Ingenico 6500 manual Introduction, Payment Types, Two Terminal Models

Chapter 1

Introduction

1.1Payment Types

The Ingenico 6500 customer-activated terminal supports payment information processing and authorization at the point of sale (POS) in your business. With the appropriate application software, the Ingenico 6500 terminal supports the following payment types:

Credit Debit, ATM Smart Card

Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)

The Ingenico 6500 is also a utility platform for electronic marketing, such as advertising and loyalty programs. In addition to payment, the terminal can be used for the following:

Customer graphics display Item scrolling

Loyalty programs Advertising Instant credit Personal messaging Cross selling Electronic couponing

The Ingenico 6550 terminal can capture an electronic image of a customer's signature for credit transactions and transmit it to a host system (i.e., cash register or computer).

1.2Two Terminal Models

There are two models in the Ingenico 6500 product range:

Ingenico 6510 has four screen-addressable keys

Ingenico 6550 has a touch screen that supports finger and stylus input and signature capture

Ingenico 6510 Ingenico 6550

Ingenico 6500 User’s Guide 1