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August 3, 2019October 31, 2019

Stripe Alternatives: How BAMS Stacks Up Against Stripe’s Payment Processing Solutions

Since its initial launch in 2011, San Francisco-based Stripe has become one of the most recognizable brand names in online payment processing. Used by online businesses in over 200 countries, Stripe has recently expanded its electronic payments offerings with the introduction of its in-store card reader, the Stripe Terminal.

Stripe has a number of third-party competitors, including industry-giant PayPal, but one of the most experienced of them all is BAMS – a full-service electronic payments processing provider that has served thousands of merchants all over the globe since 2006. BAMS wider set of merchant services and solutions are designed for both in-store and online use, and when compared head-to-head with stripe, there are some notable differences in each company’s offerings and the benefits they offer to merchants.

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April 23, 2019December 3, 2019

An Introduction To BAMS’ Popular E-Commerce Integrations

We now live in a digital world, and online shopping has become king. A 2018 study by NPR found that an astounding 75% of Americans have purchased something online, and every year consumers shift more and more of their shopping to the web. As the leader in electronic payments, we at BAMS understand how important it is for our partners to have strong, stable e-commerce platforms, and as a result, we’ve designed BAMS to integrate with all of the most popular payment gateways, online checkout solutions, and fully-featured e-commerce platforms. Here are just a few of the many e-commerce integrations available through BAMS.

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April 19, 2019December 3, 2019

How Your Business Can Protect Itself Against Chargebacks

Chargebacks are an unfortunate reality of accepting credit card payments, but they aren’t something businesses have to lie down and accept without a fight. Some chargebacks are completely legitimate, like cases where a purchase was made fraudulently by a third party. But many chargebacks are fraudulent, frivolous, or abuses of the system. In those cases, there is no reason for a company to accept losing the revenue, the product, and the additional chargeback penalty, and fighting back is in order.

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April 17, 2019December 3, 2019

TurboApp – IRIS CRM’s Merchant-Boarding Secret Weapon

All BAMS business owners receive full access to IRIS CRM, one of the most powerful customer resource management platforms currently available on the market. IRIS CRM provides a full suite of tools that enable companies to manage all aspects of their operations, from communications to leads and prospecting, to sales, to payments, and beyond. One of IRIS CRM’s most important features is TurboApp, a built-in application designed specifically for independent sales organizations looking to streamline their merchant boarding.

With TurboApp, what was once an involved process requiring large amounts of manual entry can now be almost completely automated, allowing users to board new merchants far more efficiently than ever before.

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April 9, 2019December 2, 2019

Does Your Business Really Need A Merchant Services Account?

Whether you’re a start-up or an established business, at some point you’re going to be faced with the decision of how to accept electronic payments and whether or not to apply for a merchant services account. That can be a tough choice, as there are a lot of misconceptions surrounding merchant accounts, from the difficulty of approval to their usefulness to different kinds of businesses.

While some businesses find a way to get by without one, most companies will eventually come to the decision that a merchant account is a right choice for them, and with good reason. The alternatives that exist, while serviceable, aren’t ideal, and the benefits to be gained from a merchant account are hard to ignore.

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April 4, 2019December 2, 2019

Four Common Payment Processing Myths You Can’t Afford To Continue Believing

Plastic is now the preferred payment method of choice for consumers across the globe, and accepting card payments is no longer an option for serious businesses. Unfortunately, a number of myths surrounding payment processing still muddy the waters and keep some businesses from taking the leap. Those myths are generally rooted in old information from a time when getting set-up to accept credit cards wasn’t all that easy, but those days are long gone. Here are four of the most persistent of those myths, and how they diverge from the reality of modern payment processing.

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March 18, 2019December 2, 2019

What Can Merchant Services Do For You?

Cash may have certainly been king at one point in time, but nowadays, card-based transactions reign supreme for consumers and the businesses they shop at. 77% of consumers prefer to pay with credit and debit cards over cash. With this in mind, making decisions around the payment types you’ll accept as a business owner proves crucial for maintaining long-term positive cash flow. While opting for cash payments only may save you on transaction fees, it limits the purchasing potential for customers both in-store and online.

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July 9, 2018December 1, 2019

Two Credit Card Policies Your Business Needs to Set in Stone

Credit cards are a big part of every business. If your store isn’t equipped for credit card transactions, you’ve already put a huge roadblock in the way of your company’s growth. But if you don’t have clear in-store and internal policies, even the best merchant services can’t help your business navigate new regulations. Here are two policies that your business needs to create and regularly review:

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