Convenience Store/Petrol Station: Reducing costs associated with credit card transactions and monitoring fuel levels Time is money, and with more than 300 outlets nationwide, savings add up quickly for customers like a leading convenience store chain.

Facing the need to reduce operating costs and deliver a higher level of customer service, this convenience store needed to reduce both the cost and transaction time associated with credit card purchases. The existing payment solution lacked efficiency and speed. It took up to 25 seconds and three cents per credit card transaction to authorise a purchase using an analog modem.

As an additional measure to reduce operating costs, the monitoring of each stations underground gasoline tanks needed to be automated. In the past, store employees manually checked and reported fuel levels to manage the corresponding refill orders. This was a manual process that was error-prone and time-consuming.

Technology from Dig®was used to network-enable the credit card reader in each store by connecting it directly to the corporate network, dramatically reducing the average transaction authorisation time and associated costs. Applied over thousands of daily calls per store, the payback on this upgrade was virtually immediate. Digi®technology can also automate and optimise the fuel management by monitoring fuel in the underground storage tanks. By utilising Digi technology, tank gauges can be easily set up for central monitoring over the Ethernet.

Reduce operating costs and streamline transactions by eliminating analog modems using Digi®Technology.

To learn more about the Digi®technology used in this solution or to discuss a similar customised solution with one of our consultants, phone the Australian Digi®embedded distributor on 02 9906 6988 or email using tosales@dominion.net.au