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Mobile Credit Card Processing Explained: What Business Owners Need to Know

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According to Forbes , “mobile payments are increasingly being used by U.S. shoppers as customers become more comfortable with the technology.” Not only are there a number of ways your customers could be using their mobile devices to give payments, but you as a business owner could be leveraging mobile devices to accept them as well.

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How to Find the Right Credit Card Terminal for Your Business

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Level Up Your Terminal with Stax Card Readers What is a Credit Card Terminal? A credit card terminal is a device commonly used by businesses to handle credit and debit card transactions. They can also take contactless payments from mobile wallets.

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Visa Interchange Rates 2024: What You Need to Know

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If your company accepts credit card payments ( which it should ), chances are, you’re going to be affected by Visa’s interchange rates. Visa is one of the biggest payment networks in the world, with ~4.2B cards currently in use. So it’s virtually impossible for a business to not accept Visa cards.

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How to Successfully Implement a Credit Card Surcharge Program In Your Business

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Even if the consensus is out that it’s okay for merchants to not incur costly transaction fees if accepting credit card payments, it can be difficult to understand how to collect surcharge fees from your customers and retain your customer base. This means you may have to switch vendors to set up your surcharging program.

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Payment Facilitator vs Payment Gateway: Key Differences and Similarities

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In every eCommerce transaction, payment processing acts as the invisible force that enables transactions to occur seamlessly across the globe. At its core, payment processing involves various players and technologies to facilitate the movement of funds from customers to merchants securely and efficiently.

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What is B2B Payments Processing and How Do You Implement It?

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Just about every business and consumer will prefer to pay with a credit card, but for the business accepting the payment, there are going to be transaction fees involved. If you’re making a payment with a B2B provider, you will need to check if they accept credit card payments.

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Can You Decrease Credit Card Interchange Fees?

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These fees help cover the costs of processing the payment and maintaining the card network. Interchange fees themselves are non-negotiable and they’re charged whenever a merchant accepts credit card payments. Processor markup This is where your payment processor comes into play.