Sionic Mobile’s ION Loyalty Three-Digital Checkout Gains Traction with SMBs

Sionic Mobile recently announced its proprietary; mobile-to-mobile, three-digital checkout process is catching fire among SMBs.

The process requires no new hardware or upfront investment, and is intended to provide SMBs with mobile checkouts that are exponentially faster, simpler, and more secure than cash or cards.

Ricky Hobbs, owner and master stylist at Cut Atlanta, cited ION Loyalty as a main contributor to his expansion. “We recently acquired a larger salon, adding eight new stylists to accommodate our growing clientele. Previously, we used Square and were paying higher credit card fees. It also took much longer to complete a client checkout. With ION Loyalty, we pay a flat 1% payment fee and reward our clients 1% in IONs at checkout. Even combining the payment fees and customer rewards, we are paying less with the ION program than we were with Square. It is saving us time and money. Our clients love the super-fast, three-digit code checkouts and they love getting IONs even more.”

Sionic Mobile operates the nation’s number one merchant marketplace representing over 100,000 retail and restaurant locations across the United States.

ION Rewards users can earn IONs, in addition to credit card points, that can be used like cash every time they checkout.

Sionic Mobile boasts their rewards program as the only universal rewards program that allows consumers to earn and spend rewards with zero restrictions at any merchant in the ION marketplace.

“Like most restaurants and small businesses, chargebacks are a costly problem that can really impact the bottom line,” said Keith Morrison, general manager of Zocalo Mexican Restaurant and Cantina. “ION Loyalty has advanced security measures and fraud prevention tools in place that protect both the restaurant and our customers from fraudulent activity. The mobile-to-mobile payments are faster and more secure than swiping plastic cards and also provide an alternative to expensive EMV hardware upgrades.”

“One of the most common complaints about mobile payments is the cumbersome, slow checkout process,” said Ronald Herman, CEO and founder of Sionic Mobile. “We’ve addressed this issue with our proprietary, mobile-to-mobile, three-digit code checkout process. ION Loyalty small business merchants may now complete mobile transactions in one-to-two seconds, and are protected against fraud and other security concerns.

“Previously, there were very few options for small business owners who wanted to engage with their customers through the mobile channel. These owners had to either implement an expensive mobile payments platform typically requiring an overhaul of their POS system, or they could adopt a third-party mobile loyalty program requiring customers to download multiple apps or carry yet another rewards card. We’ve eliminated the obstacles and given small business owners a simple yet sophisticated option that requires no upfront investment, is faster, more secure, and perhaps most importantly, rewards customers in a manner that truly builds loyalty and encourages repeat business.”