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EBT Chip Card Requirements 2026: Retailer Guide

SNAP EBT Chip Cards: What Retailers Need to Know Updated November 2026 SNAP EBT chip cards are here. Is your store ready? States across the U.S. are starting to issue new EBT cards with chips.

November 13, 2026

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EBT Chip Card Requirements 2026: Retailer Guide

SNAP EBT Chip Cards: What Retailers Need to Know Updated November 2026 SNAP EBT chip cards are here. Is your store ready? States across the U.S. are starting to issue new EBT cards with chips. . . .

November 13, 2026

How to Check for Card Skimmers on Your Payment Terminal

Card skimmers are small, cheap, and fast to install. A criminal can attach one to a payment terminal or PIN pad in less than a minute, often while a clerk is busy with another customer. . . .

November 10, 2026

The Small Business Guide to Dual Pricing vs Cash Discount

Dual pricing vs cash discount: learn how each program works, why dual pricing is the clearer choice for your customers, and how to get started with CDE. . . .

October 23, 2026

Beyond the POS: CDE Solutions and Bodega AI Partner to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Everyday Retail Operations

CHEXIT AI Powered by Bodega AI POS helps independent retailers know what to carry, uncover sales opportunities, and make smarter business decisions through AI-driven recommendations and operational insights. . . .

October 15, 2026

Holiday In-Store Payment Fraud: How Small Merchants Can Protect Every Sale This Season

The holiday season is the busiest stretch of the year for most small businesses. Lines are longer, seasonal staff are still learning the ropes, and everyone behind the counter is focused on keeping things moving. . . .

September 30, 2026

One Terminal, No Clutter: The Case for a Single Terminal for EBT and Credit Cards

Walk behind the counter of almost any independent c-store, bodega, or small grocer and you will likely find the same setup: a dial-up EBT box wedged next to a separate credit card terminal, both fighting . . .

September 25, 2026

Meet CHEXIT AI POS: The Smart, Affordable Way to Run Your Bodega

Running a bodega, a corner grocery, a liquor store, or a smoke shop means wearing a dozen hats at once. You're the cashier, the inventory manager, and the compliance officer, all before lunch. Most point-of-sale . . .

August 25, 2026

Farmers Market Payments Made Easy: A Guide for Vendors

Farmers markets do not come with a fixed checkout counter, a wired terminal, or a reliable outlet nearby. Vendors set up under a tent, break down at the end of the day, and do it . . .

August 7, 2026

The Best Clover POS Systems for Salons, Spas, and Practices

Salons, spas, and medical or wellness practices run on appointments, not just walk-in sales. Checkout must keep up with that rhythm, whether it happens at a stylist's chair, an esthetician's treatment room, or a front . . .

July 14, 2026

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July 1, 2026

How goEBT Helped Wendy’s Strengthen EBT Fraud Prevention in Their California Stores

For multi-location restaurant operators, accepting EBT can open the door to significant new revenue and customer access—when implemented with the right safeguards in place. One Wendy’s franchise group in California, . . .

June 25, 2026

5 Signs You’re Overpaying on EBT Processing Fees

Most merchants set up EBT processing, check the box, and move on. Getting authorized, selecting a terminal, and training staff is already a lot of work. Once it is done, . . .

May 29, 2026

Accepting EBT at Your Butcher Shop: The Complete Guide to SNAP Authorization and Payments

Butcher shop EBT acceptance is one of the most overlooked revenue opportunities in specialty retail. Tens of millions of Americans rely on SNAP benefits and are actively looking for quality . . .

Merchant Spotlight

Roeser's Bakery

goEBT is just another way for Roeser's Bakery to take care of the people that have made his business so successful for over 100-years.

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Tidewater Seafood Shack

goEBT has helped a lot with business, this location has a lot of EBT customers and getting started with goEBT helped me grow the business.

Read About Tidewater Seafood Shack

Hawkins House of Burgers

At least 20% of the restaurant’s sales are generated from EBT customers, which has helped sustain Hawkins House of Burgers through COVID-19

Read About Hawkins House of Burgers

Knicker Knacker Market

Through goEBT, Knicker Knacker Market was able to offer services for his customers that he originally could not.

Read About Knicker Knacker Market

Sr. Cliff's Texas Style Burritos

Working with goEBT for the past few years has made things easier because they don’t miss a beat when assisting their customers.

Read About Sr. Cliff's Texas Style Burritos

Reliable, easy payment solutions

goEBT provides busy merchants with payment solutions that make owning a business a little easier. Owning a business is hard, accepting payments shouldn’t have to be.

Learn more about our unlimited EBT / SNAP government payment processing and reliable credit card processing that is trusted by more than 26,000 merchants nationwide, including convenience stores, grocers, restaurants, QSRs and farmers markets.