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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, ...

BlueSnap reviews and validates its customers' surcharging practices. Compliance and pricing teams assess each business to ensure they can initiate surcharging and help them navigate the complex array ...

The quest for cashless economies globally has gained momentum in the past years, with technological advances propelling the realization of this pursuit. Mobile money transfers, e-billing, and credit ...

Every time a card terminal chirps and a sale goes through, a small slice of that purchase is quietly carved off and routed ...

With card acceptance becoming a near-necessity in vending due to declining cash usage, processing fees can put meaningful ...

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Backend security forms an integral part of online credit card payment processing, however higher processing costs charged to consumers does not equate to greater security, an industry player said.

For years, merchants have battled banks and payment processors over credit card processing fees. That fight has risen to a fever pitch now that a bipartisan bill to curb those fees is on the table.

We all know how convenient it is to swipe our credit cards for everyday purchases. In fact, as of 2022, 82% of U.S. adults had a credit card, making it the most common consumer lending product. In ...