Friday, January, 14th, 2022 at 5:24 pm by Content Manager
Categories: Blog
eCommerce is here to stay. It’s been steadily gaining ground on traditional retail sales from brick-and-mortar shops. And now, it’s easier than ever to accept credit card payments online! As you might imagine, accepting credit card payments really took off when the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown started. More people are taking advantage of the convenience online merchants offer. In fact, since May 2020, online spending has grown more than 76% from the prior year. As [Read More...]
Friday, January, 14th, 2022 at 5:10 pm by Content Manager
Categories: Blog
Merchants are grouped into different categories inside the payment processing industry, depending on how they deal with credit card information. One of these major categories is Retail. Some retail businesses have brick and mortar stores as well as an online presence. But they do the majority of their business when the payment card is present — either swiped, tapped, or dipped (chip inserted). In this article, we’ll talk about retail merchant accounts. [Read More...]
Friday, January, 14th, 2022 at 5:01 pm by Content Manager
Categories: Blog
If you’ve been working with the credit card processing industry for any length of time, you’re sure to have heard of Shopify. A Canadian company, Shopify is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. The company was founded in 2006, and as of this writing, it is one of the biggest players in the hosted ecommerce platform space. According to their website, Shopify drives over 1.7 million businesses around the world, making over $200 billion USD in sales. [Read More...]
Friday, January, 14th, 2022 at 4:48 pm by Content Manager
Categories: Blog
Millions of people with bad credit want to know how to boost their credit scores. Even though many credit repair businesses offer credit counseling, credit education, and other methods to help those with poor credit, traditional merchant account providers classify credit repair merchant accounts as high-risk. Many banks and major payment processors don’t want to deal with customers seeking the services of the credit repair industry. Because these clients have bad credit histories, merchant accounts [Read More...]
Friday, January, 14th, 2022 at 4:44 pm by Content Manager
Categories: Blog
If you’re looking for a full-featured point-of-sale system for your brick-and-mortar businesses, it’s hard to go wrong with Clover. Clover offers everything you need to take care of payment processing and conduct business at your retail location. It works well in restaurants, clothing stores, and food trucks. And it works great anywhere in between, whether you need a large POS system or a smaller one for mobile transactions. One of the great things about Clover [Read More...]
