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It's been a big start to 2025, and we’ve been hard at work building and releasing your most requested features. This month has seen a major new feature release – Zeller Bill at Table – as well as several other exciting enhancements and updates to help you get paid more smoothly when using Zeller POS Lite . Read on to learn more about what’s new at Zeller this April. Accept cash payments with Zeller POS Lite. While card transactions are by far the preferred payment method for most Australians, we’ve now enabled you to also record physical cash sales when you’re using Zeller POS Lite from Zeller Terminal or App. To record cash as the tendered option in a transaction, simply select the items to be sold as usual, and then select “cash” as the tender for payment. Key in how much has been paid in physical cash, and provide customers with an itemised receipt. If your customers choose to tip with physical cash (e.g. “You keep the change”), this can now be recorded too. The option to record cash sales in Zeller POS Lite is controllable by site, and turned off by default. Simply activate this option in ‘Settings’ on both Zeller Terminal 2 and Zeller App . Also, watch this space – more features related to how you manage and report cash payments are coming soon! Process 100% discounts on items sold with Zeller POS Lite. Applying a discount to an item sold using Zeller POS Lite is now even easier, as we’ve added the ability to offer a 100% discount (or a $0 sale) in the event you’re supplying a giveaway, offering a free gift with purchase, or issuing warranty receipts. By being able to record items discounted by 100% with Zeller POS Lite on your terminal or Zeller App, you’ll benefit from clearer inventory reconciliation and a much more accurate view of your total items sold in any time period. Present the bill and accept payment tableside seamlessly with Zeller Bill at Table. Restaurants can now present diners with itemised bills displayed directly on Zeller Terminal 's large digital screen, and then instantly accept payment tableside. Zeller Bill at Table allows customers to settle their bill quickly, split payments effortlessly and tip with ease, making for happier diners and faster table turnover. In fact, Zeller Bill at Table is proven to help restaurants turn tables up to 73% faster from bill request to out-the-door. As Ben Hickey from The Roosevelt in Sydney  said, “More covers means more revenue". Learn more about Zeller Bill at Table here . Enhanced site management from Zeller App. Merchants with multiple business locations can now manage their sites directly from within Zeller App, including site-specific features such as surcharging, GST, tipping, receipt and terminal customisation. This makes it easier for you to make instant changes to site settings – for example, enabling tipping for a pop-up restaurant, or switching off tipping prompts when the lunch rush hits – when you’re on the go, rather than having to log into your Zeller Dashboard from a desktop computer. Smarter item management with Zeller Invoices. Time-saving functionality that was originally developed for Zeller POS Lite (and proved very popular) has now also been added to item management on Zeller Invoices. This includes improved handling of attributes and discounts, plus new support for item modifiers, too. The navigation of Zeller Invoices has also had a refresh, with a sleek new side menu that allows you to browse or create items, complete with unit price, quantity, and description. You can also now toggle GST on or off, apply discounts, and reorder items on your invoice via drag and drop, making it easier than ever to create and send customised invoices that help you get paid faster. Try out these new features today. To test these new additions, simply log in to your Zeller Dashboard , or try them out with Zeller POS Lite from Zeller Terminal or App. If you have ideas for other features, send them through to us at feedback@myzeller.com . We love to hear what our merchants would like to see from us, and are proud to say that the majority of this month’s releases have been developed and launched based upon feedback we’ve heard from you.

If you’re a business owner, who is open to the idea of embracing new technology, but haven’t yet entered the chat with artificial intelligence, this article is for you. Here, we outline the best AI tools for small business, and how you can use them to save time – and money – in your day-to-day operations. Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a staple tool for business owners who want to save time and work more efficiently. According to the Australian Government, 41% of small and medium-sized enterprises are already using it. While there are a growing number of highly sophisticated paid platforms that can do everything from automating complex workflows (think Zapier , Make , and Power Automate ) to integrating AI agents to respond to social comments or customer queries ( Manychat , Tidio , and Intercom ), and automate inventory operations ( Zoho and Cin7 ), not every business needs these advanced tools. AI for small businesses with fewer resources and smaller budgets looks a little different. Read on to discover the best free AI tools and how best to use them for your small business.  But first, what is AI? Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to computer systems that can perform tasks typically requiring human intelligence – like understanding language, recognising images, or making decisions. By analysing large amounts of data and learning from patterns, AI tools can generate insights, create content, and improve their performance over time. What are AI tools? AI tools are applications that use artificial intelligence to carry out specific tasks – such as writing text, designing images, analysing data, or answering questions. They take the complex capabilities of AI and package them into easy-to-use software that anyone can access, often for free or at a low cost. Perplexity, ChatGPT, and Canva AI, are three such tools, which we will discuss in more detail below. The best AI tools for small businesses are those that simplify and reduce the time spent on essential but time-consuming tasks – like copywriting, marketing, branding, customer service, or design – freeing you up to focus on the core aspects of your business. Top three AI tools for small businesses: 1. Perplexity What is Perplexity? Perplexity AI is an AI-powered search and answer engine that combines natural language understanding with real-time web research. It retrieves factual information with citations for its answers, and continuously updates from the internet, providing current and trustworthy data. What it’s great for: doing research and generating concise, factual answers. What it’s not great for: creative content generation or conversational dialogue.  How to use Perplexity AI for small businesses 2. ChatGPT  What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is an AI-powered chatbot that understands and generates human-like text by analysing language patterns from vast amounts of data, enabling it to deliver natural, helpful responses. It can answer questions, write and edit content, brainstorm ideas, and simplify complex topics.  What it’s great for: creative and conversational tasks like writing, brainstorming, and coding. What it’s not great for: doing research, as it can produce inaccurate or outdated information. How to use ChatGPT for small businesses 3. Canva AI What is Canva AI? Canva AI is an artificial intelligence tool built into Canva that helps users quickly create professional-looking designs. It can generate images, illustrations, social media graphics, templates, and other visual content from simple prompts, saving time and making design accessible even for non-designers. What it’s great for: creating professional-looking, simple designs and visuals for digital use. What it’s not great for: creating highly customised or complex designs, or anything that will be used for large-format printing. How to use Canva AI for small businesses A word of warning when using AI for small businesses While AI tools like Perplexity, ChatGPT, and Canva AI can save time and inspire creative ideas, they aren’t perfect. Always double-check facts, verify sources, and review content for accuracy before using it to make business decisions. Similarly, AI-generated designs can be great, but the imagery may not always be 100% accurate – it’s not unusual for a hand to have an extra finger, or for objects to be floating in midair! So ensure you always inspect the images closely before using them. Also, AI-generated designs can resemble stock images or copyrighted styles and will lack the resolution required for printing, so if you are going to be sharing the assets widely (for example in a paid advertising campaign or printed on a product label), it’s important to involve the expertise of a professional graphic designer. Always remember to treat AI as a helpful assistant – not a replacement for your judgment or expertise.

You asked for these features, we've just crossed them off our to-do list. This month, we've made some updates that will give your customers more flexibility at checkout and keep more money in your business. Our new item-by-item bill splitting feature will let diners enjoy a meal without the maths, while the ability to pass on invoice processing fees and to quickly add service charges will benefit your bottom line. Read on to find out more. Simplify checkout with flexible, item-by-item bill splitting. If you’re using Impos or Tevalis with Zeller Bill at Table , your staff can now split a bill by individual menu items right on the terminal. It’s quicker for mixed orders and removes the guesswork when settling who had what.  On your Zeller Terminal bill splitting screen you’ll now see three options: People, Amount, and Items. Choose Items to assign specific dishes or drinks to each diner and charge them separately. This new feature is available on both Zeller Terminal 1 and Zeller Terminal 2.  Recover invoice processing fees with a surcharge. When customers pay an invoice via the Zeller payment gateway, the processing fee is 1.7% + 25c. If you’d prefer not to absorb that cost, you can now pass on some or all of it to your customer and still get paid fast without waiting on a bank transfer.  From Zeller Dashboard on desktop, open Invoices → Settings and enable Surcharging. Choose full or partial surcharging for your invoices. Your choice applies the fee automatically when the customer pays. Cover higher operating costs with service charges . You can now add a service charge to POS Lite sales and Zeller Invoices. Define any charge that fits your business – the common ones are weekend or public holiday surcharges, though you can also use it for delivery or packaging fees.  Create your service charges in Zeller Dashboard. They’ll then appear as handy shortcuts when creating an invoice or on the payment screen of your terminal. Works with Zeller POS Lite on Zeller Terminal 2 and Zeller Tap to Pay.  Try these new features today. Log in to your Zeller Dashboard to try the updates, or test them with Zeller POS Lite from Zeller Terminal or Zeller App. Got ideas for what we should build next? Send them to feedback@myzeller.com – most of this month’s releases came directly from your feedback.