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The Pros And Cons Of Online Payment Apps
Online payment apps are very popular in today's day and age. These types of apps make it very easy for people to send and receive money on a daily basis. However, there are many pros and cons to using these types of apps, so we will be reviewing them here for your...
A Great Alternative to QuickBooks Credit Card Processing
If you look at Intuit’s fees for processing credit card transactions, it’s clear they believe they have a captive audience. Want to create invoices in QuickBooks, hit “send” and have a payment link automatically included with the invoice? Most businesses believe their...
What You Need to Know About Chargebacks
Picture this…You sell a product to Connie Customer and she pays via credit card. Then, when Connie’s credit card bill arrives, she freaks out. “Wait a minute,” she says to herself, “this bill is for $10.23 more than I expected. And besides, I really don’t like this...
Eliminating Your Credit Card Processing Fees
For the past few years there’s been a battle raging in the credit card industry. What is everyone fighting about? Merchants adding surcharges to customer’s bills. Many merchants, fed up with the need to pay often sky-high credit card processing fees, decided to simply...
What to Look for When Choosing a Merchant Services Company
If your business accepts credit card payments, choosing a merchant services provider is a major decision that should be taken with care. The right company can save you money on processing and equipment fees, protect you from fraud, and make your life easier when...
Think Twice before Taking a Credit Card Payment over the Phone
Sales had been down at the electronics store, so the salesperson was excited when a caller wanted to buy a high-end big screen TV. “This is great!” the salesperson thought. “This guy knows exactly what he wants. He isn’t even questioning our prices. All I have to do...
Despite Covid, Holiday Retail Sales Beat Expectations Handily, the NRF Says
The numbers are in, and it turns out the holiday shopping season was not only better than expected, but also better than the one in 2019, weeks before the coronavirus pandemic struck in the United States. Retail sales in November and December totaled $789.4...
POS terminals may have some serious security vulnerabilities
Verifone and Ingenico customers should install the latest patches for their POS terminals now Security vulnerabilities have been discovered in POS terminals from Verifone and Ingenico that could have allowed cybercriminals to steal credit card details, clone...
How Contactless Payments Took Off Over The Last Year
At the start of 2020, contactless payments were constrained. In countries like the U.S. and India, they were either lacking adoption or actively opposed; and in other parts of the world, contactless payments were held to strict transaction limits before requiring...
Which Credit Card Processing is the Cheapest for Small Businesses?
As a business owner, you understand that you are going to have to accept credit cards. However, accepting credit cards costs your company money and you hate accepting that fact. Unfortunately, without a merchant account, you will not be able to accept credit cards and...