Do You Need a Merchant Account For Shopify? Businesses typically need to have a merchant account to accept credit card payments. However, it’s possible to set up a Shopify store and accept card payments without a merchant account. Shopify users have the option to...
Payment Processing Industry News - January 2024 We’re just a few weeks into the new year, but payment processing headlines are already making a big splash. This month, we’ve highlighted new rate increases, new laws, and other noteworthy updates worth your...
List of Credit Card Processing Companies Searching for a credit card processing company is a difficult task to say the least. With deceptive sale tactics, unregulated credit card processing fees, and an industry full of scam artists, it is difficult to find which...
MCC Codes - Merchant Category Codes (2025) MCC codes are somewhat of a mystery to some business owners. Even though everyone who processes credit cards has one, it seems like most people don’t understand the significance of MCC codes for payment processing. For...
Venmo Fees and PayPal Fees (2025) Venmo and PayPal are two popular platforms for both merchants and individuals. Each offers mobile payment system, making it easy to send money from anywhere. Whether you’re using Venmo or PayPal payments for personal use or for...
How to Lower Credit Card Processing Fees (2025) Accepting credit cards is a must for every business in the modern era. But payment processing fees can add up quickly—and most companies are paying more than they should be to accept credit cards. That’s why we...
Payment Processing Industry News - December 2023 As the year comes to a close, we’re still keeping a close eye on the latest happenings in the payments space. This month, we’ve highlighted some new partnerships, new technologies, expansions, and some noteworthy...
How to Become PCI Compliant (and Maintain PCI DSS Compliance) PCI DSS compliance—or PCI compliance for short—refers to a set of payment security standards that merchants must follow when accepting card payments, transmitting sensitive information, and storing...
12 Requirements of PCI DSS Compliance To become PCI compliant, you must follow the requirements set forth by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards Council—an independent organization that was created by the card networks to help manage and improve...
Payment Processing Best Practices Accepting credit card payments has become a normal part of business operations for companies large and small worldwide. But not every business processes payments in an optimal way—which can lead to higher processing fees,...
