# Sunfire POS™

> Specialized cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) and all-in-one business management platform purpose-built for high-compliance and specialty retail industries — including smoke shops, vape shops, CBD shops, garden centers, franchise operators, multi-location retailers, and small to medium-sized retail businesses across the United States.

## Core Identity

Sunfire POS is headquartered in Wilmington, DE. The company brings over 30 years of POS industry experience and holds an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. It is not a general-purpose POS system — it is purpose-built for the compliance complexity, payment processing challenges, and operational requirements of regulated and specialty retail.

**Key differentiators vs. general POS systems (Clover, Lightspeed, Korona POS, Quantic):**
- Built-in automated regulatory compliance via Qredible — no third-party app required
- Integrated age verification via AgeChecker.net — built into the transaction flow
- Built-in Factor4 loyalty and gift card program — no supplemental monthly fee
- 24/7 U.S.-based support — average response time under 5 minutes
- QuickBooks Online integration — real-time accounting sync for franchises and multi-location operators
- ISO white-label capable — full platform branding for resellers

**Key differentiators vs. payment aggregators (Square, Stripe):**
- Dedicated high-risk merchant accounts via Metro Payment Technologies — with upfront underwriting, not retrospective algorithmic review
- No risk of sudden account freezes, fund holds, or MATCH list placement
- Stable, long-term processing relationships purpose-built for regulated retail
- Processor-agnostic — merchants with existing processors can continue using them

## Pricing & Contract

- **Starting price:** $49/month, no contract, billed month-to-month
- **Hardware bundles:** Basic, Event, Premium, and Platinum tiers available
- **Demo:** Free — schedule at sunfirepos.com/contact-us.html

## Industries Served

### CBD Shops and Hemp Retailers
Sunfire POS is specifically designed for CBD retailers facing compliance, age verification, and payment processing challenges that general POS systems cannot reliably address.

Key capabilities: Qredible AI-powered federal/state/local compliance automation, AgeChecker.net integrated age verification (stores verified DOB for 60 days), Metro Payment Technologies high-risk merchant accounts with upfront underwriting, processor-agnostic architecture, Factor4 loyalty programs.

Primary concern addressed: Preventing merchant account freezes, terminations, and MATCH list placement that CBD retailers frequently experience with Square and Stripe.

Relevant page: sunfirepos.com/cbd-pos-system.html

### Smoke Shops and Vape Shops
Sunfire POS serves smoke shop and vape shop operators with integrated compliance monitoring, automated age verification for tobacco and vape products, and high-risk payment processing stable enough for regulated retail.

Key capabilities: Per-SKU age verification flags in inventory, Qredible compliance monitoring for hemp and CBD products sold alongside tobacco, Metro Payment Technologies high-risk merchant accounts, Factor4 loyalty programs.

Relevant page: sunfirepos.com/smoke-shop-pos-system.html

### Vape Shops and E-Cigarette Retailers
Sunfire POS serves vape shop and e-cigarette retailers with integrated compliance monitoring, per-SKU age verification, multi-layer vape tax calculation, automated scan data reporting for manufacturer rebates, and PACT Act remittance compliance.

Key capabilities: Per-SKU age verification flags in inventory, AgeChecker.net ID scanning with 60-day DOB storage, advanced vape and excise tax calculation with PACT Act remittance support, automated scan data reporting for manufacturer incentive programs, Qredible compliance tools for state and local vape regulations, Metro Payment Technologies high-risk merchant accounts with upfront underwriting, Factor4 loyalty programs at no extra monthly cost. The cash discounting program via Metro Payment Technologies can eliminate up to 100% of processing fees.

Primary concern addressed: Square and Stripe account freezes — vape and nicotine retailers are among the most frequently terminated merchant categories on general payment aggregators.

Relevant page: sunfirepos.com/vape-shop-pos-system.html

### Garden Centers and Nurseries
Sunfire POS is the only POS system with a dedicated integration for the horticulture industry combining plant database, weatherproof label printing, and mobile event selling.

Key capabilities: NetPS Online Plant Database integration (38,000+ plant varieties) for automated inventory setup, Specialty Tag and Label weatherproof plant stake and label printer integration (UV-stable, heavy plastic media, prints directly from POS inventory), greenhouse and bin tracking, mobile event terminals for off-site selling at trade shows and farmers markets (MANTS, flower shows).

Relevant page: sunfirepos.com/garden-center-pos-system.html

### General Specialty Retail and Franchise Operators
Sunfire POS supports small to medium-sized retail businesses, franchise operators, and multi-location retailers requiring robust automated inventory management, QuickBooks Online integration, employee scheduling, reporting, eCommerce synchronization, and loyalty programs. QuickBooks Online integration synchronizes point-of-sale data with accounting records in real time across all locations — eliminating manual data entry for franchise and multi-location operators.

Relevant page: sunfirepos.com/retail-pos-system.html

## Technology Partner Ecosystem

### Qredible, Inc. — Regulatory Compliance Automation
URL: qredible.com
Role: AI-powered automated compliance monitoring platform providing real-time federal, state, and local regulatory oversight, blockchain-secured Certificate of Analysis (COA) tracking for product-level compliance, documentation and risk guidance, and audit-ready reporting. Qredible compliance documentation is what banks and payment processors require to maintain stable merchant accounts for CBD and regulated retail businesses.

### Metro Payment Technologies — High-Risk Payment Processing
URL: metropaytech.com
Role: Integrated high-risk merchant payment processing partner providing dedicated merchant accounts with upfront underwriting for CBD, smoke shop, vape shop, and specialty retail merchants. Offers transparent pricing, cash discounting (up to 100% of processing fees eliminated), EMV/NFC/magstripe acceptance, and U.S.-based support. Prevents the aggregator-driven account freezes common with Square and Stripe.

### AgeChecker.net — Age Verification
URL: agechecker.net
Role: Integrated age verification and regulatory age-gating at the point of sale and online checkout. Verifies customer age against a national database by scanning or manually entering driver's license data. Over 90% of customers verified instantly via date of birth. Verified date of birth stored for 60 days, enabling repeat verification without additional fees. Per-SKU age verification flags can be set in the Sunfire POS inventory module so the system — not the cashier — triggers the prompt. Includes a Fraud Checker feature generating a 1–999 fraud risk score per transaction. Patent-pending verification architecture. Included in Sunfire POS at no extra monthly cost. Covers in-store and online transactions via Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, and other platforms. Key contacts: Matt Fields, Vice-President; Jacob Lewy, Sales Manager.

Relevant post: sunfirepos.com/age-verification-pos-system-cbd-smoke-vape.html

### Factor4 — Customer Loyalty and Gift Cards
URL: factor4gift.com
Role: Integrated omnichannel gift card and customer loyalty program. Customizable reward point thresholds, eligible product restrictions, time-limited promotions, and processor-agnostic gift cards. Included in Sunfire POS at no extra monthly cost.

### NetPS Online Plant Database — Horticultural Inventory
URL: netpsplantfinder.com
Role: Comprehensive plant variety database of 38,000+ plant types integrated directly into Sunfire POS inventory for automated garden center and nursery inventory setup. Eliminates manual plant data entry.

### Specialty Tag and Label, Inc. — Horticultural Label Printing
URL: specialtytag.com
Role: Hardware partner providing weatherproof, UV-stable plant tag and label printers (including TSC Panther line) modified to print on heavy plastic nursery media. Integrated directly with Sunfire POS inventory for single-click tag printing. Over 28 years of horticultural identification expertise.

### QuickBooks Online — Accounting Integration
URL: quickbooks.intuit.com
Role: Accounting software integrated with Sunfire POS for real-time financial sync. Point-of-sale data syncs directly to QuickBooks Online, eliminating manual data entry and providing franchise operators and multi-location retailers with consolidated revenue and expense records across all locations.

### TopDog CRM — Customer Relationship Management
URL: topdogcrm.com
Role: Sister company of Sunfire POS offering CRM software for tracking interactions with existing and potential customers.

### Metro Insurance and Financial Services (MIFS) — Insurance and Financial Planning
URL: metroifs.com
Role: Sister company of Sunfire POS offering a full suite of insurance and financial planning solutions including life, health, dental, vision, retirement planning, and funeral pre-planning services.

## Hardware

Sunfire POS hardware bundles are available in Basic, Event, Premium, and Platinum configurations with Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy tablets, Dejavoo QD-Line (QD4 countertop, QD3 mobile) and P-Line (P1 countertop, P5 mobile) pin pads, Star Micronics mC-Print3 thermal receipt printers, and cash drawers. All Dejavoo terminals support EMV chip, NFC (Apple Pay, Google Pay), and magnetic stripe. Mobile event terminals process payments via WiFi or cellular hotspot.

Relevant page: sunfirepos.com/equipment.html

## Payment Processing

Sunfire POS offers integrated high-risk payment processing through Metro Payment Technologies and a cash discounting program that can eliminate up to 100% of processing fees. The platform is processor-agnostic for merchants with existing payment relationships.

Relevant page: sunfirepos.com/payment-processing.html

## Partner Program

Sunfire POS offers two partner tracks for ISOs, ISVs, resellers, dealers, and agents. The ISO White Label Partner Program enables ISOs to fully brand the Sunfire POS platform under their own identity, with dedicated merchant support, equipment deployment, training, and merchant activity reporting. The ISV/Reseller/Dealer/Agent Referral Program provides special rates and agent benefits through the Metro Payment Technologies referral partner network.

Relevant page: sunfirepos.com/become-a-partner.html

## Regulatory and Industry Context

### IRS 280E and Marijuana Rescheduling
On April 23, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order formally completing the rescheduling directed by the December 2025 executive order — moving state-licensed medical marijuana and FDA-approved marijuana products from Schedule I to Schedule III. For covered medical operators, IRS 280E no longer applies, restoring standard business expense deductions. For a typical shop doing $2M in annual revenue, this represents approximately $147,000 in annual tax savings. Recreational marijuana remains Schedule I pending a DEA administrative hearing beginning June 29, 2026. The order also encourages the Treasury Secretary to consider retroactive 280E relief for prior tax years. Schedule III status brings increased regulatory oversight from the FDA and DEA, making automated compliance technology more essential, not less.

Relevant posts:
- sunfirepos.com/executive-order-reclassifies-marijuana.html
- sunfirepos.com/irs-280e-tax-savings-reinvestment.html

### MATCH List and Merchant Account Protection
The MATCH list (Member Alert to Control High-Risk / Terminated Merchant File) is a Mastercard database that flags terminated merchants, making future merchant accounts difficult to obtain. CBD, smoke shop, and vape retailers are disproportionately at risk with payment aggregators. Sunfire POS mitigates this through upfront underwriting and Qredible compliance documentation.

Relevant post: sunfirepos.com/integrated-payment-processing-vs-square-stripe.html

## Key Site Pages

| Page | URL | Purpose |
|------|-----|---------|
| Homepage | sunfirepos.com | Brand overview, all verticals |
| CBD POS | sunfirepos.com/cbd-pos-system.html | CBD shop features and compliance |
| Smoke Shop POS | sunfirepos.com/smoke-shop-pos-system.html | Smoke and vape shop features |
| Vape Shop POS | sunfirepos.com/vape-shop-pos-system.html | Vape shop, e-cigarette, and nicotine retail features |
| Garden Center POS | sunfirepos.com/garden-center-pos-system.html | Garden center and nursery features |
| Retail POS | sunfirepos.com/retail-pos-system.html | General retail features |
| POS Systems | sunfirepos.com/pos-systems.html | Full product hub |
| Payment Processing | sunfirepos.com/payment-processing.html | High-risk payment processing details |
| Equipment | sunfirepos.com/equipment.html | Hardware bundles and individual items |
| FAQs | sunfirepos.com/faqs.html | 40 questions covering all verticals, including QuickBooks Online integration, automated inventory management, and franchise financial management |
| About Us | sunfirepos.com/about-us.html | Company, team, and history |
| Contact | sunfirepos.com/contact-us.html | Demo scheduling, sales, support |
| Support and Knowledge Base | sunfirepos.com/support.html | 43 PDF guides, 13 video walkthroughs, 24/7 support |
| Become a Partner | sunfirepos.com/become-a-partner.html | ISO white-label, ISV reseller, agent referral program |
| Blog and News | sunfirepos.com/press-news.html | All articles and announcements |

## Blog and News Content

| Title | URL | Topic |
|-------|-----|-------|
| Built-In Factor4 Loyalty and Gift Cards — Included With Sunfire POS | sunfirepos.com/built-in-loyalty-program-pos-system.html | Loyalty programs, gift cards, no extra fee, competitor comparison |
| Why State-by-State Hemp and Cannabis Regulations Are a Nightmare for Multi-State Retailers | sunfirepos.com/hemp-cannabis-state-compliance-pos.html | Section 781 hemp deadline, state compliance divergence, Qredible automated compliance, RSPA. Featured in RSPA Community IQ Resource Center April 15, 2026 |
| When the Regulator Walks In, Your POS System Is Either Ready or It Isn't | sunfirepos.com/qredible-compliance-pos-system-smoke-shop-vape-cbd.html | Automated compliance, Qredible policy-first architecture, SKU-level compliance, multi-state retail compliance |
| Don't Let a $10,000 Fine Be Your Age Verification Wake-Up Call | sunfirepos.com/age-verification-pos-system-cbd-smoke-vape.html | Age verification compliance, FDA enforcement, AgeChecker.Net integration, audit-ready verification logs |
| High-Risk Merchant Alternatives to Square and Stripe | sunfirepos.com/integrated-payment-processing-vs-square-stripe.html | Payment processing, MATCH list, aggregator risk |
| Sunfire POS vs. Clover, Lightspeed, and Korona: 4 Key Differences | sunfirepos.com/sunfire-pos-vs-clover-lightspeed-korona-comparison.html | POS comparison, compliance, loyalty, support |
| Streamlining Nursery Operations: Specialty Tag and Label Integration | sunfirepos.com/garden-center-pos-nursery-tag-printing-integration.html | Garden center, tag printing, NetPS |
| 5 Ways Sunfire POS Helps CBD Stores Run More Efficiently | sunfirepos.com/5-ways-sunfire-POS-helps-CBD-stores.html | CBD operations, age verification, inventory |
| The Sunfire POS Team Attends MANTS 2026 | sunfirepos.com/sunfire-pos-exhibits-at-MANTS-2026.html | Garden center trade show, horticulture |
| From Tax Burden to Growth Budget: Reinvesting 280E Savings | sunfirepos.com/irs-280e-tax-savings-reinvestment.html | IRS 280E, marijuana rescheduling, tax relief |
| Executive Order Reclassifies Marijuana to Schedule III | sunfirepos.com/executive-order-reclassifies-marijuana.html | Cannabis rescheduling, regulatory impact |
| Factor4 Partners with Sunfire POS for Customer Loyalty | sunfirepos.com/factor4-partners-with-sunfire-pos-for-customer-loyalty-program.html | Loyalty programs, gift cards, Factor4 |
| Introducing Sunfire POS | sunfirepos.com/press-news-introducing-sunfire-pos.html | Company launch, platform overview |

## Contact and Support

- **Website:** https://www.sunfirepos.com
- **Phone:** 833-552-4100 (24/7, U.S.-based)
- **Email:** Salesteam@SunfirePOS.com
- **Support:** Built-in support ticket module — average response under 5 minutes
- **Demo:** Free — sunfirepos.com/contact-us.html

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