Smart Safe & Provisional Credit Services

Save on time and worry with better cash management

Get security and flexibility with Smart Safe services

With Smart Safe and Provisional Credit services, you get a safe that counts your money automatically and protects it from unauthorized access. Plus, we'll issue a provisional credit to your business account the same day its recorded—giving you access to your money faster than traditional deposits. Smart Safe is perfect for cash-based businesses, including quick-service restaurants, utility companies, grocery and convenience stores, and gas stations.

Same-day provisional credit

Your provisional credit is posted to your account the same morning totals are reported.

One convenient account

Available funds for your locations are consolidated into a single account.

Easy online access

Use Commercial Advantage to see your provisional credit the same day it posts.

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Smart Safe Benefits

Better cash management to save your business time

Minimize cash on site

Smart Safe has enhanced security features that protect the safe from unauthorized or illegal access. By keeping your business's cash in Smart Safe, you'll have less available cash on site, meaning you're less likely to become a victim of theft.

Get reliable audit controls

Smart Safe keeps track of how much cash is in the safe, how much should be deposited and the amount of change available—so you can stay focused on your business and your customers.

Reduce cash-handling risks and costs

Eliminate the need for employees to sort, count, strap and balance your business's cash—which reduces errors and thefts. Plus, save money by eliminating the costs of a night depository.

Smart Safe and Provisional Credit Services FAQ

People often ask us

A smart safe is a way to securely store your business's cash and monitor money at every step of the cash-handling process. Unlike a regular safe, it's not just a place to store your business’s money. It also automates your cash-handling process, saving you time and protecting your assets.

Once money is deposited, the smart safe counts how much cash is in the safe. We receive a daily report and provide a provisional credit to your business account the same day. You can easily keep track of your balance in Commercial Advantage.

A smart safe streamlines the cash handling process for you and your employees so that you can spend your time focusing on your customers.

Each employee is given a PIN. To access the safe, the employee must enter their PIN, which will create a record of their transactions and limits their access based on their role. This safety feature reduces the risk of unauthorized access, as well as internal and external theft.

Smart safes are also able to detect counterfeit bills.

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