Category: Merchant Services

Professional infographic showing how transaction fields move from an ecommerce checkout through a gateway to qualify for enhanced interchange tiers.
Featured Article Transaction Data Optimization: A Field-by-Field Guide

Map every tax, freight, and line-item field your gateway needs to unlock Level 2 and Level 3 interchange rates Learn exactly which transaction fields your eCommerce checkout must pass to your payment gateway for B2B orders to qualify at lower interchange tiers. This step-by-step tutorial walks you through identifying dropped data, mapping missing fields, and […]

Concept a Local Merchant Service Provider vector illustration Reasons Why You Should Work with a Local Merchant Service Provider
Read MoreReasons Why You Should Work with a Local Merchant Service Provider

There hasn’t been a more successful change in technology than in the way we make and accept payments. Since the automation of payments from our usual brick and mortar local banks and cash registers to mobile payments and credit card payments, various industries have since moved with the change and seen significant ease of doing […]

dollar sign with an arrow shadow. Next day processor funding concept 3 Ways Waiting For Your Processor Is Slowing You Down
Read More3 Ways Waiting For Your Processor Is Slowing You Down

Money is the grease that keeps your business moving. Products, employees – keeping all those gears spinning is how your business gains and keeps its forward momentum. For cash transactions, making sure you get paid fast is easy, but what about your credit card processor?

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Read MoreNYC Merchant Services Processing

NYC is the city that never sleeps, so why does it make sense for a merchant to get a sleepy payment processor from somewhere else in the country? New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut area merchants need a local processor that understands their business needs.  Let’s look at NYC Merchant Services.

Fictitious bank credit card front with EMV and back with magnetic stripe EMV vs Magnetic Stripe Systems
Read MoreEMV vs Magnetic Stripe Systems

We all know that the chip, or EMV, POS is becoming the new standard for card-reading technology. But what is the difference between the original magnetic stripe and the new EMV? And which one is better?

Small business worker accepting a credit card payment from her customer with a merchant payment processor Don’t Wait for Your Money – Use a Merchant Payment Processor That Funds the Next Day
Read MoreDon’t Wait for Your Money – Use a Merchant Payment Processor That Funds the Next Day

Making a sale is always great, but it’s irritating to have to wait for the money from the transaction to hit your account. Even worse, the delay can make it hard to run your business in an efficient way, especially if your company is smaller or has a drop-ship arrangement with its suppliers. Eliminating this […]

Close up EMV chip credit card 3 Reasons Why Your POS Needs to Handle EMV Chip Card Acceptance
Read More3 Reasons Why Your POS Needs to Handle EMV Chip Card Acceptance

Over the last few years, many credit and debit card issuers have added the EMV chip to their cards. These are the little golden spots on cards that look somewhat like mini circuit boards. Inside them, microprocessors are embedded that encrypt data and make it more secure during transactions. There are many upsides to enabling your point-of-sale (POS) equipment […]

The benefits of eCommerce Processing The benefits of eCommerce Processing
Read MoreThe benefits of eCommerce Processing

If you have a business that sells a product or service and you don’t have an eCommerce processing site, you are leaving money on the table and growth to your competition. The advantages of having eCommerce stores are immediate and essential for a small or growing business. If you need more convincing, consider the following […]