Archive for August 2020

High-Risk Payment Processing: What Businesses Need to Know

Sometimes, even a business with perfect credit and no blemishes in its financial history can be classified as “high risk” for credit card processing, which can cause some payment processors to refuse to offer their services, or may affect the rates that the business is charged. This is why it’s essential to know what high…

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Is PCI Compliance Mandatory? What Businesses Should Know

The PCI requirements are designed to protect customers who trust businesses with their financial information. Businesses may be concerned about the PCI requirements, wondering if PCI compliance is mandatory. Customers may also be wondering if other online merchants follow these guidelines. No matter the size of the business, payment security is an essential factor in…

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Why Businesses Need Mobile Payment Services

Many different kinds of businesses require a customized point-of-sale (POS) system. During the COVID-19 quarantine, the need to accommodate customer payment preferences has been emphasized even more, particularly by businesses whose customer service model has changed to match the needs of the times. Since brick and mortar transactions have been de-emphasized, businesses now require options…

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Why Online Merchant Accounts are More Important than Ever

Online merchant accounts give businesses access to software and hardware that allow them to process their customers’ credit and debit card payments. Businesses that don’t have this infrastructure in place will fall behind as the coronavirus lockdown continues. Customers are demanding more varied online purchasing options and businesses can’t deliver them without online merchant accounts.…

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Why PCI Compliance is Important for Businesses

With online payment processing becoming the name of the game in selling products and services during the COVID quarantine, businesses need to know the rules and regulations related to online transactions. Staying compliant with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards is essential to transacting payments in the 21st century. The PCI standards are determined by…

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3 Tips for Businesses Still Open During the Coronavirus

Many businesses are closed or operating on limited hours during the coronavirus quarantine. Their credit card swipe machines aren’t holding them afloat when people are no longer emphasizing face-to-face interactions in their daily lives. People’s needs for products and services have shifted to an online model that some businesses have had trouble adapting to. There…

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How to get Merchant Account Approval with Bad Credit

Internet merchant accounts are essential for small businesses in 2020 for a few reasons. Not only were alternative payment methods already becoming more in demand, but the coronavirus lockdown has sharply accelerated this process. People now expect to be able to use their credit card no matter what they’re buying, whether it’s a service online,…

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Mobile Credit Card Services for Businesses

As someone who runs a business that sends workers to customers’ locations or conducts service calls in person, you probably know the importance of providing multiple payment options. Customers that use services need to be able to pay in a way that works for them. Your ability to offer the right payment options could be…

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What are PCI Requirements, and Should I be Worried?

Large and small businesses with merchant accounts online care about the security of their customers’ information. This isn’t just because they have a good heart, but also because of potential liability on businesses if credit card information is stolen from their servers. Identity theft that results after non-compliance with basic standards of internet security on…

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How Card Logos Improve Websites

Card logos may seem innocuous, but they can have a huge impact on a website’s credibility. Customers expect them to be there and they notice when something is missing. That has an important impact on the site’s professionalism for many reasons, including a few that many businesses may not have considered. Card logos and other…

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