Lightspeed POS has announced the availability of Lightspeed Payments for hospitality merchants in the United States and retailers in Canada. This eliminates the need for a separate payments provider. New and existing Lightspeed customers will now have direct integration with the commerce platform.

The company hopes that now, more SMBs have access to true end-to-end customer service and sophisticated technology to improve their clients’ checkout experience. Operating from a single system of record, merchants across North America can leverage the suite of modules that make up the Lightspeed platform to operate strategically from a single backend.

“Merchants are taking advantage of cloud technology to increasingly streamline operations and generate a tangible return on investment,” says Dax Dasilva, founder and CEO of Lightspeed. “Lightspeed Payments provides customers the simplicity they desire to optimize their time and grow their business.”

Key features of Lightspeed Payments include transparent pricing and cost certainty, a simplified Set-Up, fast & secure checkout and a one place to manage the business, including financial reporting and cash flow tracking.