Dash Retail is Now Live

New Video Update (24th March - 1 min 44 seconds)

Major Updates:

Fiat payouts via Uphold

Split payouts (e.g: 50% to wallet, 50% to USD in Uphold)

Hardware POS Devices (Android payment terminals with receipt printing, nfc, etc.)

Software POS Devices (Android/Apple phones, Laptops, etc.)



Tap Payments (see below)

In-store Dash Exchange (see below)



Partnerships







More Info



Easy onboarding for new Dash Merchants

Full separation of merchants from clerks (clerks have no access to the merchants Dash or transaction history)

Full transparent reporting to Dash Watch via backend read-only access

Split payouts (including support for fiat payout via Uphold)

Easy set-up of hardware devices, android or iOS phones or computers

Comprehensive pricing system that now powers the fiat prices in Dash wallets (Android, iOS, etc.)

Full adoption agent system for merchant sign up and support

Support for text based payment (Dash Text, Cointigo)

Dedicated hardware options (single screen POS as demoed above, and two screen devices previously demoed)

Full payment tracking and reporting + CSV export

Full localization with more language improvements coming soon

Security features to protect merchants including 2FA

Android application and soon iOS application [BETA]

NFC Payments [BETA]



In-store purchase and sale of Dash [BETA]

Separates Clerk role from Merchant role (scales to businesses where owner isn't in store)

Owner doesn't have to entrust device/wallet to Clerk as POS holds no funds

Ability to sell Dash to, or buy Dash from their customers (new revenue opportunity)

Ability to sell Dash NFC cards to their customers (new revenue opportunity)

Can add auto-converting address to enable fiat off-ramping (instant volatility offset)

Can specify a percentage of how much Dash they wish to keep and how much to convert

Dedicated hardware with receipt printing, etc.

Direct line of support with local adoption team

Set-up for them by local teams, much smaller learning curve

Accounting is far easier with full CSV exports, invoice numbers, etc

Scales to hundreds of stores with thousands of clerks with ease

Accept Dash Text, Cointigo, NFC Cards and any Dash Wallet

Extensible to web checkout, vending machines, transit, etc.

Easy to use for Clerks with great UX

Full transparent metrics reported to the DAO

Direct line of support to merchant

No issues with business owner walking away with device

Smaller education requirement

Easier sell to merchant

Allows easy tracking, error reporting, etc

Full technical and modification support from Dash Retail team

Bulletproof reliability

Easy merchant set-up flow

Excellent branding, easy UX

Ordering and distributing hardware devices + NFC cards

Improving + releasing our Android and iOS Apps



Releasing Beta features into active use



Supporting deployment of Dash Retail into merchants in Venezuela



Working with Dash translators to accurately translate Dash Retail into their languages



Investigating deploying apps on Clover POS + Verifone POS Hardware



Investigating Dash Retail integration with Dash Platform (username based payments etc)



Investigating dedicated linux based hardware for cheaper bulk costs, improved security, better NFC, etc.



We've now launched the first version of Dash Retail, whilst we expect some minor bug fixes this is a major release and you are welcome to test it yourself, so far we've had amazing feedback and support and local teams are keen to get it deployed in our merchants.﻿Tap to pay (NFC) is the best point of sale payment flow there is at the moment, it's fast, easy and convenient. Your grandma might not operate a crypto wallet on a smart phone but she can definitely tap a piece of plastic. With over a billion adults unbanked in the world, a Dash Payment Card is the most accessible way to get them banked and able to make POS purchases, pay for public transit and more. We're currently investigating ways to make this completely trustless and non-custodial (more on that soon!).Turning any merchant into a Dash ATM will make Dash much more accessible, powered by our local agents this provides a solution to the chicken and egg problem - Dash users can acquire and spend Dash at the same location with ease.﻿﻿We're working with the business development arm of Dash Core Group to improve Dash merchant adoption with the use of Dash Retail, we'll be sending out physical devices to Ernesto and Omar at DCG to deploy to merchants and use to demonstrate the benefits Dash brings.We're working with Dash Help to integrate their support directly in Dash Retail, we're also working with them on improving Dash Retail to better meet their needs, they have already provided invaluable feedback on how the system works. We are posting out physical POS devices and NFC cards to this team.Dash Text is fully integrated into Dash Retail and we'll be working closer with this team and their on-going developmentsDash Impulse are testing out Dash Retail and have provided a significant amount of feedback, they will be continuing to test Dash Retail and we look forward to working with them on getting Dash Retail deployed in the field.Dash Retail is live now, please feel free to use it and provide feedback, if you would like the Android APK for NFC and your account to be enabled for beta functionality (exchange, store cards, etc) please send me a message.The majority of our focus will be on refining the main Dash Retail application based on our work with the local teams, this includes UX and flow improvements, new requested features, better structures for merchant:agent relationship (pass reset, exchange settlement, etc) and any other feedback they have, to make the system best accommodate the agents and their merchants needs.Alongside this, we will be:Ash Francis + Alex Cox. Alex is our technical lead with 10 years development experience and Ash provides design, front-end development and project management. As Dash investors we are working at a reduced salary to return the greatest benefit and ROI to Dash whilst also building a codebase that our other projects can benefit from alongside Dash (likewise, assets and work from these other projects is being brought into Dash Retail).All of our accounting records and website statistics are accessible to Dash Watch and able to be audited at any point, these records are recorded down to transaction level.We have sent Dash Core Group $1,500 to cover the necessary costs for their intellectual property lawyers to review and finalize a license for Dash Retail, this license will give the DAO full control of Dash Retail forever, with the ability to sublicense (it is irrevocable and perpetual and allows commercial use).This budget should cover our reduced salaries at $3,600 a month as well as our office rent, infrastructure and other costs. We are currently at a negative balance based on historical costs and hope to be able to partially pay some of these costs back. Our budget is based on a 7-day SMA of $72, we are hopeful that Dash will recover from it's current lows. In the eventuality that Dash doesn't recover, we will further reduce our costs, though we may have to reduce hours allocated to Dash Retail and work freelance to ensure we can afford our living costs. It's worth noting that while we have put $3,600 in the budget most months, our average salary works out far less with many months unpaid, or partially paid from Ash's savings (having to sell his singular MN to do so). We will always endeavour to respect the treasury and be as efficient with funds awarded as possible.We are happy to answer any questions either on this proposal or you can reach out directly on the details below.Email: ash@ashfrancis.comTelegram: @ashfrancisTwitter: @ashtonfrancisDiscord: Ash#8776Skype: ash.francisThank you for your support.