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Small Business Saturday Success Tips for 2023

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Small businesses can thrive on SBS with these 8 tips: (1) Lay the groundwork with past data, (2) enhance digital presence, (3) improve the in-store experience, (4) run marketing campaigns, (5) promote special offers, (6) engage the community, (7) collect feedback, and (8) develop post-event strategies. Q: When is Small Business Saturday 2023?

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Payment Security: Everything You Need to Know About Secure Payments

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In 2023, the cost of fraud to online businesses was $48 billion globally, according to Mastercard. Stax delivers an all-in-one payments platform that is secure, stable and customizable—and did we mention affordable? Innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are helping develop security solutions faster than ever.

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What is a Surcharge Fee? How it Helps Consumers and Businesses

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The rise in these fees can be attributed to the substantial investment required for the development and maintenance of secure payment processing infrastructure, protection against fraud, and the convenience offered to consumers. Service providers such as CardX by Stax help companies offset some of these fees in a compliant and seamless way.

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Is Quickbooks Desktop Being Phased Out?

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This makes the apparent new direction of Intuit, the developer of QuickBooks, symptomatic of the wider transition within the SaaS space towards cloud-based software solutions. Moreover, the current set-up requires Intuit to maintain development teams and operational support for two separate software platforms (desktop and online).

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The Benefits of SaaS and Implementing SaaS Payments

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billion in 2023 and is projected to cross $250 billion this year. It’s hosted on the cloud and software providers are responsible for software development, maintenance, and releasing updates. Automatic updates and maintenance SaaS software is maintained by the service provider that developed and is hosting the software on a cloud.

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ISV vs PayFac: The Similarities and Differences Between Independent Software Vendors and Payment Facilitators

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FIS Global reports that in Norway, Sweden, and other Scandinavian countries, more than 90% of transactions processed at point-of-sale (POS) in 2023 were cashless. TL;DR An independent software vendor (ISV) develops and sells software applications independently of hardware manufacturers.