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Fiserv (First Data) - ICICI Merchant Services vs. LS Central

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    Fiserv (First Data) - ICICI Merchant Services

    Score2.1 out of 10
    N/AFiserv (formerly First Data) and ICICI Merchant Services combined a payment gateway and point-of-sale software and hardware solutions with features such as card & check acceptance, and merchant mobile commerce solutions, and ecommerce gateway. First Data merged with Fiserv in July 2019. Similar capabilities are now supplied by Fiserv Carat.N/A

    LS Central

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    LS Central is an end-to-end Point of Sale and ERP system that aims to give retailers full control and visibility over their business processes. LS Central covers retail operations from accounting, reporting and merchandising to store activities and POS terminals, all from one seamlessly integrated retail software solution. LS Central is designed to eliminate the need to build and maintain multiple applications and costly interfaces. Retailers can maintain their…N/A
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    Pricing Offerings
    Fiserv (First Data) - ICICI Merchant ServicesLS Central
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Fiserv (First Data) - ICICI Merchant ServicesLS Central
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    40%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    40%
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    Happy with the feature set
    40%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Fiserv (First Data) - ICICI Merchant ServicesLS Central
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.7
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Fiserv (First Data) - ICICI Merchant ServicesLS Central
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fiserv
    The software which is web-based offers our employees access the portal for reporting, credit card processing remotely. This feature has been very useful during the current Covid environment.
    Incentivized
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    Aptos
    Ideally it can work with any kind of retailer but workarounds and customisations required to handle deliveries.
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    Pros
    Fiserv
    • Securely stores data on FirstData's servers so that I don't have to worry about the technical details there.
    • Integrates well with WordPress and WooCommerce and provides a seamless user experience.
    • Allows customers to pay while staying on site, rather than leaving and coming back like PayPal.
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    Aptos
    • Offline/semi-offline mode works well in areas where connectivity is an issue.
    • Pricing, offers and promotions can be configured exceptionally well in LS Retail.
    • POS interface design is simple, robust and easily configurable.
    • Security wise there is enough detail available to trace all kinds of POS transactions.
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    Cons
    Fiserv
    • They're too big of a company, each division seems to know only about their own area to such a specific degree that if we make an inquiry about how another division integrates with whoever we're talking to, we're told to contact the other team.
    • Constantly finding out there is yet another team that we need to work with to troubleshoot an issue.
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    Aptos
    • Data Director leaves room for improvement as it can be very tricky while dealing with a large number of master data records. Sometimes it doesn't write delete actions to POS.
    • Furniture retail is another area where improvement is required to handle deliveries.
    • Newer versions don't support data replicator which was the most reliable data tool with earlier LS Retail versions. There should be a replacement for this tool.
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    Fiserv
    First Data is competive on its rate. Quality is acceptable, but not good compared to its competitors mentioned above.
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    Aptos
    It scores higher on overall user experience and matured features set.
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    Return on Investment
    Fiserv
    • Our ROI has been very positive
    • Our company has been able to process cash receipts remotely
    • Our processing charges have been lower
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    Aptos
    • Timely sales visibility
    • Optimum Inventory levels
    • Enough data to visualise trends and patterns
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    LS Central Screenshots

    Screenshot of Example of Point of Sale layout for fashion stores (fully customizable) with transactionScreenshot of Urban Point of Sale layoutScreenshot of Color and Size with up to 6 dimensionsScreenshot of Automatic replenishment including forecastingScreenshot of Mobile Loyalty app for customersScreenshot of Simple item creation and maintenance