Why These New PalmPOS Features Matter for Your Business
Running a business today isn’t just about collecting money at the counter. You need: The latest AutoCount PalmPOS release is designed exactly for that. Besides improving the front-counter experience, it now connects even better with AutoCount Cloud Accounting, giving you real-time visibility of your sales and collections. In this blog, we’ll walk through the new features of AutoCount PalmPOS and how they can help you increase sales, speed up operations, and tighten financial control. New 12- & 24-Month Subscription Plans – Lower Cost, Easier to Start One of the biggest barriers to upgrading POS systems is cost. To make it easier for SMEs to get started, PalmPOS now offers: Both options are cheaper compared to shorter-term plans, so you can: If you’ve been delaying a POS upgrade because of budget, these new subscription options make it much more affordable to start now—and enjoy all the new features immediately. New Credit Sales Functions – Track Debtors & Unpaid Bills Clearly If your business allows customers to buy on credit, you’ll love this. PalmPOS now comes with enhanced credit sales functions: Why this is powerful for you In short, PalmPOS doesn’t just record the sale; it helps you manage your credit customers professionally and keeps your accounts accurate. Custom Payment Methods – Even for Personal Touch ‘n Go & Other Channels In real life, not all payments go straight into your main bank or cash drawer. Sometimes: With the new PalmPOS, you can set custom payment methods. For example: You collect payment to your personal Touch ‘n Go account – you can create a custom payment type for it in PalmPOS. These custom payment types will still tally correctly with AutoCount Cloud Accounting, so you can: This gives you realistic, flexible payment tracking while keeping your books neat and accurate. Enhanced Billing Screen – Faster, Smarter, More User-Friendly PalmPOS has already been improved in earlier updates to make billing smoother. These enhanced billing functions are still some of the biggest selling points: a) One-tap item selection b) Long-press for quick editing No need to jump through multiple screens. Your staff can correct mistakes or adjust orders within seconds, keeping queues moving and customers happy. c) Open Product with Amount Calculator For flexible items (e.g. open items, custom amounts): d) Fast Cash Function (RM5, RM10, RM20, etc.) When customers pay in cash: This cuts down waiting time and helps reduce calculation errors at the counter. e) Print Receipt & e-Invoice (On Screen or Printed) PalmPOS supports: This means your business is better prepared for e-Invoice requirements, and your customers receive clear proof of purchase whether they prefer digital or printed format. f) Flexible Discounts You can apply: This makes it easy to run promotions, offer special prices, or give VIP discounts while still keeping your records accurate and transparent. g) Hold Bill & Recall Bill For busy environments (restaurants, cafes, minimarts): This prevents confusion when a customer needs to check something, adds more items, or steps away from the counter. h) Clear Bill If a transaction is cancelled completely: All these billing features work together to make your front-end operations fast, flexible, and staff-friendly, which directly improves customer experience and sales. Cloud Backend – Access Key Reports from Any Device, Anywhere Behind every strong POS is a strong backend. PalmPOS connects to a cloud backend that you can log in to: This is where you get real-time visibility of your business performance through powerful reports. Payment Reports These reports help you tighten cash control, reduce fraud risk, and make daily closing much smoother. Sales Reports With these reports, you can make data-driven decisions instead of guessing: POS Posting to AutoCount Accounting – No More Double Entry If you subscribe to the Accounting package and above, you will see a new POS Posting window. From this window, you can: That means: This full integration helps your accountant and your management team stay on the same page – everyone is looking at the same figures, updated from the same source. How These Features Help You Sell & Grow Let’s tie it all together from a business & marketing perspective: All of this makes AutoCount PalmPOS not just a POS system, but a complete sales & finance backbone for your business.