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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. 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. What is mobile credit card processing?

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How Adopting Mobile Payments Can Help Your Business Grow in 2024

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Fast forward to now where much has changed, and research anticipates contactless mobile payments to exceed one billion users globally by 2024. Customers can pay with their watch or phone just by tapping it on a card reader, and businesses can host an entire POS system on a mobile phone.

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Tap to Pay: What It Is and How It Works

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Google was the first, in 2011, to enable contactless payments via their mobile app. How Tap to Pay Works Tap-to-pay, whether used with a contactless card or a smart device, operates through Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. Data transmission: The NFC antennas in both devices communicate with each other.

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The 7 Best Mobile POS Systems for Small Businesses in 2024

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Whether businesses are on the road or staff are simply moving about in-store, mobile point of sale systems (mPOS systems) are becoming an increasingly popular POS option for small businesses. Imagine a restaurant using a mobile POS system to manage sales both at its permanent locations and through its food truck.

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Would My Business Benefit From Using A Contactless Virtual Terminal?

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Because the transaction takes place through a payment gateway that utilizes data encryption or tokenization to secure sensitive information during transmission, accepting payments using a virtual terminal from Stax (which is PCI compliant) is secure. What Are the Benefits of Using Stax Contactless Solutions?

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Understanding Credit Card Processing Fees for Merchants: How Much Does Processing Credit Cards Cost?

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Payment Gateway: A service provider that facilitates communication between the merchant’s POS system and the acquiring bank’s payment processing system. Payments made via e-commerce platforms and through mobile devices can also have different rates. Card Network (e.g., to 2.54% + $0.10 Mastercard : 1.29% + $0.05

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Payment Security: Everything You Need to Know About Secure Payments

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While debit and credit card transactions remain popular, many are now contactless, using near-field communication (NFC). Outside of standard card transactions, mobile wallets are gaining popularity, with 3.4 Stax delivers an all-in-one payments platform that is secure, stable and customizable—and did we mention affordable?