If you're a shop owner planning to be at Shop Hackers 2026 in Murfreesboro, TN on August 8th and 9th, stop by Booth #43. It's billed as the #1 event for auto shop owners, and with 1,000+ shop owners showing up for two days of real numbers, real systems, and real impact, it's easy to see why. 360 Payments will be there all weekend, and we're bringing news on the payment tools that are already changing how shops handle checkout, financing, and cash flow.

Why Attending Shop Hackers 2026 Is Worth Your Weekend

Jenelle from 360 Payments sat down with James Harris from Shop-Ware ahead of the show to talk about what makes Shop Hackers different from every other industry event on the calendar. His take: most conferences send you home with a notebook full of ideas. Shop Hackers sends you home with an actual playbook.

That's the real value of the event. You're in a room with shop owners who are dealing with the same problems you are, whether that's finding enough technicians or figuring out how to run the business more profitably. You get direct coaching, you trade ideas with people who've already solved the problem you're stuck on, and you leave with something you can put into action the day you get back to the shop.

What's New From 360 Payments

We're using the show to walk shop owners through two things we're genuinely excited about right now.

Consumer financing, fully integrated into Shop-Ware. Customers can apply for financing from their own phone during checkout. No separate app, no extra steps for your team. The bigger win is fewer declined repairs. When a customer has a flexible way to pay, they're more likely to say yes to the work instead of walking away from it. That's revenue you're not leaving on the table because of a payment objection.

A connected system, not another bolt-on tool. 360 Payments and Shop-Ware run together, which means less disconnected software and fewer manual workarounds for your front office. If you've felt the pain of tools that don't talk to each other, this is built to fix exactly that.

What to Expect at Booth #43

Whether you're already a 360 Payments customer or you've never heard of us, come by. We want to show you what's new, and just as much, we want to hear what's actually happening in your shop right now so we know where to focus next.

Bring your questions about surcharging, text-to-pay, mobile payments, or where financing fits into your checkout flow. If you only have a few minutes between sessions, that's enough time to find out whether we can save your shop money or close more repair orders.

Watch Jenelle's full conversation with James Harris here: https://youtu.be/nXTelXbRXuI