When you are giving an estimate on a contract job often one thing that comes up in discussions with the client is forms of payment. The choice most customers prefer is credit card. Typically with large contracting jobs the cash funds are not there and credit card is the only option. As a trades person [...]
When it comes to merchant account service, do you know what recommendations to offer clients regarding financing of equipment? As the industry changes, that answer changes, and its important to be clear on options that offer the best solutions for each individual merchant account.
What is the Upward Trend in Merchant Equipment?
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The compliance of holders of merchant accounts with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) is critical for protecting consumers’ sensitive financial data. But a recent survey of 560 organizations has revealed a startling lack of PCI compliance regarding the management of merchant accounts. In 55 percent of cases where merchants gave adequate protection [...]
In order to bring attention to the highest interchange, or swipe fees paid for merchant credit card processing in the industrialized world, 7-Eleven store owners delivered a 1.7 million signature petition to US Congress members on September 30, 2009. Even though the petition represents the largest response for any public policy issue on record, Congress [...]
Intuit has created a free merchant account application which allows users to accept credit card payments right on their iPhone. Features of the application allow users to text or email receipts directly to customers and can even be linked with Intuit’s QuickBooks program, which is designed to simplify bookkeeping for small business operators. The requirements [...]
