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The Worst Credit Card Terminal Leasing Companies

While many of the more reputable merchant account providers have abandoned terminal leases altogether in favor of selling the terminals directly (or allowing you to reuse your existing equipment), there are still plenty of other providers that are still pushing terminal leases. Check out the best credit card processing companies for some good options that let you buy your credit card terminal at an affordable price.

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Nov 25, 2024 Filed under: Credit Card Processing, Hardware

What Are Basis Points & How Do You Calculate Them?

If you don’t understand basis points or the other aspects affecting your credit card processing rates, do some research or ask someone to explain it to you. If your processor can’t do that, you probably want to start looking for a new one. You can start by checking out our top-rated credit card processors for small businesses.

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Jul 25, 2024 Filed under: Credit Card Processing

The Top 5 Most Common Merchant Account Complaints

Of course, everyone’s experience with a particular processor won’t be the same. It’s important to weigh the complaint volume of a company against its processing volume. A processor serving a hundred thousand merchants with 100 complaints is a much different scenario from a processor serving ten thousand merchants with 100 complaints. That being said, a processor with a lot of complaints about the same issue should be an immediate red flag.

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Aug 12, 2024 Filed under: Credit Card Processing

How To Choose A Merchant Service Provider: 7 Things To Look For

We’ve identified seven different features that you need to look at very carefully in selecting a merchant account provider. They’re all equally important, and you’ll want to examine each of them when evaluating any merchant account provider you’re thinking of signing up with. While it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to come up with a precise estimate of your overall costs, you should be able to get a pretty good idea by evaluating these seven features.

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Aug 29, 2024 Filed under: Credit Card Processing
What’s the Difference Between Chip-and-PIN and Chip-and-Signature Cards

What’s The Difference Between Chip-And-PIN & Chip-And-Signature Cards?

The EMV liability shift is well underway and customers have started dipping those cards. At this point, most small business owners are probably wondering why the heck everybody is talking about chip-and-PIN cards when everybody seems to be using chip-and-signature. What’s the difference between chip-and-PIN and chip-and-signature cards?  Back Up a Minute. Let’s go over […]

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Mar 30, 2020 Filed under: Credit Card Processing, PCI Compliance