Credit Card Processing
How Bad Credit Affects your Merchant Account Rates
The COVID-19 quarantine has affected how people play, work, go to school, and pay for everything that they need. It has made paying for things online a necessary replacement for face to face interactions, which have become risky. This means that to stay afloat, many businesses need to create or refine their online components with…
Read MoreWhat PCI Law is and How it Affects Your Business
The PCI standards are technically not a law at all. They are policies implemented by the major credit card brands, but they are mandatory nonetheless. That’s because failure to comply with them can result in having fines levied against your company, being responsible for increased liability, having your merchant account funds frozen, and having your…
Read MoreWhat to Look for in Third-Party Credit Card Processing Companies
As a business that plans on accepting customers’ payments online, you may wish to research third-party credit card processing companies so that you know what to look for when you’re shopping for a merchant account. The right third-party credit card processing company can make your business safe and secure for your customers’ payments, but you…
Read MoreHow to Obtain a Merchant Account
As someone who runs a small business, you may be concerned about your credit rating if you’re trying to open a merchant account. Particularly during the COVID-19 lockdown, businesses are prioritizing online transactions over face-to-face interactions, which can be riskier to the health of you, your employees, and your customers, and are prohibited by law…
Read MoreWhat is PCI Law?
PCI “law” is misnamed since it’s not an actual law. However, compliance with standards in Payment Card Industry (PCI) transactions is required by the major credit card companies in order to be able to accept credit cards from their cardholders. Any business, big or small, that plans on accepting credit cards has to be aware…
Read MoreHow to get a Merchant Account with Bad Credit
If you have a small business that wants to be able to accept credit cards from its customers, you may be wondering how to get a merchant account even if you have bad credit. Since many merchant account providers check your credit when you apply for an online merchant account, you may feel like you…
Read MoreHow Should I Accept Payments on my Business’s Website?
If you have a small business with an online store component, you may be wondering how to accept credit card payments online for free. Unfortunately, even if you avoid startup or monthly fees by choosing the right payment processing company for you, transaction fees are something that you’re always going to deal with when processing…
Read MoreHow to Choose an eCommerce Platform
As a small business in 2020, you need to use credit card processing for e-commerce. Versatile e-commerce credit card processing will make your business look more professional and expedite your customers’ transactions. To obtain this efficiently, you need to know how to choose the right e-commerce credit card processing platform for your business. Here are…
Read MoreThird Party Credit Card Processors Are the Future of a Cashless World
COVID-19 has changed the global economy in unprecedented ways. From vast swaths of employees being laid off to the crumbling of mega-companies such as J. Crew, the world as we know it has shifted. This includes the way cash is looked at from the public’s eye. Cash is no longer an item we mindlessly shove…
Read MoreTop 3 Mistakes Merchants Make with Third Party Credit Card Merchant Accounts
In order to adapt your business to digital transactions during the coronavirus pandemic, you need to find the right third party credit card processing company. By offering efficient, free payment processing on your business’s website, you could set yourself apart in an increasingly competitive ecommerce landscape. By the same token, these mistakes could make you…
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