Merchant accounts are essential if you want to run a business that accepts debit and credit card payments. Not doing so can impede on your ability to attract customers and grow your business. Luckily, ...

Payment options continue to expand and customer preferences continue to shift. It’s important to work with a merchant service provider that offers the convenient payment options your customers want, ...

Despite indicators of a healthy economy characterized by strong growth and greater earnings, the success story appears to skip the traditional, physical storefronts of America’s small and medium-sized ...

Credit card processing scams come in all forms. They can be a phone call from an alleged merchant service provider saying your card terminal needs updating or an email offering rate reductions.

TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Small business owners are optimistic about the future, with 88% indicating the financial state of their individual businesses is about the same or better off than a year ...

Accepting credit cards requires a payment processor like Square or Stripe, a merchant account, and hardware like POS terminals. Fees range from 1.5% to 4%.

The best credit card processing companies offer simple processing services at reasonable rates to small business owners. These companies also need to provide certain features, such as reporting ...

When it comes to processing credit card payments, you have to spend money to make money. Every player in the payments value chain, including the issuer, acquirer or processor and card network, deducts ...

Dana Miranda is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance® and founder of Healthy Rich, a platform for inclusive, budget-free financial education. She’s written about work and money for publications ...