Payment gateways are a crucial tool in both ecommerce and brick-and-mortar sales, but many merchants don’t necessarily understand what their gateways do or why they really need to have one at all. With that in mind, the following is a quick refresher on what gateways are, how they work, and why they’re so important. […]
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Chargebacks are a reality of accepting card payments, and no merchant doing any significant volume can avoid them altogether. Sometimes a chargeback is outright fraudulent, and many are the result of poor customer service or misunderstandings between merchants and customers. But whatever the reason may be, merchants need to be ready to fight back when […]

Two of the hottest topics around payment processing today are surcharges and cash discounts. These two strategies for beating credit card processing fees are becoming more and more popular among merchants, and many payment processing companies have begun to offer programs specifically designed to promote them. The problem is that many merchants don’t necessarily understand […]