What is Till vs Paybill?

A Till (Buy Goods) is a single merchant number for counter payments. A Paybill is a merchant number plus a per-customer account number, used for invoiced payments.

A real Kenyan example

Restaurant uses a Till. School uses a Paybill where the admission number is the account.

Why it matters

The right rail simplifies reconciliation and reduces fees.

How Veira helps

Veira supports both and auto-reconciles every payment to the right Veira sale.

FAQs

Can I have both?
Yes, many businesses do.
Which is cheaper?
Till usually has a slight edge on equivalent volume.
Receipts?
Both send SMS. POS prints thermal with eTIMS.
Move from Till to Paybill?
Yes, communicate the new number to customers.
Reconciliation?
Veira does both.

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