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Costs, law, industry tips and guides – short, honest and without marketing speak.

Guide

Digitise Your Menu in Minutes – with AI

Typing out items, prices, options and allergens from a menu takes hours. How the AI import from DiKAS turns a photo or PDF into a finished item list automatically.

June 22, 2026 · 4 min read

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Thinking of switching your till?

Three articles that lead you to a decision – in this order.

  1. Switching POS systems – the checklist
  2. Saving on transaction fees
  3. Understanding the TSE requirement & KassenSichV
Law & Security

Document HACCP Digitally – Without Paper or an Extra App

Anyone working with food has to keep HACCP documentation: temperatures, cleaning, checklists. How you handle all of it directly in DiKAS – with templates, logs and audit-ready storage.

June 20, 2026 · 4 min

Law & Security

Mandatory time tracking: handle it straight from the till

Employers must record their employees' working hours. How to handle this directly in DiKAS without a separate tool – clock in/out, hours per employee, ready-made report for payroll.

June 18, 2026 · 4 min

Technology

Local with cloud backup: DiKAS stays fail-safe

DiKAS runs locally in your business and additionally backs up your data to the cloud automatically. What that means for speed, data security and emergencies – and where the limits are.

June 16, 2026 · 4 min

Industries

Behind the turnstile: DiKAS at the indoor park and the outdoor pool

How leisure parks and swimming pools keep admission, on-site spending and accounting cleanly separated yet connected – coremanager gets guests in (online ticket, turnstile, wristband), DiKAS runs the wristband as a customer account with balance and settles every purchase in a TSE-compliant way.

June 16, 2026 · 7 min

Technology

Less cash stress: avoid till discrepancies with cash management

Counting, change, discrepancies, theft risk – cash costs time and nerves. Why the simplest lever is more card payment – and when a cash machine still pays off.

June 14, 2026 · 4 min

Industries

Organize delivery digitally: from the order to the front door

Order intake, routes, driver assignment and billing in one place. How to run your delivery service without paper chaos and without expensive platform fees.

June 12, 2026 · 4 min

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Customer loyalty

Customer Loyalty with Points & Balances – Without Extra Costs

Regulars are worth more than walk-in customers. How you keep guests with loyalty points, prepaid balance accounts and vouchers – included in the POS system instead of bought as an expensive add-on.

June 10, 2026 · 4 min

Law & Security

Registrierkassenpflicht 2028: Who It Affects – and How to Switch Without Stress

Planned from 2028 (draft bill, not yet law), the mandatory electronic cash register (Registrierkassenpflicht) is set to apply to businesses with more than €100,000 in annual turnover. What is planned, what is still open – and why switching to a browser-based POS is easier than you think.

June 10, 2026 · 5 min

Industries

The right POS system for disco & club

Admission, cloakroom, bars, card accounts and beverage dispensing systems – what matters for the till in nightlife venues and why standard systems fail here.

June 08, 2026 · 5 min

Partners

Open instead of closed: DiKAS for POS dealers & system integrators

Your own Linux appliance, plugin architecture, REST API and recurring margins – why DiKAS is more attractive for specialist dealers and integrators than closed SaaS tills.

June 06, 2026 · 4 min

Law & Security

TSE Requirement & KassenSichV: What Restaurateurs Really Need to Know

TSE, DSFinV-K, GoBD – an overview of the most important obligations for an electronic POS system and how to meet them without hassle.

June 05, 2026 · 5 min

Costs

Card fees and your POS system: what really matters

Every business pays card fees – the decisive question is who sets them. Why free choice of provider is what counts with card payment and how you stay flexible.

June 02, 2026 · 4 min

Guide

Switching POS systems: the checklist for a smooth transition

Contract lock-in, data migration, hardware, training – what to watch out for when switching your POS system so the move goes off without stress.

May 28, 2026 · 4 min

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