One of the most common questions we get from a customer is why their credit card processing rates can’t be under 1% per transaction. Lots of businesses receive phone calls on a weekly basis from some salesperson promising they could only pay 1% if they...
Ever hear an offer that’s suspiciously too good to be true? It’s pretty standard to hear a lot of enticing promises from payment processing companies, and they will tell you a lot of misleading information to get you to sign up for their services. Navigating what’s...
PCI Compliance is an often misunderstood part of having a merchant account. You’re probably wondering what PCI Compliance means, who decides if your business is compliant, and why there’s a monthly fee involved if you’re not compliant. A lot of payment processing companies are not good...
Ever look at your processing statement and wonder what all those fees are? You’re probably curious why they are on your statement, to begin with, and if you can avoid paying them. Well, there’s a lot of different types of fees and services that you will be...
We’ve covered how processing works in the past, and gone over some of the ways processing rates are calculated, but we haven’t explained in detail why a business might be charged a specific rate. You’ve probably wondered why your business is on a different pricing structure...
Do you ever feel like people try to put your business in a box? In payment processing industry there’s a lot of “one solution fits all” options that salespeople like to push. They don’t take the time to get to know how your business works and...
If you ever want to feel overwhelmed the easiest way to do it is to look at all the available online shopping cart solutions for your E-Commerce Store. From all the different shopping carts and the variety of capabilities they come with it can...
Have you ever looked at a processing statement and thought about what it represents? Sometimes you only see a service bill as a negative; it’s just another item taking away your hard earned cash. But what does a service bill represent? It's not only an...
There’s been a surprising amount of credit card fraud happening lately. As a business, it can be a very costly situation to find yourself in. One case of fraud can be enough to put a hard stop on growth and can leave you struggling to...
Today we want to bring attention to a specific issue that could affect your business. Lately, there have been a lot of credit card processors who have been charging fees for not having an EMV credit card terminal to accept payments. The most recent one we’ve...