Credit Card Processing
What are EMV Cards and Who Needs to Use Them?
If you glance at your credit card or debit card, you may notice something different about it, versus the cards you remember from not too long ago. On the back, you can probably see the standard black magnetic strip. If your card is newer, you might also see a new small metallic chip somewhere at…
Read MoreWhat is a Payment Gateway?
What is a payment gateway, and why does an online store need one? A payment gateway is a secure service provided by a merchant card processing service that allows your online shop to accept credit card payments via your website. This will almost certainly increase your sales because the software runs 24 hours a day…
Read MoreWhy is it Important for your Merchant Account Provider to be PCI Compliant?
PCI compliant refers to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard and applies to all businesses that accept credit card payments. If your business accepts credit card payments you will be storing, processing and transmitting cardholder data. In order to do that you must host your data with a PCI compliant hosting provider, such as Charge.com…
Read MoreWorried about Accepting Credit Card Payments? Use Charge.com!
Have you been taken in by rumors that accepting credit card payments is not worthwhile because merchant account service provider fees are too high, or that you will have to implement costly equipment or software to your business? Did they also tell you that application processes are long and tedious and that small businesses can’t…
Read MoreNeed Help to Boost your Sales? Try Charge.com
Being in business today is certainly not a piece of cake! Even if you have been in business for many years and believe that your customer base is well established, you cannot deny if if the profits are not up when you balance the books. That is simply because the whole business environment has seen…
Read MoreCharge.Com Answers Tough Questions about a High Risk Merchant Account
Deciding what industry to pursue is an important part of any business. The decision could be driven by what you studied in school, what you’re passionate about, or what your family and friends do for a living. Or maybe you found a gap in the market to exploit. The challenge comes in when you’ve settled…
Read MoreGive your Online Customers the Confidence to Pay by Credit Card
Buyers have become accustomed to the convenience of paying for purchases by credit card. And yet there is also some media coverage on credit card fraud that can lead to skepticism – especially if your website payment system does not look secure. But this doesn’t mean that you should wait to introduce a credit card…
Read MoreWhat is a SSL Certificate and Why Does my Online Business Need One?
If you are running an online business where customers select products via a shopping cart and pay by credit card utilizing an online payment processing gateway installed on your website, a SSL Certificate will ensure your customers’ credit card information is secure. SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted…
Read MoreEasy Credit Card Payment Means a Better Shopping Experience … and More Sales!
If you believe that credit card payments are only suited to online sales and in-store shopping, you are mistaken. Credit card payments can be accepted by any type of business – be it an on-the-road service provider, a seller taking telephone orders or a business fulfilling email orders, just to mention a few. All businesses…
Read MoreHow your Business will Benefit from Merchant Services
Many small businesses choose to not use credit cards. In fact, 55% of the 27 million small businesses in the US do not accept cards. That’s a staggering number, especially when you consider that scientific studies show that accepting credit cards can boost sales by up to 500% or more! However, this is understandable. Small…
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