Marina Credit Card Processing

Your Individual Marina

Every marina, like every boat, is one-of-a-kind. You could have a marina that is more recreational in nature and caters to its guests in a variety of ways.

You could have a restaurant and a pool, or you could have a snack bar and a bait shop. Marina payments come in a variety of forms.

Slip rentals and dry storage could be your primary source of income or just one component of your overall income strategy.

When you have a marina with a recreational focus, you also have a hospitality focus toward your customers.

The main sources of income for a boatyard marina are usually maintenance and boat repairs.

You may or may not rent slips and offer dry storage, but your main line of business is boat work and repair.

Whether your marina is one of these or a hybrid of the two, it is unique, and its payment processing requirements are distinct. You want to make payments for your service as simple as possible.

Too many marinas have lost customers because they refuse to accept common payment methods such as debit and credit cards.

They are concerned about the costs, card payment processing fees, and other unknowns.

These marina owners must understand the importance of merchant services and how they can assist their marina in thriving.

How Electronic Merchant Systems Can Benefit Your Marina

When you have a unique marina with various types of income, you must ensure that your payment processing is seamless. People don't carry as much cash as they used to, and they prefer more convenient payment methods.

Accepting credit and debit cards is essential for positive customer interactions. Plastic is unquestionably the preferred payment method.

Let's take a look at a few options that we think would be great additions to your marina.

POS Terminal

When you have a point-of-sale system designed for your marina, you will be able to accept credit and debit cards more easily.

EMS provides cutting-edge point-of-sale terminals that are incredibly effective while remaining simple to use and taking up little counter space.

A healthy marina's transactions take place in a variety of locations. Someone can purchase fuel in one location, bait in another, and drinks in yet another. You should ensure that each location can accept all payments.

We recommend a card reader like the iCT220 Terminal for marinas that don't need all the bells and whistles.

However, if your marina has a gift shop and a restaurant in addition to the traditional marina boating services, you may want to consider a more advanced payment option such as MaxxPay.

MaxxPay assists marinas in accepting payments and managing their businesses, including:

Accepting Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express debit and credit cards

We accept checks.

Drawer for cash

Item notification and quantity tracking

Huge 15.6-inch LED display

3" high-capacity printer

Reporting on sales

Mobile Payment Processing

There is no better solution for accepting payments on the go than EMSmobile. Staff can accept payments directly at your customers' boats!

EMSmobile works with iOS and Android devices and includes a Bluetooth card reader for your smartphone.

You can use this exclusive payment platform to: dip, tap, or swipe credit cards.

Create simple or itemized transactions.

Accept and manage cash payments as well as tips.

Inventory should be tracked and controlled.

Thanks to our virtual terminal technology, you can even send email invoices, store credit cards, and set up recurring billing with EMSmobile.

Gift and Loyalty

Gift cards and loyalty programs are excellent ways for marinas to keep boaters happy and returning.

EMS' in-house creative team will assist you in the design of your gift cards as well as the creation of any loyalty program you wish to establish.

This allows you to reward your loyal customers and keep them coming back to your marina. They will be more likely to stick with you if they believe you are giving back to them.