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Featured Article Payment Processor Changes: A Guide to Accountability

How to evaluate funding guarantees, support structures, and escalation paths before you switch processors Learn how to distinguish processors that advertise reliability from those that contractually guarantee it. This guide gives you a framework for evaluating funding commitments, dedicated support access, and real recourse when deposits don’t arrive on time. TL;DR Next-day funding varies wildly […]

BAMS featured image explaining why a payment processor offering free Authorize.Net can provide lower costs, simpler setup and better value for merchants. Consider Authorize.net for Maximum Benefit in Your Small Business
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Why Authorize.Net Remains a Practical Payment Gateway for Small Businesses The Authorize.net payment gateway has been around long enough that many small businesses already recognize the name. That matters, but familiarity alone is not the reason to consider it. The real value is flexibility: online checkout, invoicing, recurring payments, virtual terminal functionality and integrations can […]

BAMS featured image showing an approved card payment moving to a business bank account through next day funding. How Next Day Funding Can Help Your Business
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Get Faster Access to the Revenue Your Business Already Earned Next day funding shortens the gap between accepting a card payment and seeing the resulting deposit in your business bank account. For businesses that depend on steady cash flow, removing even one or two days from that wait can make day-to-day operations easier to manage. […]

BAMS infographic explaining the benefits of hiring a NYC merchant services provider including local accessibility, same time zone support and payment solutions tailored to New York businesses. Why You Should Hire a NYC Merchant Services Provider
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For any business that accepts credit card payments, having access to a reliable merchant services provider is important. For businesses located in New York City, working with an NYC merchant services provider can offer an additional advantage: access to a payment partner that is close to your business, operates on the same time zone and […]

BAMS featured image about choosing a low priced quality merchant account provider with a payment card and merchant payments dashboard. Benefits of a Low Priced Yet Quality Merchant Account Provider
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Benefits of Choosing a Low Priced Merchant Account Provider A low priced merchant account provider is not automatically a low quality provider. At the same time, a low advertised processing rate does not automatically mean a merchant is getting the best deal. The better question is what the business receives for the total amount it […]

NYC Network local business payment processor Why New Yorkers Should Use a Payment Processor Based in NYC
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Big cities each have their own unique traits, and in one as large as NYC, there are enough of them that they make significant impacts on how business is done. There are local regulations, business payment expectations, and demands that may not exist halfway across the country. For this reason, it’s a good idea to […]

Woman using online banking on smartphone to see her next-day funding Make Sure Your Merchant Account Offers Next Day Funding
Read MoreMake Sure Your Merchant Account Offers Next Day Funding

Many merchant processors only offer funding for completed transactions with a two- or three-day delay. If you’re used to this, you may not realize how much this is affecting your business, but it shouldn’t take much thought before you can think of some problems it has caused. New businesspeople can also easily envision scenarios in which […]

Paper boxes in a shopping cart on a laptop keyboard. Ideas about e-commerce payment processing Why Every Site Should Have E-Commerce Payment Processing
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It may seem like just yesterday when you could put up a site and have people come into your store to shop, but with the speed of technology’s rise, that might as well be a million years ago. Now, people want to buy precisely when they’re in the mood – and they don’t want to […]

BAMS infographic showing six factors merchants should compare before choosing an Authorize.Net payment gateway including integrations, payment methods, fraud tools, recurring billing, security and cost. Choosing a gateway? Make Sure You Get a Free Authorize.net setup!
Read MoreChoosing a gateway? Make Sure You Get a Free Authorize.net setup!

Authorize.Net Can Do Much More Than Connect an Online Checkout Choosing a payment gateway is an important part of building an eCommerce payment setup. The gateway sits between the checkout experience and the processing environment, helping payment information move securely through authorization while supporting the tools a business uses to manage transactions. Authorize.Net remains a […]

Stealing a credit card through a laptop concept for computer hacker, fraud, network security and electronic banking security Tips to Help Prevent Chargeback Fraud
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All chargebacks are frustrating, but it’s even worse when they happen because of fraud. Then, you not only lose the transaction but the merchandise as well. This alone is enough reason to make sure you stop fraud before you send out any products. Here are some of the chargeback prevention ways that you can armor your […]

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?

BAMS infographic highlighting five payment processing needs for NYC merchants including local support, flexible payments, a late batch cutoff, secure processing and scalable technology. NYC Merchant Services Processing
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NYC Payment Processing Has to Keep Up With the Way New York Businesses Operate New York City businesses operate in one of the busiest commercial environments in the country. Restaurants can continue processing payments late into the evening, retailers may serve both local customers and online shoppers and professional service businesses may accept payments through […]

Commercial store fronts in an empty shopping center due to the possible increase in e-commerce The Undoing of Brick and Mortar by E-Commerce
Read MoreThe Undoing of Brick and Mortar by E-Commerce

With the Internet came the ability to shop without setting foot into a retail store. Now with high-speed internet, customers can shop on-the-go using their smartphones and tablets, and this is choking sales for brick and mortar retail stores. The last few years have witnessed the stubborn stagnation of retail sales while e-commerce sales are soaring. […]

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 […]

Dollar sign with arrow around icon vector, filled flat glyph, solid colorful pictogram isolated on white. chargeback symbol, logo illustration Chargeback Prevention Starts with Fraud Prevention
Read MoreChargeback Prevention Starts with Fraud Prevention

Chargeback prevention is one of the foremost concerns of online merchants. It’s always galling to have to send money in the wrong direction, and it’s even worse when the reason for it is outright fraud. With fraud, you’re not only out a sale but often, you lose your merchandise as well. Fortunately, there are ways to […]

BAMS featured image showing an EMV chip card inserted into a modern POS terminal with contactless payment capability. 3 Reasons Why Your POS Needs to Handle EMV Chip Card Acceptance
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Chip Acceptance Is Now a Basic Part of a Modern POS EMV chip card acceptance is no longer an emerging payment feature. For businesses that accept cards in person, chip capability has become a basic part of a modern point-of-sale setup. The reason goes beyond convenience. EMV changes how a card-present transaction authenticates the card. […]

BAMS infographic showing how Authorize.Net connects customer checkout and business software with a payment processor, card networks, banks and the merchant. Why It’s Important for Your Payment Processor to Offer a Free Authorize.net Gateway Setup
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Your Payment Processor and Gateway Need to Work Together Choosing Authorize.Net is only one part of building a reliable payment setup. The payment processor behind the gateway also matters. A merchant may have a capable gateway but still run into unnecessary problems if the processor cannot support the integration, help configure the account or troubleshoot […]

The benefits of eCommerce Processing The benefits of eCommerce Processing
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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 […]

E-commerce Stores and Accepting Payments E-commerce Stores and Accepting Payments
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We are living in the digital age where it is possible for almost every aspect of our lives to happen on a virtual platform. The business sector also caught on, and there was mass movement from brick and motor to the virtual selling and buying of services and goods. Electronic networks, especially the internet, are […]