claude Fable 5 leads long builds, Opus 5 sits close behind, GPT-5.6 is near, and Gemini is fastest. - [Phone as POS: What You Can (and Can't) Do](https://finalpos.com/blog/phone-as-pos-what-you-can-and-cant-do): A phone as POS can run the entire register and, through Tap to Pay, act as the card reader for contactless payments. The hard limits: it cannot read inserted or swiped cards, taps must be rung up and paid on one device, and phone acceptance is for attended checkouts only. - [How to Read Your Merchant Statement Line by Line](https://finalpos.com/blog/read-your-merchant-statement): A merchant statement breaks down into interchange, network assessments, processor markup, and add-on fees. This guide shows merchants how to read each section line by line and calculate their true effective rate. - [5 ideas to use a CFD to increase sales at the checkout](https://finalpos.com/blog/cfd-increase-sales-at-the-checkout): A customer-facing display (CFD) can increase sales at the checkout in five ways: live line-item transparency, well-designed tip prompts, a single add-on offer, loyalty and receipt capture during the payment pause, and idle-screen promotions. Written for merchants deciding what their checkout screen should do. - [How Do You Push a Price Change to Every Location Without Editing Each Register?](https://finalpos.com/blog/push-a-price-change-to-every-location): Merchants push a price change to every location with one edit when prices live in a central cloud catalog; per-register price books force staff to update each device by hand. Written for multi-location merchants tired of editing registers one at a time. - [Retail use-cases for Claude's 'new record a skill' feature](https://finalpos.com/blog/claude-record-a-skill-retail-use-cases): Claude's Record a Skill feature (July 2026) turns a screen recording of a retail back-office task into a reusable AI skill. The best first candidates are reorder runs, weekly sales recaps, product intake, price updates, and payout checks. - [Old Tablet, New Register: Reusing Hardware You Own](https://finalpos.com/blog/old-tablet-new-register-reusing-hardware): An old tablet can work as a POS register: the register is software, so any tablet that runs a modern browser or a current app can ring up sales. Only the certified card reader has to be purpose-built payment hardware. - [Is Final POS just another AI wrapper?](https://finalpos.com/blog/is-final-pos-an-ai-wrapper): Final POS is not an AI wrapper: the AI builder layer is interchangeable (connect your own model over MCP) while the durable product is commerce infrastructure such as payments, inventory, reconciled reporting, and certified terminal hardware. - [PCI Compliance for App Developers: The Short, Painful Version](https://finalpos.com/blog/pci-compliance-for-app-developers): PCI compliance for app developers: if card data touches code you wrote, PCI DSS applies in full. How SAQ A, A-EP, and D escalate, why card-present payments require certified hardware, and how to architect payments so an app never holds card data. - [Cycle Counts vs Annual Inventory: A Better Way](https://finalpos.com/blog/cycle-counts-vs-annual-inventory): Cycle counts, short scheduled counts of one slice of inventory, keep retail stock records accurate year-round, unlike an annual physical inventory that verifies records once and lets them drift. Written for small-store owners planning a counting program. - [Is SaaS dead? Why big companies are opting to build their own in-house](https://finalpos.com/blog/is-saas-dead-build-in-house): Is SaaS dead? No: worldwide software spending is still growing about 15% a year. But AI coding tools have made in-house builds affordable, so companies increasingly build their differentiating software layer and buy infrastructure like payments. - [Claude Opus 5 Can Code for Hours on Its Own. Which Parts of a POS Still Need More Than Code?](https://finalpos.com/blog/claude-opus-5-pos-more-than-code): Claude Opus 5, released July 24, 2026, can code autonomously for hours, but a working POS still needs pieces no coding session produces: payment processing agreements, PCI compliance, and certified card-present terminals. AI builds the checkout layer; commerce infrastructure supplies the rest. - [Why Does My POS Make Me Remove Tax by Hand for Every Tax-Exempt Sale?](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-tax-exempt-sale-remove-tax): Most POS systems force cashiers to remove tax by hand for a tax-exempt sale because tax is modeled per product, not per buyer. Merchants can reduce errors with zero-rate tax groups and tight certificate records; the real fix is order-level exemption in the checkout flow. - [Connecting Tap to Pay to an AI POS Flow](https://finalpos.com/blog/connecting-tap-to-pay-to-an-ai-pos-flow): Tap to Pay connects to an AI POS flow in Final with no integration work: the flow includes the payment button, and a supported iPhone or NFC-equipped Android running the Final POS app becomes the card reader through Final Pay. - [The Minimal Hardware Kit for a First-Time Merchant](https://finalpos.com/blog/minimal-hardware-kit-first-time-merchant): A minimal hardware kit for a first-time merchant requires only three things: a phone or tablet already owned, a certified card reader, and an internet connection with a hotspot fallback. Every other POS device should wait until sales volume creates a specific, nameable bottleneck. - [Your First Week on a New POS: A Setup Checklist](https://finalpos.com/blog/first-week-on-a-new-pos-setup-checklist): The first week on a new POS decides whether the switch pays off or creates months of cleanup. This day-by-day checklist covers data verification, individual staff logins, a slow first end-of-day close, hardware stress tests, and when to retire the old system. - [Checkout UX: Small Changes That Cut Seconds](https://finalpos.com/blog/checkout-ux-small-changes-cut-seconds): Checkout UX — the sequence of screens, prompts, and taps between item scan and payment — determines how fast a line moves. Six equipment-free changes, including tap-first payments and one-question receipts, cut seconds from every in-person sale. - [If You Build Your Own Tool That Touches Payments, Who Owns the Compliance Risk?](https://finalpos.com/blog/who-owns-payment-compliance-risk): Compliance risk for any homegrown payment tool belongs to the merchant who built it, not the AI that generated the code, the hosting provider, or the payment vendor. Keeping custom code out of the card data path is the architecture decision that controls how much PCI DSS scope a business takes on. - [Cash Drawer Management in a Cloud POS: Counts, Floats, and Reconciliation](https://finalpos.com/blog/cash-drawer-management-cloud-pos): Cash drawer management in a cloud POS requires three consistent habits: setting an identical opening float each shift, recording every non-sale cash movement with a reason, and performing a blind count at close so the system can reconcile expected versus actual cash. - [How to use Gemini 3.6 Flash to build a no-code custom POS](https://finalpos.com/blog/gemini-3-6-flash-no-code-pos): Gemini 3.6 Flash can build a custom POS checkout with zero code via two routes: prompting Final's Build tool, which runs on Gemini models by default, or connecting Gemini 3.6 Flash directly over MCP to assemble a live point-of-sale on real payment infrastructure. - [Should Your Business Build Its Own Internal Software in 2026? (We did)](https://finalpos.com/blog/build-its-own-internal-software): Deciding to build its own internal software is now a defensible financial call for most businesses in 2026, because AI code generation has collapsed build costs while SaaS per-seat pricing keeps rising. Build the tool layer; buy payments, payroll, and systems of record. - [5 Retail Tasks You Can Hand to AI Today](https://finalpos.com/blog/retail-tasks-you-can-hand-to-ai): Five retail tasks you can hand to AI today — product descriptions, customer replies, sales report analysis, promotional copy, and custom store tools — are manageable without new hires or new software, often using AI already included in a Google Workspace Business plan. - [Solving the Interac Debit Problem: Why Custom Web-App Checkouts Fail Canadian Storefronts](https://finalpos.com/blog/interac-debit-problem-web-app-checkouts): Custom web-app checkouts cannot process Interac debit at the counter because browser-based card forms are designed for card-not-present payments, while in-store Interac debit runs on Canada's domestic debit network through certified terminal hardware. Canadian storefronts that rely on no-code or AI-built checkouts lose every debit-first customer at the till. - [Beyond the Grid: Designing a Brand-First POS Layout for Boutique Retail Stores](https://finalpos.com/blog/brand-first-pos-layout-boutique-retail): A brand-first POS layout replaces the generic gray grid of legacy systems with a boutique's own colors, typography, button hierarchy, and checkout flow — making the counter consistent with the rest of the store's carefully curated identity. - [How to Turn a Napkin Sketch Into a Functional Tablet Kiosk in 5 Minutes](https://finalpos.com/blog/napkin-sketch-to-tablet-kiosk): A napkin sketch photographed and uploaded to Final's AI builder (Build) becomes a functional tablet kiosk checkout in minutes — drawn buttons turn into live, data-linked screens tied to a real product catalog, taxes, and payments. - [The Rise of Headless POS Architecture: The Power of Custom Frontends with Native Security](https://finalpos.com/blog/headless-pos-architecture-custom-frontends): Headless POS architecture decouples checkout screens from the payment engine, giving retail operators custom layouts without exposing card data to the presentation layer. The split delivers both design freedom and a hard security boundary governed by PCI DSS. - [Chargebacks Explained for Small Merchants](https://finalpos.com/blog/chargebacks-explained-for-small-merchants): Chargebacks are forced refunds that cost small merchants the sale, the product, and additional fees — Mastercard research puts average internal costs at $128 per chargeback before the disputed amount. Most chargebacks are preventable through operational hygiene like recognizable billing descriptors and fast refund policies. - [Nightly CSV Exports Are Not a Reporting Strategy](https://finalpos.com/blog/nightly-csv-exports-not-a-reporting-strategy): CSV exports are a manual workaround, not a reporting strategy — nightly downloads create stale copies, silent formula errors, single-person dependencies, and reconciliation failures that surface months later as expensive, invisible mistakes in retail decision-making. - [I just vibe-coded a great app, how do I launch it on the app store?](https://finalpos.com/blog/launch-a-vibe-coded-app): To launch a vibe-coded app on the Apple App Store requires a $99/year developer account, a compiled native binary, and passing guidelines 4.2 and 2.1. Google Play costs $25 once but demands 12 testers opted in for 14 consecutive days before production access. - [Pop-Up Retail: Tech That Fits in a Backpack](https://finalpos.com/blog/pop-up-retail-tech-backpack): Pop-up retail tech fits in a backpack: a phone, an optional pocket card reader, a battery pack, and POS software billed per transaction rather than monthly. Seasonal sellers who trade only some weekends should pay software costs only when the shop is open. - [From Cash Box to POS: A Gentle Migration Path](https://finalpos.com/blog/cash-box-to-pos-migration-path): Moving from cash box to POS works best as a four-stage migration: record sales first, build a product catalog, then enable card payments, with cash accepted throughout. Each stage is useful on its own, so stopping halfway still leaves the shop better off than the tin. - [The Difference Between a POS With AI and a POS an AI Can Build](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-an-ai-can-build): A POS an AI can build assembles and reshapes the entire checkout flow from plain-language prompts — adding gift cards, rebranding, or new screens in the same conversation — while a POS with AI only adds smart features to a fixed, vendor-controlled system. - [What AI Gets Wrong When Designing a Checkout (and How to Fix It)](https://finalpos.com/blog/what-ai-gets-wrong-designing-a-checkout): AI-generated checkouts fail at designing a checkout for real-world use because they handle money math in floating point, hard-code single tax rates, and omit refunds, voids, and card-present payment infrastructure — problems invisible in demos but costly in daily operation. - [First 90 Days of a New Retail Business: A Tech Plan](https://finalpos.com/blog/first-90-days-new-retail-business-tech-plan): A new retail business needs only a point of sale, a payment path, and one device on opening day. This phased 90-day tech plan shows what to buy before launch, which numbers to trust by day 60, and how to let real data decide what tools to add in month three. - [The Tool-Consolidation Playbook for Small Retail Teams](https://finalpos.com/blog/tool-consolidation-playbook-small-retail-teams): Tool consolidation for small retail teams follows four steps: audit every subscription at annual cost, cut what the POS already handles, rebuild around one system of record, and stress-test for lock-in before committing. Most shops reduce from eight or ten tools to two or three. - [Receipts as Marketing: Designs That Bring Customers Back](https://finalpos.com/blog/receipts-as-marketing): Receipts as marketing is the highest-reach, lowest-cost retention channel available to merchants, because every paying customer receives one. A receipt with a time-limited offer, a single QR code, and recognizable branding turns a completed sale into the opening move of the next visit. - [Low-Budget Store Openings: Where to Spend and Where to Skip](https://finalpos.com/blog/low-budget-store-opening-where-to-spend): A low-budget store opening succeeds by funding inventory, working capital, and a survivable lease while skipping custom build-outs, proprietary POS hardware, and monthly subscription stacks that bill before a single sale is made. - [What Payment Infrastructure Actually Includes (Not Just a Gateway)](https://finalpos.com/blog/what-payment-infrastructure-includes): Payment infrastructure encompasses everything between a card tap and a reconciled bank deposit: gateway, processor, merchant account, settlement, payouts, refunds, disputes, PCI compliance, certified hardware, and reporting — not just the gateway API most checkout code touches. - [Final 2.0 Now Available](https://finalpos.com/blog/final-2-0-now-available): Final 2.0 is the biggest release in Final's history, uniting Manage, Run, and Pay into a single Merchant Hub, refreshing Vision themes, and launching the Terminal App for Newfoundland merchants alongside dozens of platform-wide upgrades. - [Why Every Retail Platform Will Need an MCP Server](https://finalpos.com/blog/retail-platform-mcp-server): An MCP server (Model Context Protocol) is the standard connector retail platforms must expose so AI shopping and management agents can discover, query, and operate them. Platforms without one become invisible to the agents increasingly handling buying, store operations, and soon system-building. - [How Hard Is It to Build Your Own Tap to Pay App? (We Tried)](https://finalpos.com/blog/build-your-own-tap-to-pay-app): Building your own tap to pay app requires a payment processor partnership, Apple's ProximityReader entitlement or Android PCI MPoC lab certification, and a full point-of-sale layer around the tap — the code is the smallest part of the project. - [X Report vs Z Report: What End-of-Day Numbers Mean](https://finalpos.com/blog/x-report-vs-z-report): X report vs Z report: an X report is a mid-shift sales snapshot that leaves the day open, while a Z report is the final closing report that locks totals and resets daily counters. Both habits matter whether your POS uses those labels or not. - [The Duct-Tape POS: When Workarounds Become the System](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-workarounds-duct-tape-system): POS workarounds begin as one-time fixes — a spreadsheet for inventory, a sticky note for a special — and quietly become the real operating system of a store, leaving the POS itself as little more than a payment terminal. - [Can You Build a POS with Lovable or Replit? What's Missing After the UI](https://finalpos.com/blog/build-a-pos-with-lovable-or-replit): Building a POS with Lovable or Replit produces a polished checkout interface quickly, but both platforms lack the commerce layer underneath: inventory concurrency, reconciliation, tax logic, and certified card-present payments that a real point of sale requires. - [One Store, Two Inventories: Ending the In-Store/Online Split](https://finalpos.com/blog/one-store-two-inventories): Running two inventories — one in the POS, one in the e-commerce platform — is the root cause of oversells, drifting counts, and Sunday-night recounts. The split ends only when every channel reads and writes a single shared ledger, not when syncing gets faster. - [Vibe Coding a Point of Sale: How Far Can You Actually Get?](https://finalpos.com/blog/vibe-coding-a-point-of-sale): Vibe coding a point of sale produces a convincing checkout demo in an afternoon, but inventory concurrency, tax accuracy, reconciliation, and PCI-compliant card payments all fail silently — these are the exact boundaries where AI-generated POS code breaks down. - [On-Reader Tipping: When to Turn It On and What to Expect](https://finalpos.com/blog/on-reader-tipping-when-to-turn-it-on): On-reader tipping moves the tip prompt from the POS display onto the card reader screen, so customers choose a tip amount privately during payment. Turn it on wherever a person serves the customer; use restraint in self-serve and pure retail settings to avoid tip fatigue. - [The Franchise POS RFP: Questions That Matter](https://finalpos.com/blog/franchise-pos-rfp-questions-that-matter): A franchise POS RFP fails when it asks feature checklist questions every vendor answers yes to. These questions force vendors to prove pricing control, clean multi-location reconciliation, franchisee override structure, and fair exit terms in writing. - [The Software Categories Most Likely to Be Built In-House by 2027](https://finalpos.com/blog/software-categories-built-in-house-2027): Workflow automation, internal admin tools, BI dashboards, lightweight CRMs, project management, and customer support tooling are the software categories most likely to be built in-house by 2027, while payroll, payments, ledgers, and tax remain too correctness-critical to build. - [Your POS Can't Do Split Payments? Fixes and Real Alternatives](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-cant-do-split-payments): Split payments on a POS that lacks native support can be handled with two safe workarounds — one customer pays in full while the group settles privately, or the order is rung as separate transactions — but both carry hidden costs to fees, reporting accuracy, and refund traceability. - [Signs You've Outgrown Your Off-the-Shelf POS](https://finalpos.com/blog/signs-outgrown-off-the-shelf-pos): Four signs an off-the-shelf POS no longer fits a growing business: daily misc-button sales, spreadsheet-rebuilt reports, app stacking to patch gaps, and bending business processes to match software limitations — each signals it's time to consider a buildable POS alternative. - [POS Terminology: 30 Terms Every New Merchant Should Know](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-terminology-30-terms-new-merchants): POS terminology for new merchants spans four categories: hardware, payments, inventory, and daily operations. These 30 plain-English definitions cover interchange, chargebacks, SKUs, stocktakes, floats, and more — every term a merchant encounters in the first month of trading. - [How to use Claude Fable 5 to build a working POS - before it's too late.](https://finalpos.com/blog/claude-fable-5-build-working-pos): Claude Fable 5 remains inside paid Claude subscription limits at no extra cost until July 19, 2026, making it the optimal window to build and deploy a working POS over MCP before per-token usage credits apply. - [Mobile tap payments vs Tap to Pay on mobile: explaining the difference](https://finalpos.com/blog/mobile-tap-payments-vs-tap-to-pay-on-mobile): Tap to Pay on mobile turns a merchant's smartphone into a certified NFC card reader, while mobile tap payments describe how customers pay using a digital wallet. Same tap gesture, opposite sides of the counter — only the acceptance side requires a merchant decision. - [Why Vibe-Coded Payment Apps Get Rejected from the App Store](https://finalpos.com/blog/why-vibe-coded-payment-apps-get-rejected): Vibe-coded payment apps face App Store rejection for reasons unrelated to code quality: wrong payment routing for goods type, missing licensing, ungranted Tap to Pay entitlements, and reviewers unable to complete a real transaction — none of which AI can fix. - [OpenAI's ChatGPT-5.6 Can Build a Web App in Hours — Can It Build a Working POS?](https://finalpos.com/blog/can-chatgpt-5-6-build-a-working-pos): GPT-5.6 cannot build a working POS on its own because payments, inventory accuracy, and certified hardware cannot be generated as code — no matter how capable the model. The application UI is only 20% of a point of sale; the other 80% is commerce infrastructure requiring contracts, audits, and physical devices. - [How to use ChatGPT-5.6 to build a custom point-of-sale for your business](https://finalpos.com/blog/build-a-custom-pos-with-chatgpt-5-6): ChatGPT-5.6 (GPT-5.6, released July 9, 2026) can build a custom point-of-sale checkout when connected to a POS platform over MCP — the model assembles screens and cart logic while real infrastructure handles payments, inventory, and certified hardware. - [Can Claude Sonnet 5 Build a POS? What MCP Plugins Actually Do](https://finalpos.com/blog/build-a-pos-with-claude-sonnet-5): Claude Sonnet 5 can build a POS interface and logic over MCP in an afternoon, but the inventory accuracy, reconciled reporting, tax compliance, and payment clearing a store depends on are infrastructure an AI cannot conjure — that layer is what Final provides. - [The Hidden $2,000+ Cost of SaaS Subscriptions for Retailers](https://finalpos.com/blog/real-cost-of-saas-subscriptions-retailer): The cost of SaaS subscriptions for small retailers typically reaches $1,800–$3,600 per year in fixed software fees when stacking POS, inventory, loyalty, and e-commerce tools — money owed regardless of seasonal revenue fluctuations. - [AI for Business: What It Can (and Can't) Do](https://finalpos.com/blog/ai-for-business-what-it-can-and-cant-do-july-2026): AI for business excels at marketing content, ad visuals, and brainstorming, but fails dangerously when generating payment, tax, inventory, or refund logic—where plausible-sounding code that is subtly wrong costs real money and triggers chargebacks or audits. - [The Best POS for Retail in 2026](https://finalpos.com/blog/best-pos-for-retail-2026): The best POS for retail in 2026 prioritizes inventory management, integrated payments including Tap to Pay, hardware flexibility, and transparent pricing — Final POS meets all four criteria with no monthly software fee and a transaction-only cost model. - [Offline sales sync in Final POS, explained](https://finalpos.com/blog/offline-sales-sync-final-pos): Offline sales sync in Final POS keeps registers operational during internet outages by storing transactions locally on the device, then automatically uploading and reconciling every queued sale the moment connectivity returns — with no manual steps required. - [The Real Cost of Accepting Card Payments in Canada: A Merchant's Fee Guide for 2026](https://finalpos.com/blog/the-real-cost-of-accepting-card-payments-in-canada-a-merchants-fee-guide-for-2026): Canadian POS payment processing fees fall into three tiers: in-person Interac and Visa/Mastercard (2.4–2.9% plus a flat fee), card-not-present transactions (an extra 0.3–1.5%), and American Express (typically 3.4–3.9%). Hidden costs like software subscriptions, terminal leases, and PCI fees routinely push effective rates 30–60% above headline rates. - [POS Systems With No Monthly Fee: What to Know Before You Sign Up](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-systems-with-no-monthly-fee-what-to-know-before-you-sign-up): A POS system with no monthly fee charges only per transaction, meaning zero software cost in months with zero revenue. This guide explains what no-monthly-fee pricing actually means, what hidden costs to verify, and how to calculate whether transaction-only pricing beats a subscription at your sales volume. - [What’s New: March 2026](https://finalpos.com/blog/whats-new-march-2026): Final's March 2026 release launches Scale for agencies, PayFacs, and SaaS platforms to deploy branded checkout solutions and earn transaction residuals, opens early access to the Code developer tool, and makes MOTO card-not-present payments live for all merchants. - [Why Your Farmers Market Setup Is Costing You Sales (And How to Fix It)](https://finalpos.com/blog/why-your-farmers-market-setup-is-costing-you-sales-and-how-to-fix-it): POS for farmers market vendors doesn't require expensive hardware or monthly fees. Final POS is a free, drag-and-drop mobile checkout that runs on any existing smartphone, accepts tap-to-pay without a card reader, and works offline at outdoor stalls. - [What’s New: February 2026](https://finalpos.com/blog/whats-new-february-2026): Final POS February 2026 release introduces Virtual Station, enabling a full POS experience on any internet browser without app installs, alongside improved onboarding, Fee/Payout Summary reporting, a new Billing page, and direct API key generation from Manage. - [Why Merchants are Switching to Final POS in 2026 (Plus a No-Downtime Migration Checklist)](https://finalpos.com/blog/why-merchants-are-switching-to-final-pos-in-2026-plus-a-no-downtime-migration-checklist): Merchants are switching to Final POS in 2026 to escape rigid POS templates, eliminate subscription creep, and migrate with zero downtime by running Final in parallel alongside their current system before flipping the switch. - [What’s New: January 2026](https://finalpos.com/blog/whats-new-january-2026): Final POS kicks off 2026 with a Custom Payments extension for recording third-party payment types, overhauled tax settings now called Tax Groups, over 10x faster WooCommerce sync speeds, and per-user tips breakdowns on end-of-session reports. - [How to Install the Final POS WooCommerce Extension and Manage Your Store Seamlessly](https://finalpos.com/blog/how-to-install-the-final-pos-woocommerce-extension): The Final POS WooCommerce extension connects a WooCommerce online store to Final POS, syncing products, inventory, orders, and customers in real time across online and physical retail channels — eliminating overselling, duplicate records, and manual stock updates. - [Start With the POS You Won’t Have to Replace: Final POS for New Businesses](https://finalpos.com/blog/start-with-the-pos-you-wont-have-to-replace-final-pos-for-new-businesses): Final POS is the flexible POS for new business that starts free with pay-as-you-go pricing, drag-and-drop checkout customization, offline selling, and multi-device support—built so growing businesses never need to re-platform. - [Top 6 POS Trends for 2026 (And How Merchants Can Stay Ahead)](https://finalpos.com/blog/top-6-pos-trends-for-2026-and-how-merchants-can-stay-ahead): Custom POS design is the defining trend for 2026, as merchants demand checkout flows, mobile-first setups, staff-friendly interfaces, payments flexibility, unified operations, and modular extensions instead of rigid one-size-fits-all systems. - [What’s New: December 2025](https://finalpos.com/blog/whats-new-december-2025): Final POS December 2025 update introduces Smart Grid, a new Builder element that lets merchants configure flexible, customizable home page layouts directly on each Station, plus expanded Roles permissions and editable role names in Manage. - [What’s New: November 2025](https://finalpos.com/blog/whats-new-november-2025): The November 2025 Final POS update adds Custom Sale as a flow Action, real-time Environment Data monitoring via the Station List in Run, and Metorik extension improvements including multi-outlet inventory management and richer metadata for Products, Orders, and Variants. - [What Is Tap to Pay and How Do You Accept It in Your Business?](https://finalpos.com/blog/what-is-tap-to-pay-and-how-to-accept-it-with-final): Tap to Pay is a contactless payment method using NFC technology that lets businesses accept card, phone, or smartwatch payments directly on an iPhone or Android device — no external hardware required. Final POS enables merchants to set up Tap to Pay in minutes using their existing smartphone. - [Final 1.7 Now Available](https://finalpos.com/blog/final-1-7-now-available): Final Version 1.7 introduces a redesigned six-step onboarding flow, Single Sign-On with Google and Apple, a Company Switcher in Build, and improved Migration performance for faster, more reliable data handling. - [Discover the Final POS Tool Suite for Smarter Retail Management](https://finalpos.com/blog/final-pos-software-tools-suite-for-smarter-management): The Final POS software tool suite covers five specialized modules—Manage, Build, Run, Pay, and Scale—giving store owners, agencies, and franchises full control over inventory, custom checkout flows, integrated payments, and multi-business distribution. - [Final 1.6 Now Available](https://finalpos.com/blog/final-pos-1-6-now-available): Final POS version 1.6 introduces a rebranded Tool Suite with five named tools — Manage, Build, Run, Pay, and Scale — alongside new account types, a pay-as-you-go pricing model, cardholder signature capture, and support for multiple Pay accounts per company. - [Final 1.5 Now Available](https://finalpos.com/blog/final-1-5-now-available): Final POS version 1.5 introduces new Build actions (Reorder, Park Order, Webhook Trigger), a Divider Line element, redesigned tipping settings in Manage, Environment Data in the Run Native App, Windows and iOS app availability, and three new extensions: Metorik, TIMEmSYSTEM by Visma, and Zapier. - [Smarter Employee Management with Your POS System](https://finalpos.com/blog/smarter-employee-management-with-your-pos-system): Employee management in modern POS systems like Final POS includes PIN logins, automated shift logs, role-based access permissions, and real-time per-employee sales reports—giving business owners full staff oversight without added operational complexity. - [What Is a Custom POS System? A Complete Guide for Retailers](https://finalpos.com/blog/what-is-a-custom-pos-system-a-guide-for-retailers-2): A custom POS system is a tailored hardware and software solution built around unique workflows, integrations, and brand experiences—unlike generic off-the-shelf platforms. Retailers, restaurants, and multi-location franchises use custom POS to gain flexibility, data ownership, and deep CRM and inventory integration. - [How to Improve Your Self-Checkout with Final POS](https://finalpos.com/blog/how-to-improve-your-self-checkout-with-final-pos): Outdated self-checkout software causes delays, poor UX, and missed revenue. Final POS lets retailers build custom, branded self-checkout kiosks with drag-and-drop flows, flexible payments, real-time updates, and built-in analytics. - [5 Effective Ways to Speed Up the In-store Checkout Process](https://finalpos.com/blog/5-effective-ways-to-speed-up-the-checkout-process): Five POS features speed up the in-store checkout process: tap-to-pay contactless payments (10–15 seconds per transaction), Bluetooth mobile terminals, staff user PINs, customized checkout flows, and smart cart tools for discounts and order notes. - [5 POS Report Types to Grow Your Business](https://finalpos.com/blog/5-pos-report-types-to-grow-your-business): Five essential POS report types — Financial Summary, Sales, End of Session, Employee Sales, and Transactions — give business owners and resellers the data needed to track revenue, manage staff, and optimize inventory without relying on guesswork or third-party tools. - [Final 1.4 Now Available](https://finalpos.com/blog/final-1-4-now-available): Final POS 1.4 expands HUB reporting with Transaction and Employee Sales reports, introduces Custom Sale, Cart Fee, and Product Fee elements in Builder, and launches CDK subscription plan management for modular, plan-based feature access control across organizations. - [How Digital Agencies Can Grow with White-Label POS Solutions](https://finalpos.com/blog/how-agencies-can-grow-with-white-label-pos-solutions): White-label POS solutions let digital agencies expand beyond web services into full commerce partnerships, building recurring revenue streams. Final POS provides a fully customizable, brandable POS infrastructure designed specifically for agencies to deploy, scale, and sell as their own product. - [How POS CRM Features Turn Transactions Into Customer Relationships](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-crm-features-turn-transactions-into-relationships): POS CRM features built into modern point-of-sale systems enable businesses to collect customer data, automate loyalty programs, and personalize marketing campaigns that turn one-time shoppers into repeat customers and brand advocates. - [From Stock Chaos to Control with POS Inventory Management](https://finalpos.com/blog/from-chaos-to-control-with-pos-inventory-management): POS inventory management automates real-time stock tracking, reduces human error, and synchronizes inventory across multiple store locations and online channels, giving retailers the operational control needed to prevent stockouts, eliminate overstocking, and make smarter purchasing decisions. - [Why POS Visual Identity Matters: Building Trust Through Design](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-visual-identity-matters-building-trust): POS visual identity shapes customer trust, brand recognition, and checkout experience quality. Businesses that apply consistent logos, colors, and typography across their POS interface signal professionalism and create seamless branded touchpoints from storefront to receipt. - [Custom Checkout Flows that Match Any Brand, Workflow, or Device](https://finalpos.com/blog/custom-checkout-flow-that-match-any-brand-or-workflow): Custom checkout flows built with modular POS infrastructure let agencies and resellers tailor payment types, device layouts, fees, taxes, and employee permissions to any brand or industry — without managing separate systems for each client. - [Drag and Drop POS Builder vs. Traditional POS](https://finalpos.com/blog/drag-and-drop-pos-builder-vs-traditional-pos): A drag and drop POS builder lets businesses design and configure their point of sale interface visually without writing code, offering branding control and real-time updates — compared to traditional POS systems that provide fixed layouts and limited customization. - [3 Techniques to Improve Your Mobile POS Device](https://finalpos.com/blog/3-techniques-to-improve-your-mobile-pos-device-2): Mobile POS devices deliver maximum value only when optimized for speed, offline performance, a streamlined interface, and strong security. These three techniques help retail, hospitality, and field sales businesses turn any mobile device into a powerful point-of-sale tool. - [Why Customer-facing Displays Are Key to Delivering Branded POS Experiences](https://finalpos.com/blog/customer-facing-displays-are-key-to-branded-pos): Customer-facing displays (CFDs) build trust, reduce checkout errors, and turn the point of sale into a branded touchpoint — making them a high-impact, low-effort tool for developers and resellers building POS systems for retail, food service, or kiosk clients. - [10 Things to Look for When Choosing a POS System for Agencies](https://finalpos.com/blog/10-things-to-look-for-in-pos-system-for-agencies): Choosing a POS system for agencies requires balancing client needs, creative control, and scalability across 10 key factors—from intuitive platforms and pre-built components to cloud flexibility, e-commerce integration, and cost considerations. - [Optimizing Franchise Growth with the Right POS System](https://finalpos.com/blog/optimizing-franchise-growth-with-the-right-pos-system): Franchisors evaluating a franchise POS system should weigh seven factors: features and functionality, customization, centralized management, real-time reporting, scalability, integrations, and onboarding support to balance brand consistency with local flexibility. - [How to Choose the Right POS Software for Hardware Distributors](https://finalpos.com/blog/choosing-pos-software-for-hardware-distributors): POS software for hardware distributors should complement device types, support multi-client management, and unlock recurring revenue—making hardware a complete solution rather than a standalone product for retail, hospitality, and franchise resellers. - [Payment Flexibility Across Final Builder, Station, and Hub](https://finalpos.com/blog/payment-flexibility-across-final): Payment flexibility across Final Builder, Station, and Hub lets agencies create custom checkout flows, support multiple hardware types—cloud terminals, Bluetooth readers, Tap to Pay—and track every transaction, without hardcoding workflows for each client. - [Explore Final Station – A POS App That Fits Your Workflow](https://finalpos.com/blog/final-station-a-pos-app-that-fits-your-workflow): Final Station is the native POS app powering every Final POS checkout, available on Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS with full offline support, hardware integrations, and branded checkout flows built in Final Builder. - [How to Run Final as Your POS System on iPad](https://finalpos.com/blog/how-to-run-pos-system-on-ipad): Final POS is a cloud-based POS system on iPad that requires no complex installation — download the Final Station app, log in, select a POS build created in Final Build, and start selling with offline mode, Stripe payments, and real-time omnichannel sync. - [The Final Station App Turns Any Device Into a POS Station](https://finalpos.com/blog/final-station-app-turns-any-device-into-a-pos-station): Final Station is a native POS app that turns any compatible device into a fully functional sales station, running on Android 12+, iOS 16+, macOS M1+, and Windows 10+, with instant updates, offline mode, and cross-device flexibility for businesses of any size. - [Kiosk POS Features That Simplify Franchise Operations](https://finalpos.com/blog/kiosk-pos-features-that-simplify-franchise-operations): Kiosk POS systems can transform franchise operations when they include five key features: a user-friendly interface, timeout settings, locked access, comprehensive payment processing, and data analytics with session tracking — each driving consistency and efficiency across locations. - [Simplify Multi-Client Management with a Powerful POS System for Agencies](https://finalpos.com/blog/multi-client-management-with-final-pos-for-agencies): Multi-client management across disconnected POS systems creates data mismatches, security risks, and operational inefficiencies for agencies. Final POS provides a single customizable platform with a centralized dashboard, seamless integrations, and white-label branding to handle every client's unique needs. - [Take Control with Final Hub: The Perfect POS Management System](https://finalpos.com/blog/final-hub-the-ultimate-pos-management-system): Final Hub is a centralized POS management system that consolidates product catalog management, customer insights, and business reporting into one platform, designed for managers and operational staff running growing businesses. - [Core Fundamentals of Final POS Builder: The Ultimate Customizable POS System](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-builder-the-ultimate-customizable-pos-system): Final POS Builder is a customizable POS system with drag-and-drop tools, 30+ features, and real-time e-commerce sync—no coding required—designed for store owners, resellers, web design agencies, and franchises needing full control over their checkout flow. - [POS Onboarding Made Simple for Franchisees: Reduce Training Time With the Right POS](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-onboarding-for-franchisees-reduce-training-time): POS onboarding for franchisees is faster when the chosen system features an intuitive interface, seamless integrations, and strong vendor support. Franchise owners should prioritize ease of training alongside cost and business needs when selecting a franchise POS system. - [Final 1.3 Now Available](https://finalpos.com/blog/final-1-3-now-available): Final 1.3 (March 2025) adds customizable customer lists with dynamic data and actions, a Stock Manager with bulk updates and CSV export, Context Sections for focused item display, and new Hub extensions including Final Pay for in-person card payments with Tap to Pay support. - [3 POS Features Every Franchise Needs to Succeed](https://finalpos.com/blog/top-3-pos-features-every-franchise-needs-to-succeed): A franchise POS system must deliver brand consistency, centralized control, and scalable infrastructure across every location. Final POS provides white-label customization, role-based reporting, and automation tools built specifically for multi-location franchise operations. - [POS Systems for Every Business: Which Type is Right for You?](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-systems-for-every-business-which-type-is-right-for-you): POS systems come in four main types—traditional, cloud-based, mobile, and self-service kiosk—each suited to different business sizes, locations, and operational needs. Retailers, restaurants, and service businesses can use this comparison to identify the right fit. - [How to Optimize Your POS Experience for Retail Success](https://finalpos.com/blog/how-to-optimize-your-pos-experience-for-retail-success): Optimizing the POS experience in retail requires upgrading to modern cloud-based or mobile POS systems, streamlining payment processing with contactless and EMV-compliant options, leveraging sales analytics, and designing intuitive interfaces that boost staff efficiency and customer satisfaction. - [High-Risk Payment Gateways for WooCommerce: A Comprehensive Guide](https://finalpos.com/blog/high-risk-payment-gateways-for-woocommerce): High-risk WooCommerce merchants in industries like CBD, adult entertainment, and online gaming need specialized payment gateways—such as Vendara, Authorize.net, NMI, and USAePay—to avoid account freezes, limited acceptance, and inadequate fraud protection from standard processors. - [5 Benefits of Self-Checkout That Will Save You Time and Money](https://finalpos.com/blog/5-benefits-of-self-checkout-that-will-save-you-time-and-money): The benefits of self-checkout include shorter wait times, enhanced customer privacy, operational efficiency, data-driven insights, and stronger loyalty program integration — making it a valuable investment for retailers and service businesses seeking to modernize transactions. - [How to Select the Perfect POS System for Your E-commerce Store](https://finalpos.com/blog/how-to-select-the-perfect-pos-system-for-your-e-commerce-store): Selecting a POS system for an e-commerce store requires aligning inventory, payments, and data across physical and digital channels. This guide covers technical requirements, cloud vs. on-premise tradeoffs, integration points, payment security, and data management for unified retail operations. - [Building Your First iPad POS System: Step-by-Step Setup Guide](https://finalpos.com/blog/building-your-first-ipad-pos-system): An iPad POS system delivers affordable, flexible point-of-sale capabilities for budget-conscious businesses, combining contactless payments, inventory management, and real-time analytics on Apple hardware. This step-by-step guide covers hardware selection, software installation, payment processing, and network security configuration. - [10 Future POS System Trends to Watch in 2025](https://finalpos.com/blog/10-future-pos-system-trends-to-watch-in-2025): The future POS system market will reach $18.1 billion by 2025, driven by AI-powered analytics, contactless and biometric payments, omnichannel integration, and cloud-based solutions that transform retail operations beyond basic transaction processing. - [Retail POS Systems: How to Master Inventory Management and Boost Efficiency](https://finalpos.com/blog/retail-pos-systems-inventory-management-efficiency): Retail POS Systems move small businesses beyond manual inventory tracking by delivering real-time stock visibility, automated reordering, and demand forecasting — capabilities that 43% of small businesses still lack by relying on pen-and-paper methods. - [Contactless Payment (Tap to Pay): Driving Innovation in Retail Technology](https://finalpos.com/blog/contactless-payment-tap-to-pay-driving-innovation-in-retail-technology): Contactless payment adoption has surged 150% since 2019, with 87% of consumers now preferring tap-to-pay options. Retailers using contactless point-of-sale systems process transactions 44% faster and save up to 20 seconds per customer at checkout. - [The Top 5 Must-Have Features in a Customizable POS Interface](https://finalpos.com/blog/op-5-features-in-a-customizable-pos-interface): A customizable POS interface adapts to your business by offering role-based access control, industry-specific configurations, responsive design, performance optimization, and offline functionality — five features that streamline checkout operations for retail, restaurant, healthcare, and service businesses. - [Top Tips on How to Build a Business Website in 2024](https://finalpos.com/blog/top-tips-on-how-to-build-a-business-website-in-2024): Building a business website in 2024 starts with defining clear goals, choosing the right domain and hosting, and crafting core pages like a homepage, About Us, and product or service pages that attract and convert visitors. - [How to Build a Price Checker Kiosk with Final](https://finalpos.com/blog/how-to-build-a-price-check-kiosk-with-final): Building a price checker kiosk with Final Builder involves hardware selection, portrait-mode interface design (1080x1920), barcode scanner integration, and REST API connectivity to sync real-time inventory data — eliminating price discrepancies that drain up to 4 percent of annual retail revenue. - [10 Essential Features to Look for in a Mobile POS System](https://finalpos.com/blog/10-essential-features-in-a-mobile-pos-system): A mobile POS system should include ten essential features: intuitive interface design, real-time inventory management, diverse payment processing, cloud-based technology, and customer relationship management tools that help small businesses streamline operations and improve customer satisfaction. - [Implementing a POS System for Retail Stores: A Step-by-Step Guide](https://finalpos.com/blog/implementing-a-pos-system-for-retail-stores-a-step-by-step-guide): A POS system for retail stores requires careful selection of hardware, software, security protocols, and workflow customization. This step-by-step guide covers everything from store layout and network infrastructure to PCI DSS compliance and performance monitoring for retail operators. - [Walmart Removing Self-Checkout: A Shift Back to Traditional Lanes](https://finalpos.com/blog/walmart-removing-self-checkout-a-shift-back-to-traditional-lanes): Walmart removing self-checkout lanes in select stores—including locations in Missouri, Ohio, and New Mexico—reflects growing theft concerns, with self-checkout losses estimated at five times the rate of traditional cashier lanes, prompting a broader retail industry reassessment. - [What is a POS System? Complete Guide to Point of Sale Systems](https://finalpos.com/blog/what-is-pos-understanding-point-of-sale-systems): A POS (Point of Sale) system combines hardware and software to process transactions, manage inventory, track sales, and handle customer relationships — essential technology for retail, hospitality, and any business managing daily sales operations. - [2024's Top 9 Wholesale Business Ideas for Entrepreneurs](https://finalpos.com/blog/top-9-wholesale-business-ideas): Wholesale business ideas for 2024 span fashion, consumer electronics, health and beauty, home goods, and pet care — each offering strong bulk-buying profit potential for entrepreneurs ready to capitalize on emerging consumer trends. - [Introducing Final POS: The Next Generation Point of Sale Builder](https://finalpos.com/blog/introducing-final-pos): Final POS is a next-generation point of sale builder that gives store owners, resellers, and developers drag-and-drop customization, real-time inventory sync, combination payment options including tap-to-pay, and multi-screen-resolution support for fully tailored checkout experiences. - [Final 1.2 Now Available](https://finalpos.com/blog/final-1-2-now-available): Final 1.2 introduces Orders Management, letting users create custom order lists with dynamic data, improved filters, and a streamlined refund workflow. The release also adds a State Manager for element interaction design and Custom Payments for external payment methods. - [POS System Optimization: 7 Strategies for Peak Season Success](https://finalpos.com/blog/pos-system-optimization-7-strategies-for-peak-season): Retailers whose POS systems failed during Black Friday 2023 missed a 5% sales surge. Seven peak season optimization strategies—covering inventory automation, staff training, promotional setup, and real-time analytics—help businesses handle high-traffic periods without disruption. - [Top Tips for Choosing a Mobile POS System](https://finalpos.com/blog/top-tips-for-choosing-a-mobile-pos-system): Choosing a mobile POS system requires matching hardware compatibility, software flexibility, pricing structure, and transaction fee models to business type, sales environment, and growth plans — a practical guide for retailers, food trucks, and service businesses evaluating their options. - [POS System Design: 7 Key Principles for Effective Modern Retail Systems](https://finalpos.com/blog/7-key-principles-of-effective-pos-system-design): POS system design determines staff efficiency, transaction speed, and customer satisfaction in retail. Seven key principles — including intuitive interfaces, fast checkout flows, consistent layouts, and flexible hardware — separate effective modern systems from frustrating ones. - [7 Reasons Why Your Business Needs Custom POS Systems](https://finalpos.com/blog/7-reasons-why-your-business-needs-custom-pos-systems): Custom POS systems go beyond transaction processing to deliver industry-specific features, real-time inventory tracking, automated reordering, multi-location stock sync, advanced user permissions, and secure payment processing tailored to each business's operational needs. - [Streamline Your Multi-Location Store with Scalable POS](https://finalpos.com/blog/multi-location-store-with-scalable-pos): A scalable POS system centralizes inventory, sales data, and customer management across every store location, helping multi-location retailers reduce manual work, cut inventory costs, and deliver consistent customer experiences as they grow. - [Build a Mobile Checkout with Tap-to-Pay in Minutes: The Ultimate Guide](https://finalpos.com/blog/build-a-mobile-checkout-with-tap-to-pay): Final POS turns any smartphone into a tap-to-pay payment terminal without extra hardware, letting mobile businesses like pop-up shops build a professional mobile checkout in minutes with no technical expertise required. - [The Ultimate Guide to Choosing POS Hardware for Your Business](https://finalpos.com/blog/guide-to-choosing-pos-hardware-for-your-business): Selecting the right POS hardware improves checkout speed, inventory accuracy, and customer experience for small to medium-sized businesses. This guide covers essential components, compatibility considerations, scalability, and cost factors ranging from $300 to $2,500. - [How to Open a Vape Shop: Essential Tips for Beginners](https://finalpos.com/blog/how-to-open-a-vape-shop): Opening a vape shop requires a business plan, proper licenses, startup funding of around $50,000, and a POS system for inventory and age verification compliance. This guide covers every step for entrepreneurs entering the vaping market. - [How to Use a POS System: A Step-by-Step Tutorial](https://finalpos.com/blog/how-to-use-a-pos-system-a-step-by-step-tutorial): How to use a POS system is explained in this beginner-friendly step-by-step tutorial covering hardware setup, software configuration, inventory management, payment processing, and reporting for retail and hospitality businesses. - [Receipt Builder Mastery: Boost Your Sales with Final POS](https://finalpos.com/blog/building-custom-professional-receipts-with-final-pos): Final POS Receipt Builder lets merchants create branded receipts with logos, QR codes, dynamic data fields, and custom brand messaging — turning every receipt into a customer engagement and marketing tool. - [10 Key Advantages of Cloud POS Systems for Your Business](https://finalpos.com/blog/10-key-advantages-of-cloud-pos-systems): Cloud POS systems give retailers real-time inventory tracking, automatic software updates, and omnichannel consistency that traditional point-of-sale systems cannot provide, making them essential for modern retail operations of any size. ## API Docs - [Getting Started](https://finalpos.com/docs/getting-started): The Final POS Public API is a JSON REST API at api.finalpos.com for managing point-of-sale resources such as products, customers, orders, taxes, and outlets. Endpoints are organized into singular CRUD routes, plural bulk routes, and multi-step workflow routes. Every request is authenticated with an API key created in the Final POS dashboard. - [Authentication](https://finalpos.com/docs/authentication): Every Final POS API request needs an API key. Use a company key in the x-api-key header for standard resource endpoints, or an organization key in the x-org-api-key header for org-level company management. Create keys under Settings > API Keys in manage.finalpos.com or scale.finalpos.com, granting only the permissions each integration needs. - [Use These Docs from Your AI Agent](https://finalpos.com/docs/ai-agents): Final POS serves its full API documentation over MCP at https://mcp.finalpos.com/mcp with no API key required. Connect from Cursor, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, or any MCP client, and your agent can list APIs, search endpoints, read schemas, and check authentication while writing your integration. ## Help Center ### About Final POS - [Final POS glossary: key terms explained](https://finalpos.com/help/final-pos-glossary): This Final POS glossary defines the key terms in plain language, from the Merchant Hub, Manage, Pay and Run to Stations, flows, Flow Studio, credits and deploy, so you can move around the product and the rest of these help articles without getting lost in the jargon. - [Final POS Tool Suite: the complete lineup](https://finalpos.com/help/final-pos-tool-suite): Final POS is a complete commerce platform made up of a suite of products. Manage runs your back office, Pay handles payments, and Run turns any device into a point of sale. Flow Studio lets you create your own checkout flows, while Scale and Code, both coming soon, will help organizations distribute and extend Final across many businesses. - [Getting started with Final POS](https://finalpos.com/help/getting-started-with-final-pos): Manage, Pay, and Run all live in the Merchant Hub, so start there: sign up and set up your store. Choose a ready-made checkout flow that fits your business or build your own in Flow Studio, turn on Pay to accept cards, and sell with Run on any device. - [How Final POS pricing works](https://finalpos.com/help/how-final-pos-pricing-works): Final POS has no monthly software fee. Card payments through Final Pay are a per-charge rate that depends on your region and whether the card is in person or online. Flow Studio uses credits: 1,000 free each day, up to 5,000 a month, with optional top-up packs that never expire. - [Introducing Final Preview](https://finalpos.com/help/introducing-final-preview): Final Preview is how we put brand-new Final POS features in your hands early, while we are still shaping them. When you see the Final Preview tag, the feature works and you can use it, but its design may still change, and your feedback directly influences what we build next. Flow Studio currently carries the tag. - [What makes Final different](https://finalpos.com/help/what-makes-final-different): Final is different from a traditional, fixed point-of-sale system. You can pick from a wide variety of ready-made checkout flows and make one your own, or build your own from scratch with AI in Flow Studio, then run it on devices you already own and manage everything on one connected platform. ### Account & Billing - [How to manage your billing and view invoices](https://finalpos.com/help/manage-your-billing): Open Billing in the Merchant Hub to manage your account. The Current Billing Period card shows your estimated fees, the period dates and your invoices, and below it you will find Payment Methods and Billing To. A Fee Breakdown table appears once you have fee-generating transactions in the period. - [How to see your fees and usage](https://finalpos.com/help/view-and-change-your-plan): Open Billing in the Merchant Hub to see what your store is charged. The page shows your current billing period, estimated fees, past invoices, your payment method and your billing address. There is no plan to choose or change, no monthly software fee, and no cap on outlets, users or stations. - [How to update your billing payment method](https://finalpos.com/help/update-billing-payment-method): In the Merchant Hub, open Billing and find the Payment Methods card. Click Add Card to add a credit or debit card. Your cards show as a list, so select one to make it your Default, and use the trash icon to remove a card you no longer use. Your default card is what's charged for your per-transaction fees. ### Build - [Build a flow with your own AI tool over MCP](https://finalpos.com/help/build-a-flow-with-your-own-ai-tool): To build a flow with your own AI tool over MCP, connect the tool to Flow, describe the checkout you want in plain language, let the tool load Final's current scaffold, then ask it to validate, preview and deploy. Your tool calls the right Final tools in the right order; you review warnings, test the preview, and switch to the new flow from Station Home. - [Choosing a chat mode: Build, Plan, or Ask](https://finalpos.com/help/build-plan-and-ask-modes): Flow Studio has three chat modes. Build writes and edits your flow to make changes. Plan drafts an approach for you to review without changing anything, then you click Approve and Build to run it. Ask answers questions about your flow, read-only. Switch modes with Shift and Tab in the composer. - [Connect your own AI to Flow Studio (MCP)](https://finalpos.com/help/connect-your-own-ai-mcp): You can build Final flows with your own AI tool, like Claude Code, Cursor, or ChatGPT, over MCP. On the Flow Studio home, type a prompt and choose Connect your own AI (MCP). Flow Studio gives you one block of text to paste into your tool, which then connects to Final and builds your flow. - [Getting Started with Flow Studio](https://finalpos.com/help/getting-started-with-build): Flow Studio is Final's AI tool for checkout flows. You describe the flow you want in plain language, and Flow Studio creates it, shows a live preview you can interact with, and lets you refine it by chatting. When it's ready, you deploy it to run on your Final POS stations, with no coding required. - [How to build your first flow](https://finalpos.com/help/build-your-first-flow): To build your first flow, open Flow Studio, describe the checkout experience you want, and click Start. Flow Studio names your flow and starts building it right away, showing a live preview as it goes. Refine it by chatting, then click Deploy to run a pre-flight review, set a version, and publish it to your stations. - [How to test your flow](https://finalpos.com/help/test-your-flow): Open the Test view from the top bar to check your flow. Flow Studio derives a test suite from your flow, which you run all at once or by category. Use Deep test to describe a scenario for an AI agent to try, watch Signals to see the commands your flow sends, and review the Issue inbox for problems. - [How to use the support chat in Flow Studio](https://finalpos.com/help/how-to-use-the-support-chat-in-flow-studio): To use support chat in Flow Studio, click the floating launcher icon in the bottom-right corner of the studio. The chat panel opens with your account identity pre-filled. You can send messages, receive live replies, minimise the panel, and move between views without losing your conversation. The chat never appears on customer-facing POS screens. - [The Flow Studio workspace: layout explained](https://finalpos.com/help/build-workspace-layout): The Flow Studio workspace has three views: Build, Test, and Launch, switched from the tabs in the top bar. In the Build view you work across three panels: the chat rail on the left (chats, files, design system, database, and settings), the chat and composer in the middle, and the live preview of your flow on the right. - [Working with multiple chats in Flow Studio](https://finalpos.com/help/working-with-multiple-chats-in-build): In Flow Studio, a single flow can have multiple chats, separate conversations that all build the same flow. Use extra chats to work on different features, to let a chat run on its own branch without disturbing the main build, to run companion add-ons in parallel, or to see a connected AI tool's read-only session. ### Code - [Introduction to Code](https://finalpos.com/help/introduction-to-code): Code is coming soon and isn't available yet. When it launches, it will be Final's developer platform for building custom extensions — add-ons that extend Final POS with your own features, UI, data, and logic: create an extension, choose the surfaces where its UI appears, add custom tables for data and hooks and interceptors for logic, then set who can use it. ### Manage - [How to add a product](https://finalpos.com/help/add-a-product): To add a product, go to Manage → Products → Product List and click + Add Product. Enter the Name, set the Price, the Sold in unit (default By the piece) and a Tax Group, and add identifiers, categories, inventory, and the outlets that can sell it. Add variants if the product has options, then create the product. - [How to add a team member](https://finalpos.com/help/add-a-team-member): To add a team member, go to Team → Users and choose Add User, then pick the type: a Hub User (invited by email, with Merchant Hub access) or a POS User (signs in at terminals with a PIN). You assign each user a role that controls what they can access. - [How to add and manage customers](https://finalpos.com/help/add-and-manage-customers): To add a customer, go to Customers and choose Add Customer, then enter their details (email is required) and save. On the customer's record you can add tags to group them, add private notes, and see their full order history. - [How to add and manage outlets](https://finalpos.com/help/add-and-manage-outlets): In the Merchant Hub, go to Settings → Outlets and choose Add Outlet. Enter the outlet's name, address, and contact details, set its tax rates and payment account, then Create Outlet. You can edit or delete outlets later, and outlets are used across stock, taxes, reports, and stations. - [How to adjust stock](https://finalpos.com/help/adjust-stock): Stock is tracked per variant and per outlet. For a product without variants, choose Adjust Stock, pick the outlet and a stock action, and enter the quantity. For a product with variants, adjust each variant from the variants table, or use Bulk Inventory Recount for a whole outlet. Sizes sharing one stock are adjusted on the variant set to Its own stock, in its unit. - [How to create a role](https://finalpos.com/help/create-a-role): To create a role, go to Team → Roles and choose Add Role. Give it a name (for example Manager or Cashier), then select the role and toggle its permissions in the permission editor. You assign a role when you add a user, so create your roles first. - [How to create and receive a purchase order](https://finalpos.com/help/how-to-create-and-receive-a-purchase-order): To create a purchase order in the Merchant Hub, add a supplier under Suppliers, then open Purchase Orders and select New PO. Choose the supplier and ship-to Outlet, add line items with quantities and unit costs, save as Draft, then send it. When stock arrives, open the PO and click Receive Stock to update inventory automatically. - [How to create attributes](https://finalpos.com/help/create-attributes): To create an attribute, go to Manage → Products → Attributes and choose Add Attribute. Give it a name (such as Size or Color), add its option values (such as Small, Medium, Large), and create it. You then use attributes on a product to generate variants. - [How to export your reports](https://finalpos.com/help/export-your-reports): Open any report under Reports — Financial Summary, Sales Breakdown, Transactions, Employee Sales, or End of Session — set your date range and filters, then click Download (or press Ctrl+E) and choose Export as CSV, Excel (XLSX), or PDF. The export reflects the filters you've applied. - [How to find and view orders](https://finalpos.com/help/find-and-view-orders): In the Merchant Hub, go to Orders to find and view your orders. Search by receipt ID or product and filter by status, then open an order to see its items, totals, customer, notes, and full activity — including any refunds. Refunds are issued at the till or terminal, not from this page. - [How to import products in bulk](https://finalpos.com/help/import-products): To import products in bulk, go to Settings → Import / Export and choose Import Data. Pick Products, upload your CSV or Excel (.xlsx) file (the first row must be column headers), map each file column to a field, preview the changes, and run the import. - [How to manage your branding](https://finalpos.com/help/manage-your-branding): In the Merchant Hub, go to Settings → Branding to set your company identity and colors. Add your Company Name and logo, choose your Brand Color and accent, and use the live preview to check the look. Save to apply your branding. - [How to organize products with categories](https://finalpos.com/help/organize-products-with-categories): To organize products with categories, go to Manage → Products → Categories and create a category. Nest a subcategory by setting a parent category, then assign products to their categories. You can also bulk-assign categories to several selected products at once. - [How to read your Employee Sales report](https://finalpos.com/help/read-your-employee-sales-report): Open Merchant Hub → Reports → Employee Sales to track individual employee performance. Set a date range and filter by outlet, then review the cards (Gross Sales, Total Orders, Avg Transaction, Total Tips, Employees), the Top Performers and Sales by Role charts, and the Employee Breakdown table. Click any row to see that employee's orders. - [How to read your End of Session report](https://finalpos.com/help/read-your-end-of-session-report): The End of Session report summarises a station session's sales, payments, refunds, tips, and cash drawer activity. When modifier upcharges are present, it also shows a Net Modifiers line in the Sales Summary and a Modifiers Breakdown section with gross sold, refunded, and net figures. - [How to read your Financial Summary](https://finalpos.com/help/read-your-financial-summary): Open Reports, then Financial Summary in the Merchant Hub for an overview of revenue, taxes, payments and expenses. It opens with Payment Methods, Tax Breakdown and Staff Sales charts, then detailed sections covering Sales Summary, Payments, Refunds, Card Processing, Staff Sales, Tips and Discounts, with date and outlet filters. - [How to read your Sales Breakdown report](https://finalpos.com/help/read-your-sales-breakdown): Open Merchant Hub → Reports → Sales Breakdown for a detailed breakdown of individual transactions. Set a date range and filter by outlet, then review the cards (Total Sales, Gross Sales, Total Refunds), the charts (Daily Sales Trend, Payment Methods, Sales vs Refunds), and the Orders table of every transaction. - [How to read your Transactions report](https://finalpos.com/help/read-your-transactions-report): Open Merchant Hub → Reports → Transactions for the full transaction log. Set a date range, filter by outlet or payment type (Terminal, Tap to Pay, Cloud, Cash), or search, then review the cards (Total Transactions, Total Sales, Total Refunds, Average Value) and the Transaction Log of every sale and refund. - [How to set up a tax group](https://finalpos.com/help/set-up-a-tax-table): To set up a tax group, go to Settings → Taxes and choose Add Tax Group. Name it, then add one or more tax rates (each a name and a percentage). Optionally make a rate compounding or set a different rate per outlet. Assign the tax group to products so tax is calculated at checkout. - [How to set up unit-based products and packs](https://finalpos.com/help/how-to-set-up-unit-based-products-and-packs): To set up unit-based products, open the product in the Merchant Hub and choose a Sold in unit (pound, metre, glass) in the Variants table instead of By the piece. Define your own units and pack sizes under Manage, Products, Units of measure, and point pack variants at the holding variant with Stock source so sizes share one stock. - [How to set up variants for your products](https://finalpos.com/help/set-up-variants): You set up variants on the product, in the Attributes & Variations section. On a product with no variants yet (including a new product), choose Create Variants; on a product that already has variants, choose Manage Variants. Either opens the variant generator, where you select the attributes and their values and Generate Variants — one per combination. - [How to transfer stock between outlets](https://finalpos.com/help/transfer-stock-between-outlets): To transfer stock between outlets, go to Manage → Products → Stock Transfers and start a new transfer. Choose the source and destination outlets, add the products and quantities to move, and send the transfer. It shows as In Transit until someone at the destination marks it as received, which adds the stock there. - [How to use the Media Library](https://finalpos.com/help/use-the-media-library): The Media Library in the Merchant Hub is where you upload and manage your images, such as product photos. Upload images, add alt text for accessibility, copy an image's URL, search or filter the library, and delete images you no longer need. - [Introduction to Customers: records & order history](https://finalpos.com/help/merchant-hub-customers): The Merchant Hub Customers section is your customer directory. Each record links to the customer's orders, so you can see their order history and spending, capture contact and address details, group customers with tags, and keep private staff notes. You can search, add, import, merge, and bulk-edit customers. - [Introduction to Dashboard](https://finalpos.com/help/merchant-hub-dashboard): The Merchant Hub Dashboard is the first page you see — a store overview of your sales, payments, top products, and staff. Pick a period and optionally compare it to the previous period or last year, jump into quick actions, and export the figures. Widgets show based on your permissions. - [Introduction to Orders: statuses, details & refunds](https://finalpos.com/help/merchant-hub-orders): The Merchant Hub Orders section is a record of every transaction in your store. Each order shows what was sold, how it was paid, which staff member rang it up, and whether anything was refunded. Refunds for orders are completed in Run, and depend on your role's permissions. - [Introduction to Products: catalog, stock, categories & modifiers](https://finalpos.com/help/merchant-hub-products): The Products section of the Merchant Hub includes the Product List, Categories, Attributes, Modifiers, Stock Transfers, and Units of Measure. Modifiers is where you create options and add-ons — like toppings or milk choices — and attach them to categories so they appear automatically at the till. - [Introduction to Reports: financials, sales & sessions](https://finalpos.com/help/merchant-hub-reports): Merchant Hub Reports give you a clear picture of how your business is doing. The Reports menu has five reports: Financial Summary, Sales Breakdown, End of Session, Employee Sales and Transactions. Each can be filtered by date range, Outlet and Station, and exported as PDF, XLSX or CSV. - [Introduction to Team: Users & Roles](https://finalpos.com/help/merchant-hub-team): The Merchant Hub Team section is where you manage the people who can use your Merchant Hub and Stations. It's split into two pages: Users, where you add and manage Hub and POS users, and Roles, where you control what each user can do. ### Merchant Hub - [Getting Started with the Merchant Hub](https://finalpos.com/help/getting-started-merchant-hub): The Merchant Hub is your central place to set up and run your store. It brings together Manage for products, orders, customers, reports, and team; Run for your point-of-sale; and Pay for payments and payouts, with Settings and your Flow Library beneath them in the left menu. - [How to complete your store setup in Merchant Hub](https://finalpos.com/help/how-to-complete-your-store-setup-in-merchant-hub): The Get Started page in Merchant Hub guides new and partially configured merchants through four steps: store setup (Outlet and tax rate), catalog creation, POS launch, and card payment setup. Each step is worth 25%. Complete all four and the Dashboard becomes your default landing page. Cash-only merchants can skip card payments with Mark as complete. - [Introduction to Billing](https://finalpos.com/help/merchant-hub-billing): Merchant Hub Billing shows what your store is being charged for and when. Open it from the user menu in the bottom-left corner to see upcoming charges, past invoices, your payment method and your billing address. There are no plans and no usage caps to worry about. - [Introduction to Flow Library](https://finalpos.com/help/merchant-hub-flow-library): The Flow Library is a showcase of pre-built checkout flows made in Flow Studio. Open it from the bottom of the left menu in the Merchant Hub to browse flows for different businesses. Use Try now to preview a flow live, or Make it yours to open it in Flow Studio and customize it as your own. - [Introduction to Media Library](https://finalpos.com/help/merchant-hub-media-library): The Media Library, under Manage then Media, is where all your images live in the Merchant Hub: product photos, category images and logos. Upload once and reuse them across your catalog. Search, filter and sort to find an image, open its detail panel to edit alt text or copy its URL, and select several for bulk actions. - [Merchant Hub Glossary](https://finalpos.com/help/merchant-hub-glossary): This Merchant Hub glossary defines the key terms used across Final POS, including Company, Outlet, Station, Flow, Tax Group and Final Pay, so you can understand the platform's vocabulary at a glance. - [Merchant Hub Settings: company, taxes & more](https://finalpos.com/help/merchant-hub-settings): Merchant Hub Settings is where you configure how your store behaves. The submenu includes General, Outlets, Taxes, Import / Export, Branding, and API Keys. - [Troubleshooting and FAQ](https://finalpos.com/help/merchant-hub-faq-troubleshooting): This Merchant Hub troubleshooting guide answers the most common questions: why Pay or other menu items are missing, why a product isn't at the till, why a variant can't be chosen as a Stock source, why a Station is offline, why Apple Pay shows a different last-four, and why a payment can't be refunded. ### Pay - [Final Pay pricing: how much does it cost?](https://finalpos.com/help/final-pay-pricing): Final Pay is pay-as-you-go per successful card charge, with no setup or monthly fees. Canada in-person is 1.99% plus 10 cents CAD, Europe is 0.99% plus 10 euro cents, and US and worldwide is 2.49% plus 10 cents. Online rates are higher. American Express adds 1%. Next-day payouts are included. - [Getting paid: next-day payouts included](https://finalpos.com/help/standard-vs-instant-payouts): Final Pay sends your money to your bank on your payout schedule, and next-day payouts are included at no extra cost. Only Available (cleared) funds can be paid out, so Pending funds must clear first. Change how often you are paid in Payment Setup. - [Getting Started with Final Pay](https://finalpos.com/help/getting-started-final-pay): Final Pay is the built-in payment processing for Final. It lets you take card and digital-wallet payments in person and online, receive payouts to your bank, and manage refunds and disputes, all from the Merchant Hub. First-time setup takes about five minutes through a secure onboarding flow. - [How tipping works on Final](https://finalpos.com/help/how-tipping-works-on-final): Tipping is a built-in setting in Final, not an add-on. Turn it on in the Merchant Hub under Pay, then Setup, and set three tip presets. At checkout, Final Pay customers pick a preset, enter a custom tip, or choose No tip, on the screen or a supported reader. Tips appear per employee in the Employee Sales report. - [How to configure Tips](https://finalpos.com/help/configure-tips): To configure tips, open the Merchant Hub, go to Pay, and select the Setup tab. In the Tips section, switch on Tips Enabled, set your three tip percentages and labels, and save. Tips appear at checkout for Final Pay card payments only — they aren't supported for cash or custom payments. - [How to connect a Printer](https://finalpos.com/help/connect-a-printer): To connect a printer, open Station Settings on a Native Station and go to the Printer tab. The Station automatically discovers nearby printers; tap the one you want to connect it. You can then set the paper size, receipt template, and cash-drawer behavior, and print a test receipt to confirm. - [How to connect a terminal](https://finalpos.com/help/connect-a-terminal): To connect a terminal, open Station Settings on the Station device and go to Payment Terminals. Cloud terminals pair with a pairing code: select Add cloud terminal and enter the code. Bluetooth readers pair directly to the Station device, with Bluetooth and Location enabled. The method depends on your reader. - [How to enable on-reader tipping](https://finalpos.com/help/enable-on-reader-tipping): On-reader tipping shows tip options right on your card reader's screen. To enable it, open Pay → Setup in the Merchant Hub and toggle your Tips setting off and back on, then wait up to 10 minutes. Then, on the Station, disconnect the terminal, close the session, unbind the Station, log back in, start a session, and reconnect the terminal. - [Managing Payments & Disputes](https://finalpos.com/help/managing-payments-refunds-disputes): The Payments area in the Merchant Hub is where you review your Final Pay payments and disputes: every transaction and its status, and disputes you respond to with evidence. Refunds aren't issued here; you make them at the station (see How to make a refund). - [Pay: Payments, Payouts & Funding](https://finalpos.com/help/merchant-hub-pay): Merchant Hub Pay is where you set up payment processing, take and manage payments, and get paid. It is embedded in the Merchant Hub with four pages: Setup, Payments, Payouts, and Funding. Use the linked Pay articles for step-by-step help with setup, payments, payouts, tips, and terminals. - [Payment Setup: account & cardholder signatures](https://finalpos.com/help/configuring-tips-cardholder-signatures): In the Merchant Hub under Pay → Setup you manage your Payment Account and choose whether to request a cardholder signature before a payment completes. Signatures are stored with the order on supported cloud terminals, which helps when responding to disputes. To set up tipping, see How to configure Tips. - [Payouts, Balances & Funding](https://finalpos.com/help/payouts-balances-funding): Final Pay collects money from your sales into a balance, then pays it out to your bank account. The Payouts area shows your available and pending balance, payout history, and schedule, and lets you initiate payouts. The Funding area shows your balance and any financing offers you're eligible for. - [Restricted businesses on Final Pay: what's supported](https://finalpos.com/help/restricted-businesses-final-pay): Final Pay's restricted business rules are set by Final, shaped by card-network rules, our banking partners, and local regulation. Most retail, food, and service businesses are supported, but some business types are restricted or prohibited and can't use Final Pay. Contact Final support to confirm your business is eligible. - [Supported payment terminals for Final Pay](https://finalpos.com/help/supported-payment-terminals): Final Pay supports three payment terminals supplied by Final: Final Touch, a mobile Android terminal with a built-in printer; Final Touch Pro, a handheld terminal with a larger screen, printer and cellular; and Final Move, a pocket Bluetooth card reader. Tap to Pay on iPhone and NFC Android also works. Earlier Stripe readers are no longer offered. - [Where Final Pay is available](https://finalpos.com/help/where-final-pay-is-available): Final Pay is available in a growing list of countries. You choose your country when you set up payments, and Final creates your payment account for it. Card reader and feature availability can vary by country and device, so contact Final support to confirm availability where you operate. ### Run - [Cash rounding FAQ: split payments, refunds and $0.00 tenders](https://finalpos.com/help/cash-rounding-faq-split-payments-refunds-and-zero-value-tenders): Cash rounding in Final POS applies only to cash payments; cards, terminals and gift cards are charged to the exact cent. Split cash payments reduce the outstanding balance by the unrounded amount so orders close correctly, partial refunds are calculated per return, and a cash amount that rounds to $0.00 still closes the order as fully paid. - [How to apply a discount](https://finalpos.com/help/apply-a-discount): To apply a discount at the till, add a discount to the whole cart or to a single item. For the order, use Add discount to cart; for one item, tap it in the cart and set its discount. Choose a percentage or a fixed amount, and optionally add a label. - [How to enable Cash Management on your flow](https://finalpos.com/help/enable-cash-management): Cash Management tracks the cash in the drawer for each session. To enable it, open the Merchant Hub, go to Run → Your Flows, open the flow's settings, and on the Station Home tab switch on Cash Management. Click Save Changes to apply it to the Stations running that flow. - [How to generate an End of Session report](https://finalpos.com/help/generate-end-of-session-report): Close a session from Station Home (select End Session, reconcile your cash if prompted, and confirm) and Station Home then shows Session Closed. To view or print the report, open Session Reports from the left menu, pick the session from Last 10 closed sessions, and tap Print report. Older sessions are in the Merchant Hub. - [How to install and configure a checkout flow](https://finalpos.com/help/install-a-checkout-flow): In the Merchant Hub, Your Flows (under Run) shows the checkout flows installed on your account — open one in the Run app with Open in Run, or configure it with the gear (Flow Settings). To add a new flow, open the separate Flow Library, find a flow, and install it; it then appears in Your Flows. - [How to make a Custom Sale](https://finalpos.com/help/make-a-custom-sale): A Custom Sale lets you ring up an item that isn't in your catalog by entering your own name and price. On the station's main screen, select the Custom sale tab, enter a sale name and amount, optionally apply tax, and tap Add to cart. Then take payment as usual. - [How to make a refund](https://finalpos.com/help/make-a-refund): To make a refund, open your flow's orders screen at your Station (labelled Orders, Order History or Order List depending on the flow), open the order, and select Refund. Set the quantity for each item to return, or use Select all items, then Proceed. Quick Refund on Station Home works with any flow. - [How to manage your cart during a Cube Register transaction](https://finalpos.com/help/how-to-manage-your-cart-during-a-cube-register-transaction): In the Cube Register flow, tap Clear Cart to reset everything in one action, use the plus and minus controls to adjust quantities, check line item badges for product discounts and fees, tap the x on a cart-level fee or discount tag to remove it, and look for the Refunded badge in the order list to find returned orders. - [How to open a session](https://finalpos.com/help/open-a-session): A session is a single trading period at a Station. To open one, get to Station Home — open the Final POS app and sign in on a Native Station, or open the Station's URL on a Virtual Station — then tap Open New Session. Enter your PIN if required, and your opening float if Cash Management is on. - [How to park an order and retrieve it](https://finalpos.com/help/park-an-order): To park an order, open Cart actions while items are in the cart and choose Park order (you can't park after a payment has been taken). To retrieve it, click Parked orders at the top of the screen, then select the order to load it back into the cart. - [How to perform a Quick Count](https://finalpos.com/help/how-to-perform-a-quick-count): To perform a Quick Count, open the Quick Count flow on your Station, search for the product, enter the quantity you physically count, and tap Save. The stock level updates immediately and a confirmation screen appears. Quick Count sets the stock level to the number you enter; zero is valid and sets stock to zero. - [How to Process a Split Payment at Checkout](https://finalpos.com/help/how-to-process-a-split-payment-at-checkout): To process a split payment in Final POS, confirm your cart, select Split Payment at checkout, apply each tender (gift card, cash, or card) until the balance reaches zero. The cart locks during payment. For refunds, find the order in Order History, select Full or Partial Refund, and Final returns funds to the original tenders automatically. - [How to process refunds and split payments in the Drive Thru flow](https://finalpos.com/help/how-to-process-refunds-and-split-payments-in-the-drive-thru-flow): To process a refund in the Drive Thru flow, open Order History from the Drive Thru menu, tap the order, tap Issue Refund and confirm the tender. For split payments, tap Pay, select Split Payment and enter each tender amount; cash rounding is applied automatically to the cash portion. Refund receipts can be re-printed from Order History. - [How to process refunds, print receipts and manage orders in Quick Register](https://finalpos.com/help/how-to-process-refunds-print-receipts-and-manage-orders-in-quick-register): In the Quick Register flow, tap the x in the search bar to clear a query, open a product card to see live stock, use Order History to view and refund past orders, and tap Add Customer during checkout to register a new customer. Receipts print automatically when an order completes and can be re-printed from the order. - [How to ring up a sale](https://finalpos.com/help/ring-up-a-sale): To ring up a sale, open a session, then add products from the Catalog — tap their tiles on the grid, search, or scan a barcode. Items collect in the cart, where you can change quantities, apply discounts, or remove lines. When you're done, tap your flow's checkout button to take payment. - [How to run an inventory count by category in Count & Commit](https://finalpos.com/help/how-to-run-a-category-by-category-inventory-count-in-count-commit): To run an inventory count by category in Count & Commit, open a counting session on your Station, pick a category from the filter, check the eligibility badge on each product card before entering a count, switch categories as you go, and commit the session when you are finished to generate a permanent inventory report. - [How to set up a Native Station](https://finalpos.com/help/set-up-a-native-station): A Native Station runs your point-of-sale in the Final POS app on a dedicated Apple or Android device. It registers automatically when you open the Final POS app on the device and sign in, then appears under Run → Stations on the Native tab, where you can rename and manage it. - [How to set up a Virtual Station](https://finalpos.com/help/set-up-a-virtual-station): A Virtual Station runs your point-of-sale in any web browser, with no app to install. Add it in the Merchant Hub under Run, then Stations, with Add Virtual Station (set a name, Outlet, and flow), then Create Station. Click Run Station on its card to launch it, and use Copy Share Link to share access. - [How to set up multi-printer routing on a Station](https://finalpos.com/help/how-to-set-up-multi-printer-routing-on-a-station): To set up multi-printer routing, open the Final POS app on a Native Station, go to Station Settings then Printer Settings, discover and connect each printer, and give each one a tag such as kitchen or counter. Then open your flow in Flow Studio and set matching routing tags on each print block. Tickets route automatically when an order completes. - [How to split a payment across multiple tenders](https://finalpos.com/help/split-a-payment): At checkout, tap Split Payment, enter the amount to charge for the first tender, and take it with cash or card. The payment screen shows the remaining balance; tap Split Payment again and repeat with another tender until the balance reaches zero and the sale completes. - [How to Switch Flows and Manage Shifts from Station Home](https://finalpos.com/help/how-to-switch-flows-and-manage-shifts-from-station-home): To switch flows, tap the Switch flow chip on the Station Home hero and select a flow from the list. To change versions, use the version picker next to it. To clock in or out, tap the footer user row on Station Home, open the accounts page, and use the current-user card. - [How to take a payment at checkout](https://finalpos.com/help/take-a-payment): At checkout, tap a payment button on the grid; which buttons appear is set by your flow. For cash, enter the amount received and the till shows the change due. For card, tap your Final Pay button and the amount is sent to your card reader, Tap to Pay, or paired cloud terminal for the customer to tap, insert, or swipe. - [How to take a Tap to Pay payment](https://finalpos.com/help/take-a-tap-to-pay-payment): Tap to Pay turns a supported device into the card reader. On a Native Station running on an iPhone or NFC-equipped Android (with NFC on), ring up the sale and tap the Tap to pay button on that same device; the customer then taps their card or phone on it. The sale must be rung up and paid on the same device. - [How to Take Quick Payments from Station Home](https://finalpos.com/help/how-to-take-quick-payments-from-station-home): From Station Home, tap Quick Charge, Quick Refund, Manual Entry or Payment Link to take or refund a Final Pay payment without opening a cart. Enter the amount, follow the on-screen prompts, and the terminal or payment link handles the rest. All four actions sit directly on the Station Home screen of any Station running Final Pay. - [Native Station vs. Virtual Station](https://finalpos.com/help/native-vs-virtual-station): A Native Station runs in the Final POS app on a dedicated Apple or Android device; a Virtual Station runs in any web browser. Native Stations support connected hardware such as card readers, Tap to Pay, receipt printers and the cash drawer, while Virtual Stations trade hardware for instant, install-free access from a shareable URL. - [Run: open your point-of-sale and manage Stations](https://finalpos.com/help/merchant-hub-run): Run is where you open your point-of-sale and take orders, using a Native Station (the Final POS app on a device) or a Virtual Station (a web browser). This overview links to the Run guides: Station Home, opening a session, ringing up a sale, refunds, and setting up each Station type. - [Station Home: open, close, and switch sessions in Run](https://finalpos.com/help/station-home-run-app): Station Home is the home screen of a Station, the hub staff return to between tasks. From it you open a session, take Quick Charge, Quick Refund, Manual Entry and Payment Link payments, switch flows, clock in and out, and use the left menu for Transactions, Session Reports, Cash Drawer and Station Settings. ### Scale - [Introduction to Scale](https://finalpos.com/help/introduction-to-scale): Scale is coming soon and is not available yet. When it launches, it will be the part of Final POS for running many businesses from one place, built for organizations, resellers and agencies: create and manage multiple companies, set the pricing they get, distribute your checkout flows, track your reseller earnings and manage your team. ### Terminal - [Getting Started with Final Terminal](https://finalpos.com/help/final-terminal-overview): Final Terminal is software for taking card payments that runs on a dedicated smart terminal from Final. The card reader and the app are the same device, so you take payments right on the terminal. From the home screen you have four options: Quick Charge, Quick Refund, MOTO, and Send Payment Link. - [How to close a session on Final Terminal](https://finalpos.com/help/close-a-session): To close your session, open the menu and tap Close session. The menu first shows a summary (total, sales, tips, and how long the session has been open). Confirm to close it, and Final Terminal shows the session's close-out report. - [How to issue a Quick Refund on Final Terminal](https://finalpos.com/help/quick-refund): Quick Refund is one of Final Terminal's four options. Choose Quick Refund, find the order you want to refund (you can search by amount, receipt, or employee), select Refund, and proceed. The refund is returned to the same card used for the purchase. The same action is also available from Station Home on any Station. - [How to send a payment link on Final Terminal](https://finalpos.com/help/send-a-payment-link): To send a payment link on Final Terminal, tap Send Payment Link on the home screen, enter the amount, and enter the customer's email. Final Terminal creates a Final Pay payment link and emails it to the customer, who pays on their own device with no card reader required. It settles through Final Pay like any card payment. - [How to set up Final Terminal for the first time](https://finalpos.com/help/set-up-final-terminal): To set up Final Terminal for the first time, sign in with your email on the terminal, select your company, and let it sync. Then choose your outlet (the card reader connects), run the setup wizard to name the terminal, and pick your employee profile and enter your PIN. The terminal is then ready to take payments. - [How to switch users on Final Terminal](https://finalpos.com/help/switch-users): To switch users, open the menu and tap the switch-user icon next to the current user's name. On the Select employee screen, choose who is operating the terminal, then enter that employee's PIN. Once it's verified, they're signed in and operating the terminal. - [How to take a MOTO payment on Final Terminal](https://finalpos.com/help/moto-payment): MOTO (Mail Order / Telephone Order) is one of Final Terminal's four options, for keyed card-not-present payments. Choose MOTO, enter the amount for the transaction, then enter the customer's card details to charge the card. The same action is available as Manual Entry from Station Home on any Station. - [How to take a Quick Charge on Final Terminal](https://finalpos.com/help/quick-charge): Quick Charge is one of Final Terminal's four options for taking a payment. Choose Quick Charge, enter the amount to be charged, optionally add a tip, and proceed with payment. When it's done, you can print or email the customer's receipt. The same action is also available from Station Home on any Station. - [How to view session reports on Final Terminal](https://finalpos.com/help/view-session-reports): Open the menu and tap Sessions to see your session reports. Filter by Today, This Week, or All, and search sessions. Each row shows the session's total, its session number, and the number of transactions; tap a session to open its full report. - [How to view your transactions on Final Terminal](https://finalpos.com/help/view-transactions): Open the menu and tap Transactions to see the payments taken on this terminal. Filter by Today, This Week, or All, and search by amount, receipt, or employee. Each row shows the amount, any tip, the card, and the status; tap one to see its details. - [Terminal Menu Overview](https://finalpos.com/help/terminal-menu-overview): The Final Terminal menu shows your open session at the top (the user, session total, sales, tips, and how long it's been open) with a Close session button. Below that, NAVIGATE links to Transactions and Sessions, DEVICE opens Settings, and the footer shows the signed-in user and lets you switch users. - [Terminal Settings overview](https://finalpos.com/help/terminal-settings-overview): Open Settings from the Final Terminal menu to configure the terminal. Settings are grouped under TERMINAL (General, Printer, Receipts, Payment terminal, Environment Data, and Tax) and ADVANCED (Advanced Settings). A Reset Device option is at the bottom. ### Other - [How to set up product modifiers](https://finalpos.com/help/how-to-set-up-product-modifiers): Product modifiers in Final POS let you define options like toppings or add-ons once in the Merchant Hub, attach them to product categories, and have them appear automatically at the till with pricing, tax, and receipt support. Go to Products → Modifiers to create your first modifier. ## Full Context Every blog post, help article, and API docs page is also available as raw Markdown by appending `.md` to its URL. For comprehensive information about Final POS including detailed product descriptions, supported hardware, pricing breakdown, use cases, and integrations, see [llms-full.txt](https://finalpos.com/llms-full.txt).