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Forced processing
Payments are now bundled into the platform. Keeping the merchant account you already had, and the rate you fought for, gets harder every renewal.
RICS>Pay is now baked into the platform, and stores that want to keep their own merchant account get squeezed for it month after month. WinSale is the POS that lets you pick your own processor and keep the rate you negotiated.
Migration is free, and we bring your inventory, customer accounts, and sales history with you. You leave RICS, not your data.
Payments are now bundled into the platform. Keeping the merchant account you already had, and the rate you fought for, gets harder every renewal.
Opt out of their in-house processing and you can be charged extra every single month. That's a fee for the privilege of choosing your own bank.
When your software and your payments are the same vendor, you lose the ability to shop your rate, switch, or negotiate. You're a captive account.
Subscription plus mandatory processing plus penalties adds up fast, and it rarely moves in your favor at renewal time.
Inventory, customers, and transaction history live inside a system designed to keep you from leaving easily.
As vendors grow, the personal, pick-up-the-phone help that small retailers actually need tends to disappear.
Same job, different philosophy. One keeps you locked to its payment rails. The other works for your store.
| RICS | WinSale | |
|---|---|---|
| Choose your own card processor | In-house processing pushed / required | Bring your own merchant account |
| Penalty for opting out of their processor | Monthly charge | Never. No such fee exists |
| Keep your negotiated processing rate | Replaced by their rate | Keep what you negotiated |
| Built specifically for shoe & safetywear | Apparel / footwear focus | Purpose-built for footwear & safetywear |
| Direct, U.S.-based support | Varies by plan | Talk to the people who build it |
| Free migration with your data & customers | Not applicable | Free, and we bring your history along |
| Decades serving independents | Yes | 40+ years, same mission |
Comparison reflects common retailer concerns about bundled in-house processing. Verify current RICS terms directly with RICS.
The thing keeping most stores stuck isn't the software, it's the fear of losing everything they've built inside it. We handle the move so you don't.
We do the heavy lifting to move you off RICS at no migration cost. No "data extraction" surprise invoice on the way out.
Inventory, item records, and sales history transfer over so your reporting and reordering pick up where they left off.
Customer accounts, contact info, and purchase history move with you. The relationships you built don't reset to zero.
What we can migrate depends on the data RICS makes available for export. On your first call we confirm exactly what transfers from your account before you commit to anything.
Tell us about your store. We'll show you exactly what moving off RICS looks like, what you'd keep, and how you hold onto your own processor. No pressure, no obligation.
WinSale is a product of Magnum Software Systems and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by RICS Software. "RICS" and "RICS>Pay" are trademarks of their respective owner and are used here only for honest comparison and identification. Statements about RICS reflect concerns commonly raised by retailers regarding bundled in-house payment processing; current pricing, fees, and terms should be verified directly with RICS. No specific fee amounts are stated or implied as exact.