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Essentials Solution Release Notes

March 27, 2026

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Release notes for the Essentials Solution

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Release 2025.6.1

The following Back Office features are now launched in the Ver. 6.5.1.203 Essentials Solution update.

Security and performance notification


This update will improve security and performance and keep your application compliant with payment network requirements. Upgrade by April 8, 2026 to ensure communication is not interrupted between your point of sale and Back Office.

To you view your application version in Back Office, click My Account > My Devices. 


User interface update


The Back Office user interface (UI) has been updated to provide improved navigation and larger screen room. A temporary banner will appear on your Back Office browser page that will direct you to more information on this update.

Banner notification advising of the update to the UI with a link to the MHC article discussing the update.


Authentication update for Customer List report


To protect sensitive customer information, Account Managers accessing their customer list will be required to complete an additional verification step to view and download customer data. You will be prompted to enter a one-time verification code sent to the mobile device number on file. Follow the on-screen instructions to retrieve and enter the code to proceed.


Release 2025.5

The following Back Office features are now launched in the Ver. 6.5 Essentials Solution update.

Signatures on receipts


Merchants can now indicate if they’d like to require signatures on higher priced receipts and remove this requirement from lower valued receipts; thus allowing additional protection of high payments and expediting payments of all other customers. See Back Office Payment Method Configuration.


Release 2025.3

The following Back Office features are now launched in the Ver. 6.3 Point of Sale update.

Receipt printer font sizes


Payment terminal receipt printer configuration now provides small, medium (standard) and large font size options for printing receipts. The font size options are not available on the thermal printer.


Release 2024.8

The following Back Office features are now launched in the Ver. 5.12 Point of Sale update.

End of day reporting email


Enabled end of day reporting email, which is selected as a user role feature. See Back Office End of Day Reporting.


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