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• Accepting payment cards can increase footfall
• Accepting card payments can give access to a much broader customer base by accepting payments from anywhere in the world over the Internet, by phone and by mail order
• There are over 5.5 million debit and credit cards currently in use in Ireland
• The use of payment card brands or logos in shop windows, at tills and/or company websites can help customers identify which cards are accepted
• Costs incurred due to cash and cheque processing, including security, can be reduced by increasing the number of card payment sales
• Chip and PIN technology shifts the onus of identifying the cardholder away from retail staff

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