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Merchant Services and Credit Card Processing

8 Ways to Get Your Funds Fast From Payment Processors

Feb 3, 2020

8 Ways to Get Your Funds Fast From Payment Processors Cash flow is crucial to the success of any business. For most merchants, the majority of incoming cash comes from credit card processing sales. But giving your customers the ability to pay for goods or services...

Common POS Systems For Restaurants

Jan 29, 2020

Common POS Systems For Restaurants Modern technology has changed the way that restaurants conduct business. We’ve traded in ordering pads and pens for computer networks and advanced POS software. While there are plenty of popular POS systems on the market today, not...

7 Credit Card Processing Fraud Prevention Tactics For Merchants

Jan 9, 2020

7 Credit Card Processing Fraud Prevention Tactics For Merchants Credit card processing fraud is a major problem for business owners. Fraudulent card transactions can lead to chargebacks. Data breaches can result in customer information being compromised and create a...

How to Choose a POS System For Your Small Business

Jan 6, 2020

How to Choose a POS System For Your Small Business Choosing the right POS software for your small business is a significant decision. Point of sale systems represent the moment when you get paid by your customers. You don’t want to rush into something so important,...

Commonly Used POS Software For Small Business

Jan 2, 2020

Point of sale (POS) software facilitates transactions for your small business. Modern POS systems have replaced clunky cash registers and hand-written receipts. Choosing the right POS solution for your business will dramatically improve the customer experience while...

Best eCommerce Credit Card Processing: Stripe vs Braintree vs PayPal

Dec 3, 2019

"I am currently looking at using Stripe, Braintree or PayPal as my payment platform and wondering which vendor is the best" is a question we always receive here. To make an informed decision about which payment platform may be the best for your business you'll first...

EMV Chip Card Terminal Common Questions

Nov 21, 2019

"Do I really need to be EMV Compliant" is a question we tend to receive almost daily." The point of this blog is to understand what it means to be EMV Compliant and discuss whether it's essential for merchants to accept chip cards. We will also touch base on some...

Credit Card Processing Fees Complete Guide – Merchant Cost Consulting

Nov 1, 2019

Understanding how credit card processing fees truly work and what goes into them some consider to be the 8th wonder of the world. Our 2019 complete credit card processing fee guide showcases everything you need to understand and evaluate to lower your credit card...

Switching Credit Card Processing Companies Is Rarely Cost Effective

Oct 31, 2019

Switching credit card processing companies can be a nightmare for many different reasons. Some of the main reasons people look to switch credit card processing companies are because of issues with pricing, equipment, customer service, or reporting. Below are some...

Credit Card Processing Deceptive Tactics

Oct 16, 2019

Credit card processing sales representatives use numerous tactics to try and win over your business. Some of these tactics are transparent, while others are extremely deceptive. The point of this blog is to go over a few tactics that we have recently been hearing...