(Left to right) Rob Larsen, Bijo Thomas, Tasha Divis (and Diesel), Heather Owen, Rick Owen
NANAIMO – Cash flow is king in business and every service offered by KIS Payments helps merchants get better cash flow!
Based in Nanaimo, KIS serves businesses across Canada and abroad. The key to success for KIS Payments has always been the relationship with business owners. That one-on-one support enables owners to sort through the myriad of payment options to find reliable, efficient, safe, and convenient options, geared to optimize cash flow for every small and medium sized business.
So good is KIS Payments at achieving that goal, that for the last three years, they have been recognized as the Best General Payment Processor in Canada, by industry watch dog, Merchant Maverick. That recognition comes compared to over three hundred other Payment Processors!
Company Chief of Operations, Rob Larsen, emphasizes that KIS is dedicated to not just being a sales company, but a solutions company!
“We strive to give merchants the right amount of information to implement these technologies without the techno-babble. We then back it up with access to our video series, focusing on how the best way for owners and their employees can make the best use of the technology.”
KIS Payments was founded by industry veterans here on Vancouver Island seven years ago and is still the only Payment Processing company based here. One of the founders, Rick Owen, has written the only book about Canadian Payment Processing, called Insiders Guide.
It outlines how the banks dominate the industry and capitalize on merchants needing processing services, and who do not explore other service providers. “We love to compete for merchants’ business, especially against the banks, and we have a complete arsenal to get the job done,” says Owen.
KIS has now expanded its services to include in-store and online Credit Card Payments, Web Development (building websites including ecommerce) Banking systems (including account management, EFT, Wire Transfers, Forex and Quickbooks Integrations. KIS also sells Software and Payment Integrations (Point of Sale Software, Digital Loyalty Pro-grams, and Gift Card Programs).
The company’s website creation services were added to go along with their E-commerce Solutions. Merchants can now apply for a $2,400 Micro Grant through the Canadian Digital Adoption Program and use KIS Web (www.KISWeb.ca) and KIS Payments to set up their website and their ecommerce system.
At the end of the day, business owners need to understand operating and payment technology to remain competitive. Having a Payment Advisor there to educate, evaluate needs and solutions, and provide best case options, is how KIS helps businesses.
Owners develop a personal relationship with a KIS representative, and that trust grows with the business, and its evolving needs. Several merchants share their stories in videos and testimonials on the KIS website: www. kispayments.com/our-clients.
The three KIS foundational pillars, Transparency, Support, and Technology, have spearheaded KIS Payments to triple in size in the last four years.
“We have the people, the products and the service, to meet you and your company’s needs,” says CEO, Rick Owen. “Why not deal with local experts, recognized as being at the top of their game!”
