Introducing the New and Improved Tekmerchant

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Tekmerchant now includes the industry’s first “buy now, pay later” feature, allowing customers to complete vehicle repairs and pay over time with no risk to your shop!

The Tekmerchant platform offers flexible, forward thinking solutions that allow shops to save time and effort when managing funds and customer payments.

Shop owners can share invoices and accept payments via text and email, enabling the customer to pay directly from their smartphone and pick up the vehicle when it is convenient for them.

Additionally, customers can leverage Tekmerchant’s “buy now, pay later” feature using Affirm and Klarna. This is an industry-first solution that is familiar to customers who use it in other industries. 

Concurrently, Tekmerchant improves shop owner accounting processes by automatically integrating all partial and complete payments into the point-of-sale.

This feature, added by popular request from shop owners, integrates with Tekmetric’s existing payments reports for real-time tracking and reporting. 

Tekmerchant is now available, offering several additional features that can benefit businesses. These features include:

  • Apple Pay and Google Pay via text-to-pay: With Tekmerchant, shops can accept payments from customers who prefer using digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay. This allows for one-click payments via text-to-pay. This provides customers with more payment options and a better experience.
  • Dual connectivity device with hi-resolution screen: The updated devices provide shops with a more modern and efficient point-of-sale experience. That connects via Wi-fi and hard wire. Giving it best in class connectivity. 
  • One-click refunds directly from payment history: Tekmerchant's one-click refunds feature allows shops to quickly and easily refund customers directly from their payment history. This saves time and reduces the risk of errors in the refund process.
  • Enhanced early warning fraud detection to reduce chargebacks: Tekmerchant's enhanced fraud detection capabilities provide shops with more security and peace of mind. With early warning fraud detection, shops can identify potential fraudulent transactions before they result in chargebacks. By using millions of data points and analyzing those with advanced Machine learning we can assign a risk score to an individual transaction. The riskiest transactions are declined. 
  • Fast Funding: With Tekmerchant, shops can receive their funds faster. Usually within 1 business day. This can help improve cash flow and reduce the time spent waiting for payments to clear.
  • Enhanced Reporting: We show all transactions in real time with the associated fee to process that transaction. In addition, we provide detailed payout/batch reporting. This gives shops insight into the exact amount and the specific transactions that make up that amount that will be deposited to the bank account on file. 
  • Card-not-present interchange optimization: Tekmerchant provides shops with optimized interchange rates for card-not-present transactions. This can help reduce the cost of accepting payments and improve profitability.

Overall, Tekmerchant's additional features can help businesses provide a better customer experience, improve efficiency, and reduce costs. By accepting payments from digital wallets, providing a more modern point-of-sale experience, and offering faster refunds and funding, businesses can improve their overall performance and provide better service to their customers.

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The newest update introduces Mobile Check-In, giving you or your service advisors the ability to greet customers in the parking lot, scan a VIN or license plate, and instantly start or pull up a repair order, all from a phone. It’s a faster, easier way to begin every job and keep things moving.

Speed Starts at the Curb

Check-in is one of the most visible — and often most frustrating — parts of a shop’s day. Whether it’s a walk-in with a flat tire or a scheduled customer with missing info, time is lost bouncing between the lot and the desk, retyping data, and waiting to begin.

Mobile Check-In simplifies all of that.

Now, you can confirm arrivals, start new ROs, and begin helping customers the second they pull into the lot — without delays or extra steps.

A Mobile App That Does More Than You Might Think

The Tekmetric Mobile App isn’t just a tool for inspections — and it’s not just for technicians.

Technicians can use the app to:

  • Find their assigned repair orders
  • Complete DVIs with photos, videos, and markups
  • Track time and stay on top of work in progress

Service advisors can use it to:

  • Greet customers in the parking lot
  • Scan VINs or plates
  • Start repair orders right from their phone

All without logging into a desktop.

A Real Mobile App — Not Just a Website Shrunk Down

Tekmetric Mobile is a fully native app, designed from the ground up for iOS and Android. It’s fast, reliable, and optimized for real-world use in the shop — whether you’re in the bay or out in the lot.

While it doesn’t include every desktop feature, it makes the most important ones faster and easier when you’re on the go — like:

  • Starting repair orders
  • Performing inspections
  • Reducing back-and-forth between workstations and customers

And this is just the beginning. Future updates will continue to bring more mobile workflows into the palm of your hand.

Ready to see what Mobile Check-In can do?

Download the Tekmetric Mobile App today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

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What is ISO/IEC 27001?

ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally recognized standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). It represents a comprehensive framework for managing and protecting an organization’s information assets, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data.

To obtain this certification, Tekmetric went through rigorous audits and a thorough examination of security protocols, risk management practices, and data protection measures.

As we continue to innovate shop management solutions to best support our customers, achieving this certification reinforces that our platform and internal workflows protect the highly sensitive data customers and partners trust us with. 

What This Means for Tekmetric Customers

For Tekmetric customers, achieving ISO/IEC 27001 certification means you can trust that we adhere to the highest standards for information security. 

  • Enhanced Data Security & Trust: Our certification guarantees that Tekmetric has stringent security measures in place to safeguard sensitive data, including customer information, financial records, and business data. 
  • Reduced Risk of Data Breaches & Security Incidents: By adopting a proactive approach to risk management, Tekmetric minimizes the likelihood of security breaches and disruptions
  • Compliance & Regulatory Alignment: Our ISO/IEC 27001 certification helps customers demonstrate compliance with data protection regulations, such as GDPR and CCPA. 

This certification reinforces our commitment to safeguarding your data, providing you with peace of mind and confidence in our Shop Management platform. To learn more about all our certifications and our commitment to security, visit our Trust Center.

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MotoVisuals offers a wide array of simple-to-follow animated videos, simplifying customer education. Shops report their close rate increase from industry average of 55% to over 90% when MotoVisuals is integrated into their workflow.

Central to this integration is a dedication to saving Service Advisors’ time, improving customer communication, and ultimately boosting your shop’s profitability. Here's how leveraging MotoVisuals within Tekmetric’s Digital Vehicle Inspections (DVIs) is poised to transform your shop:

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