The Adyen payment terminals support many features beyond the basic transactions of making, refunding, and cancelling payments. Some features require additional configuration, either by you in your Customer Area or by our POS Support team. Here we provide an overview of these features.
Settings at different levels
You can configure features in Point of sale > Terminal settings at different levels: company account level, merchant account level, store level, and terminal level. Settings at the company level apply to all terminals under the company. Settings at the merchant account level override settings inherited from the company level and apply to all terminals under the merchant account, and so on.
- If a setting is inherited from a higher level, that level is mentioned. For example:
- Settings marked AdyenPspService
are configured by POS Support. You won't be able to change those.
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If a setting is enabled or disabled at a higher level, the toggle switch to enable/disable is grey. For example:
Toggle Description Inherited setting, enabled at a higher level.
You can change the setting at the current level, unless it's an AdyenPspService setting.Enabled at the current level.
Add payment methods to your account
The Adyen payment terminals accept global credit cards and Maestro out-of-the-box. If you also want to accept local credit or debit cards, wallets, or gift cards, you need to add these payment methods to your account.
For some payment methods we have to pass on additional details from you to the provider, who then needs time to process these details. Such payment methods can't be activated immediately.
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Log in to your Customer Area.
- For a test integration, log in to your test Customer Area.
- For a live integration, log in to your live Customer Area.
- Switch to your merchant account.
- Go to Account > Payment methods.
- Select Add payment methods.
- Start entering the name of the payment method, then select it from the drop-down list.
- Select Submit.
Terminal customization, hardware features, and receipts
To access settings for terminal customization, hardware features, and receipts:
- Log in to your Customer Area
- Go to Point of sale > Terminal settings. Or, to define these settings on the level of an individual terminal, go to Point of sale > Terminals and select the terminal. Some settings are only available on the terminal level.
These settings are mostly self-explanatory. You'll find them under Customization, Hardware or Receipts.
Feature | Description | Configure yourself | Go to |
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Language | Set the default language shown on the terminal display and merchant receipt. When the shopper presents their card, the terminal switches to the language of the country where the card was issued, and the shopper receipt will also be in that language. You can also set:
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Yes | Customization > Location |
Signature | Determine whether you want the shopper to sign on the terminal display or on the receipt when a signature is needed, and whether to skip asking for a signature when the shopper uses an American Express, Diners, Discover, MasterCard, or VISA card. | Yes | Customization > Signature and device name |
Device | On the level of an individual terminal, you can add a:
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Yes | Customization > Signature and device name |
Logo | Add branding by uploading your company logo to use as the terminal standby screen. | Yes | Customization > Logo |
Power saving | For terminals that run on battery power, it is possible to dim the screen outside of transactions, set the brightness, enable sleep mode (not possible in a cloud Terminal API integration) and make sure the terminal only starts a transaction or prints a receipt when it has enough battery power. | No | Contact our POS Support Team. |
Sound | Determine the loudness of certain signal sounds. | Yes | Hardware > Volume |
Receipts | Select the transaction outcomes that you want to print a merchant receipt and/or a shopper receipt for. For example, a shopper receipt and a merchant receipt when the transaction is approved.
Add custom data which will also be included in the receipt data you receive in a transaction response:
When you print receipts from the terminal's built-in printer, you can:
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Yes | Receipts |
Required receipt content
You can safely add your own branding to a receipt, as described here. But be aware that you risk non-compliance when you modify the content of a receipt. Refer to Generate receipts.
Payment features
In a Terminal API integration the availability of features depends on whether your cash register system is compatible with the feature.
Feature | Description | Configure yourself | Action |
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Max. amount | The maximum amount that the device will accept for a tender, in the processing currency. | No | Contact our POS Support Team to enable this. |
Min. amount | The minimum amount that the device will accept for a tender, in the processing currency. | No | Contact our POS Support Team to enable this. |
Offline processing | The (inclusive) limit for accepting chip cards offline, in the processing currency. Note that there are risks involved with offline processing. | No | Contact our POS Support Team to enable this. |
Store & Forward | The (inclusive) limit for accepting store and forward, in the processing currency. Store and forward can't be configured completely without help from your Adyen Account Manager or Support. | No | Contact our POS Support Team to enable this. |
Unreferenced refunds | Allow refunds to any card presented in-store, without connecting the refund to the original payment. | No | Contact our POS Support Team to enable this. |
Tipping | Enable shoppers to add a gratuity to the bill. | Yes/No | For tipping from the terminal you may need to contact our POS Support Team and/or define tipping options. |
Currency conversion (DCC) | Give shoppers from abroad the choice to pay in their own currency. | No | Contact our POS Support Team to enable this. |
Mail Order/Telephone Order (MOTO) | Make card-not-present transactions from the terminal, with or without Address Verification System (AVS) check. | Yes | Enable MOTO and AVS. |
Manual capture | Capture payments with a separate API call instead of automatically. | Yes | Enable manual capture. |
Manual keyed entry (MKE) | Enter card details manually when other methods fail. | Yes | Enable MKE and set a maximum amount |
Pre-authorisation | Pre-authorise a payment, adjust the authorised amount, and capture the payment. | No | Contact our POS Support Team to enable synchronous authorisation adjustment. |
Shopper recognition | Link payment details to a shopper, to gain shopper insights and personalize the shopping experience. | Yes | Enable receiving shopper identifiers. |
Integrations
Feature | Description | Configure yourself | Action |
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Enable terminal API | Required for Terminal API integrations, both cloud and local architectures. | Yes | Refer to Terminal API fundamentals. |
Enable Websockets | Required for Terminal API with a cloud architecture. | No | Contact our POS Support Team to enable this. |
Standalone | Only required for the Standalone solution. | Yes | Set up standalone terminals. |
Delayed capture | Delay capturing payments so you have time to cancel if necessary. | Yes | Set up delayed capture. |
Connectivity
When connecting the terminal to your network, follow the instructions in the user guide for your terminal model.
Feature | Description | Configure yourself | Action |
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3G/4G | Use 3G or 4G fallback when the network connection fails (available on some terminal models) | No | Contact our POS Support Team to enable this. |
Wi-Fi profiles | Available in most models. | Yes | Check our Wi-Fi recommendations. |
Base station (Bluetooth) | Available for the V400m terminal. | Yes | Set up the base station in your Customer Area and follow the V400m user guide to connect to the base station. |
Advanced features
In consultation with your Adyen implementation manager or account manager, some features are available for custom implementation.
In a Terminal API integration the availability of features depends on whether your cash register system is compatible with the feature.
Feature | Description | Configure yourself | Action |
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Beacons | Use beacons to let your mobile cash register connect to the nearest terminal. | Yes | Set up beacons in your Customer Area. |
Cashback and cash out | Enable shoppers with an EFTPOS card to obtain cash from their account. | No | Contact our POS Support Team to enable this. |
Pay at table | Initiate transactions from the terminal, to accept payments on the spot. | Yes | Enable and define 'Sale wake up' notifications. |
Tax free shopping | Enable international customers to obtain a sales tax/VAT refund. | No | For the fast tax free refund flow, contact our POS Support Team to configure a Send card number to |
Tokenization | Create a token for the shopper's payment details, for recurring online payments. | Yes | Enable receiving shopper identifiers. |