Visa Click to Pay – A New Tool to Combat Website Fraud
It seems like there's a newer, faster payment method for e-commerce every month. What's that mean for merchants who constantly strive to make the entire pay process easier and more hassle-free for customers? It's all good news, actually. The latest version of...
15 Common Small Business Fees and Startup Costs You Need To Know
If you own a small business, or are getting ready to start one, you probably already know about many of the expenses you'll face. They range from state-imposed license costs to ongoing charges for all sorts of services that new owners need to survive. The best place...
5 Steps to a Successful Payments Integration
As a merchant, do you ever wonder why you need a streamlined, efficient payments processing system? Further, what does a successfully implemented and integrated payments system look like? The answers to those questions change as new technology arrives on the scene,...
10 Things You Should Know About Opening a Merchant Bank Account
Are you one of the thousands of new business owners, or well-established ones, who needs to get a merchant bank account? Maybe you're tired of telling customers that they have to pay via cash or check. Or, perhaps you simply want to accept various types of credit and...
ACH Payment Processing for Startups and Small Businesses
If you own a small company that is new, or even one that's been around for several years, you can cut your payment processing expenses a lot by encouraging every retail and business customer to pay you via ACH (automated clearing house) payment processing, a same-day...
What to Consider When Choosing a Payment Platform
At some point in your live as a seller, whether you operate a physical retail/wholesale location or only sell goods and services online, you will have to make a decision about getting set up with a payment platform. Unless you do a 100 percent cash, in-person...
How To Take Credit Card Payments For Your Business
It makes sense to want to accept credit cards in your business, both online and in-person. According to the latest statistics, plastic credit is the single most common form of paying for goods and services in the U.S. and most other developed nations, with about 40...
5 Sneaky Pitfalls Ruining Your Customers’ Payment Experience
Why are some of your customers having negative payment experiences? Is it all about consumer fickleness, clunky shopping-cart interfaces, and poorly designed websites? Maybe, and maybe not. You won't know until you check your own site carefully and run through a...
How To Invoice Online In 5 Easy Steps
What should every business owner know about invoices? Besides the basic definition, it's important to know not just how to create and send a valid invoice. It's also a good idea to learn how to use invoicing to speed up the pay cycle and incentivize customers to pay...
4 Tips to Lower Your Credit Card Processing Fees
Are you struggling to find ways to reduce the credit card processing fees your business pays? If so, you are like many other owners who wonder whether there's any relief from the amounts deducted from your sales to pay card companies. The expense is not small. Ranging...