Understanding Fraud
Achieving the goal of attaining a good credit rating can be challenging. Even if you pay all your credit accounts on time, it doesn't necessarily mean that your credit will…
How Credit Card Refunds Impact Processing Fees
When it comes to processing credit card transactions, understanding how refunds work, including associated fees, is important for merchants. Credit card refunds are a regular occurrence and play a significant…
8 Reasons a Merchant Should Accept Credit Card Payments
Credit cards aren't a luxury anymore; they're a necessity. Credit card payment has quickly become the most used form of payment. If your business doesn't accept credit cards, then you're…
How To Avoid Chargebacks and Fraudulent Charges This Holiday Season
Merchants must always guard against fraud, and they must go that extra mile to fight against it during the holidays. The holidays are when criminals get their fiercest when it…
Helpful Tips To Prepare Your Small Business For The Holidays
The holiday season is upon us. You know this from the Christmas tree displays at the big-box retail outlets. So, if they're preparing for these 60 days starting on November…
Three Common Myths About Credit Card Processing
Wading into the credit card POS space for a retailer or business is a huge step and it should be a marker of business volume to warrant such a service.…
A Small Business Guide to Merchant Accounts
For a business to start accepting credit or debit card payments, it must enter into an agreement with a merchant services provider. The provider facilitates all communications regarding an electronic…
3 Major Reasons You Should Consider Payment
While many reasons exist for implementing an integrated payment processing solution, three main reasons top the list. First, you put yourself at a competitive disadvantage if you don’t implement this…
Credit Cards Terminal vs. POS System
A credit card machine or terminal is a payment gateway that has the fundamentals to process credit cards. Also known as an EDC terminal, i.e., Electronic Data Capture Terminal, it…
High-Risk Merchant Account
A high-risk merchant account allows you to run a modern business, by accepting card payments. This makes it much easier for customers to choose your services, as they don't need…