DUBLIN,
Ohio and SAN
FRANCISCO, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardinal
Health (NYSE: CAH) today launched modern payment solutions, powered
by Square, to help independent pharmacies increase operational
efficiency, stay current with customer payment preferences, and
access integrated software tools for their business.
The collaboration with Square allows Cardinal Health to offer
its independent pharmacy customers access to innovative products
that can seamlessly manage business operations, integrate flexible
payment options for in-store, online and delivery purchases, and
reduce payment processing costs.
"Through our work with Square, we can offer our customers
options to stay current with payment trends as well as business
tools and insights to help them streamline their operational
workflows for greater efficiency," said Brad Cochran, executive vice president of retail
distribution at Cardinal Health and president of Medicine Shoppe
International, Inc. "Modern payment solutions will enable community
pharmacists to offer the personalized care their patients value,
while providing greater flexibility for the pharmacy to meet their
customers evolving preferences."
Easy to use dashboards allow the pharmacy to track sales and
payment transactions, whether customers are paying during home
delivery, online, at the drive thru, or at the counter.
Independent pharmacies can meet their buyers wherever they are,
with flexible payment options including text to pay, Apply Pay and
Google Pay, without ever missing a sale. Solutions powered by
Square include:
- An in-store payment solution, Modern Payments Processing, that
runs on Square Terminal hardware and enables pharmacies to offer
patient payment flexibility in the store or in the field, privacy,
and compliance. Additional pharmacy management systems can also
seamlessly integrate with Square's Terminal API to offer pharmacies
an end-to-end payment solution.
- An ecommerce site, Pharmacy Marketing Advantage Commerce, that
leverages Square's Web Payments SDK to power online sales, allowing
customers to submit orders through their local pharmacy from
anywhere, and select from their pharmacy's delivery or pick-up
options.
- Across all solutions, Square and Cardinal Health provide
independent pharmacies access to easy-to-use analytics, dashboards
and Square's broader ecosystem of integrated tools and software,
along with access to knowledgeable customer support teams.
Gerry O'Hare, a Cardinal Health
Retail Advisory Board member whose 45-year career in pharmacy has
seen his business grow to nine locations said, "As consumer
preferences continue to evolve, modern payment solutions like those
offered by Cardinal Health and Square can reduce administrative
time and give pharmacists more time to focus on their customers.
Square has significantly reduced our processing costs and given us
the ability to complete a sale anywhere in the store, out in the
field when making deliveries, or even online – and a great backend
system to show us what our business looks like."
Utilizing Square's open platform, Cardinal Health is offering
payment and commerce solutions that integrate directly with
third-party software, including pharmacy management systems, and
seamlessly connect with Square's suite of hardware and software
tools.
"Consumers today want the convenience of shopping in person or
online with delivery or in-store pick up options, combined with the
personalized attention independent pharmacies offer to their
customers. Through our collaboration, Cardinal Health can provide a
unified experience that enables pharmacies to meet these evolving
customer preferences," said Vijay
Vachani, GM of Developers & Partners at Square. "Our
work with Cardinal Health showcases the power of Square's developer
platform and its ability to make innovative commerce tools
accessible to businesses of all types and sizes. What's more, this
collaboration reinforces Square's and Cardinal Health's shared
mission to empower local, independent businesses to thrive in their
communities."
Independent pharmacies interested in learning more about
Square's Modern Payments Processing solution and Pharmacy Marketing
Advantage Commerce can visit cardinalhealth.com.
About Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global
manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products,
and a provider of performance and data solutions for healthcare
facilities. With more than 50 years in business, operations in more
than 30 countries and approximately 46,500 employees globally,
Cardinal Health is essential to care. Information about Cardinal
Health is available at cardinalhealth.com.
About Square
Square makes commerce and financial services easy and accessible
with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions. Square offers
purpose-built software to run complex restaurant, retail, and
professional services operations, versatile e-commerce tools,
embedded financial services and banking products, buy now, pay
later functionality through Afterpay, staff management and payroll
capabilities, and much more – all of which work together to save
sellers time and effort. Millions of sellers across the globe trust
Square to power their business and help them thrive in the economy.
For more information, visit www.squareup.com
Media Contact:
Tori Simmons,
Victoria.simmons@cardinalhealth.com, 614-652-9821
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