Special Pricing Programs – Previous Releases

The following sections provide historical information about the evolution of the Cash Discount (Tender Discount) special pricing program in Exatouch.

Release 8.338 (September 10, 2021)

Tender Discount & Fees Report Enhancements

In Release 8.338, the Tender Discount & Fees report was updated to display refunds. Refund data displayed in the Register Refund section of the report.

Tender Fee on Receipts

In addition, Release 8.338 added Tender Fees to the refund receipt.

Release 8.323 (March 8, 2021)

Tender Type Discounts

Prior to this version, the settings for Reverse Cash Discount, Checkout Fee, and Cash Discount were on the same tab. This version splits the information to include Reverse Cash Discount and Checkout Fee on the Checkout Fee tab, and Cash Discount on the Tender Discount tab.

Tender Discount & Fees Report

Reports were updated to consolidate Tender Discounts and Checkout Fees, creating the Tender Discount & Fees report. The Service Charges report displayed only Checkout Fees.

Release 8.319 (2021)

In Release 8.319, multiple design and functionality enhancements were added to the 10” Customer Facing Display, including labeling and totals for cash and credit (depending on if there is a Checkout Fee and/or Tender Discount defined).

Print Tender Totals on Receipts

Receipts were enhanced to reflect both a cash and credit price at the bottom.

Release 8.265 (2020)

Exatouch Display Redesigned

In this release, the Exatouch display screen changed to the design below. No functional changes for special fees were introduced. Release 8.265 also added the option of charging fees to cash purchases. Additionally, merchants could enable Cash Discounts and Checkout Fees at the same time.

Release 8.191 (Prior to 2020)

Prior to Release 8.191, only cash payments were discounted.

• No indications of any discounts displayed on guest checks or the CFD.
• Receipt messages were auto-filled, but were adjustable.
• Cash discount reports only displayed transactions when cash discounts occurred.

The following sections provide historical information about the evolution of the Dual Pricing special pricing program in Exatouch.

Release 8.375 (May 06, 2025)

Dual Pricing label settings have been updated to show only the preview and printing options available to the merchant based on whether or not the Dual Pricing program has been activated.

• If the merchant has signed up for the Dual Pricing program, all labels will Preview and Print with both List and Cash prices.
  
• If the merchant has not signed up for the Dual Pricing program, only List price labels will Preview and Print.
  

Release 8.374 (April 08, 2025)

The updated, compliant settings were pushed out automatically to merchant accounts already set up for the Dual Pricing program. Going forward, only Exatouch Tech Support Team will be authorized to configure settings on this program, at the merchant’s request. A correctly-configured page shows the following:

• Admin Fee displays in the Display As field.
• The Dual Price toggle is activated.
• All Tender type toggles (except Cash) are activated under the Apply To heading.

Release 8.369 (June 10, 2024)

Dual Price Labeling

A new field is added in Account Settings that provides labeling for both the Dual Pricing and Reverse Cash Discount/Admin Fee settings. These enhancements provide increased control and clarity over how pricing labels appear on the Customer Facing Display (CFD). No changes were made to the customer checks and receipts.

Release 8.367 (April 20, 2024)

Add Fee to Suggested Tip / Deduct Fee from Tips

New tip settings were added to the Admin Fee tab under Settings > Account. These settings include the following:

• Add Fee to Suggested Tip – Suggested tip amounts were increased to include Reverse Cash Discounts.
• Deduct Fee from Tips – Merchants would deduct credit and debit fees from staff tips (only for Dual Pricing).

Release 8.365 (September 14, 2023)

Pay With Cash

A Pay With Cash line was added to customer receipts. This line displays when Dual Pricing is enabled.

Release 8.361 (September 1, 2022)

Dual Price Setting Introduced

Release 8.361 introduced the Dual Price setting on the Admin Fee tab under Settings > Account. This setting allows merchants to configure separate pricing for cash payments (Cash Price) and non-cash payments (List Price). Additionally, the Customer Facing Display was updated to include total Cash Price and List Price.

Merchants are not able to enable multiple programs at once. If a merchant decides to use Dual Pricing, they cannot also use the Reverse Cash Discount or Cash Discount pricing programs.

The following sections provide historical information about the evolution of the Reverse Cash Discount/Admin Fee special pricing program in Exatouch.

Release 8.374 (April 08, 2025)

The updated, compliant settings were pushed out automatically to merchant accounts already set up for the Reverse Cash Discount/Admin Fee program. Going forward, only Exatouch Tech Support Team will be authorized to configure settings on this program, at the merchant’s request. A correctly-configured page shows the following:

• Admin Fee displays in the Display As field.
• The Amount selected is set as either Percent or Dollar (per transaction).
• All Tender type toggles are activated under the Apply To heading.

Release 8.367 (April 10, 2024)

New tip settings were added to the Admin Fee tab under Settings > Account. These settings include the following:

• Add Fee to Suggested Tip – Suggested tip amounts were increased to include Reverse Cash Discounts. This feature works for the Dual Pricing and Admin Fee settings.

Release 8.361 (September 1, 2022)

Checkout Fee Becomes Admin Fee

The term Checkout Fee also changed to Admin Fee in all occurrences.

Release 8.352 (May 1, 2022)

Checkout Fees were included in all transaction tips.

Release 8.338 (September 10, 2021)

Tender Discount & Fees Report Enhancements

In Release 8.338, the Tender Discount & Fees report was updated to display refunds. Refund data displayed in the Register Refund section of the report.

Tender Fee on Receipts

In addition, Release 8.338 added Tender Fees to the refund receipt.

Release 8.323 (March 8, 2021)

Tender Type Discounts

Prior to this version, the settings for Reverse Cash Discount, Checkout Fee, and Cash Discount were on the same tab. This version splits the information to include Reverse Cash Discount and Checkout Fee on the Checkout Fee tab, and Cash Discount on the Tender Discount tab.

Checkout Fee Added to Receipts

Release 8.323 also included the addition of custom messages and checkout fees to guest checks.

Tender Discount & Fees Report

Reports were updated to consolidate Tender Discounts and Checkout Fees, creating the Tender Discount & Fees report. The Service Charges report displayed only Checkout Fees.

Release 8.319 (2021)

In Release 8.319, multiple design and functionality enhancements were added to the 10” CFD, including labeling and totals for cash and credit (depending on if there is a Checkout Fee and/or Tender Discount defined).

Print Tender Totals on Receipts

Receipt enhancements reflected both a cash and credit price at the bottom of the receipt.

Checkout Fee Setting Update

We made an enhancement to our Checkout Fee setting. We changed the label from “Tender Type Exemptions” to “Apply to”; and now, to have a checkout fee applied to a particular tender, you will enable the toggle. If the Tender Type toggle is disabled, no checkout fee will be applied to the tender.

Release 8.311 (2020)

Fee is Taxable and Apply Fees to Tax settings were added to the Admin Fee tab under Account Settings. Merchants could not enable the settings on their own, but the settings could be disabled.

• Fee is Taxable: When enabled, taxes were calculated and applied to the Admin Fee and Subtotal.
• Apply Fee to Taxes: When enabled, taxes were calculated only to the Subtotal. Both the Subtotal and taxes calculate admin fees. Taxes did not apply to admin fees.

Release 8.305 (2020)

In this release, the Customer Service Fee name changed to Checkout Fee for all guest checks, receipts, settings, and reporting. Additionally, to configure Checkout Fees, user navigation changed to Settings > Account > Checkout Fee.

Release 8.265 (2020)

Exatouch Display Redesigned

In this release, the Exatouch display screen changed to the design below. No functional changes for special fees were introduced. Release 8.265 also added the option of charging fees to cash purchases. Additionally, merchants could enable Cash Discounts and Checkout Fees at the same time.

Release 8.184 (Prior to 2020)

In this release, Exatouch was updated to calculate and apply taxes to Checkout Fees. The setting could be assigned to one or more tax groups and could be configured by merchants. Release 8.184 also introduced the Undo Checkout Fee custom button.

Release 8.191 (Prior to 2020)

Exatouch added the Customer service fee setting in Release 8.191. Merchants could add a percentage fee to all credit and debit transactions. At this time, the fee appears on the Cash Discount report and on payment receipts as Customer Service Fee.