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The 2 Things Internet Merchants Need on Their Website in 2020

Retailers that want to accept debit and credit card payments online in 2020 (and what retailer doesn’t?) will need an internet merchant account first. This gives them access to a bank account service that conducts transactions through a payment processor. An internet merchant account is particularly essential for businesses in 2020 because of the difficulty…

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What are High-Risk Merchant Accounts?

Businesses need online merchant accounts, particularly while face-to-face transactions are diminished during the Covid-19 lockdown. A merchant account provider can provide the software products and services that can make this possible, enabling retailers to accept debit card and credit card transactions on their websites. Generally, these services are secure and provide retailers the opportunity to…

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What are PCI Requirements?

Payment card industry (PCI) requirements are a set of security standards that protects customers who use internet merchant services to pay for goods and services with their credit and debit card online. It is important for people who run businesses that use or plan on using online merchant accounts to process their customers’ credit cards…

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Payment Withholdings from Square Could be Disastrous for Some Small Businesses

Many businesses that have an online merchant account from Square have become aware of a recent development involving “holding” funds from their merchants–sometimes for as long as 120 days. What is Square’s “Rolling Reserve?” According to widely published news reports, the payment processor Square has been withholding funds from some of the merchants that use…

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Why Your Business Needs an Internet Merchant Account in 2020

During the COVID-19 quarantine, many businesses are struggling to maintain their previous activity levels. With drastically restricted opportunities for face-to-face interactions, many customers are turning to online stores to get their products and services. Even if your area is not currently locked down by law, countless people spread across nearly every community on earth are…

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Credit Card Logos for Your Online Store

Online merchant accounts are an even better investment now than they used to be. With the coronavirus keeping customers inside, there’s more demand for online transactions. As a result, businesses that have no online component may find it difficult to stay in business. And having a successful online store without a credit card merchant account…

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How to Stay PCI Compliant

As someone who runs a business that uses credit card processing for ecommerce, you may be wondering whether you’re staying compliant with all the transaction laws out there. With the volume of clients increasing during the coronavirus pandemic, there’s probably more pressure on your business’s online component to offer services to your customers that are…

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How to Get a Merchant Account with Bad Credit

A merchant account online is now the lifeblood of any business that used to rely on face-to-face interactions to conduct transactions. Your online store must obtain a merchant account in order to stay ahead of the competition during the coronavirus pandemic when a very large percentage of your customers will be inside trying to choose…

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How to Stay PCI Compliant for Businesses

PCI requirements may seem daunting if you have an online merchant account. Without in-person transactions, many businesses need to become online merchants to survive. Whether you’re new to it, or been at it for a long time, or are looking into getting a merchant account, you need to know what the PCI requirements are so…

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The Two Things Your Online Store Must Have

You may be scrambling to create an online store to increase your business during the COVID-19 quarantine. Since your card swipe machine is of limited use without many face-to-face transactions, it’s vital to have other ways of processing transactions. This means creating or refining your business’s website with an online merchant account. Not all online…

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