Cash theft: Solink’s Playbook

Solink’s Playbook

Investigating cash theft

In this “Playbook”, see how Solink specifically handles cash theft when employees may be stealing without a transaction being involved.

The play call: Finding cash theft with no recorded transaction

Cash theft at the register is one of the most common and costly forms of internal loss for retail businesses. It’s often subtle, cash handled without a corresponding transaction, drawer openings without receipts, or employees handing out product without logging the sale. These moments are hard to catch in real time and nearly impossible to investigate without the right tools. That’s why Solink is for you.

Below is how the Solink platform helps detect and prevent various types of cash theft.

How the play is executed

What Solink does is match movement to till, recording only the information you want to see.

Setting up a motion search line at the till

A motion search line is a tool in Solink that lets you monitor movement in a specific area of the video. Think of it like a tripwire, when someone crosses it, Solink flags the moment on the platform. If you have a motion line at the front of the register then, normally, every interaction with this line would or should result in a transaction — any longer time periods of interaction with this line without a sale or transaction attached to it may just be your first sign something is wrong.

Analyzing the footage

The next step is looking for activity along the motion line that is of a certain length without any transactions associated to it. If things are busy on video but silent in the data, that’s your signal something could be off.

Pinpoint the scenario and see what happened

Now, zeroing in on what actually happened. Was cash being handled, product being passed over, the drawer opening but no transaction recorded? It’s looking for activity without action in the point-of-sale. Pinpoint the activity and you can begin to understand further if something is going on that should not be.

Game over for guesswork

Cash theft hides in plain sight, but not with Solink.

With motion lines and search and transaction-matching, you don’t just watch your register, you understand what’s happening without scrubbing hours of footage or chasing receipts.

So if your gut says something’s off, Solink shows you where, when, and what went down.