Multisystem distributed processing of payment and/or non payment information

A method comprising:

• rendering on a display device, by at least one processor, menu information that includes items offered by a merchant;
• searching, by the at least one processor, a table stored in a memory for a payment processing service associated with the merchant;
• establishing, by the at least one processor, using a network interface, a connection with a remote payment card processing device associated with the payment processing service, when the payment processing service is located in the table, the payment card processing device comprising a card reader and a printer;
• detecting, by the at least one processor, a selection of a item;
• in response to detecting the selection, identifying, by the at least one processor, a data format that is compatible with the payment card processing device;
• generating, by the at least one processor, data indicative of an order for the item in the data format that is compatible with the payment card processing device;
• transmitting, by the at least one processor, the data via the network interface to the payment card processing device;
• identifying, by the at least one processor, whether an acknowledgement message is received from the payment card processing device via the network interface;
• and
• in response to detecting an acknowledgment from the payment card processing device, rendering, by the at least one processor, a confirmation message of the order on the display device.