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APRIL 15, 2025

There are some important variations to MRR that would be good for your sales team to be aware of, including new MRR, expansion MRR, and churn MRR. Talk to sales What is Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)? Upselling is when you offer customers a higher-priced product or service, while cross-selling is for an additional product or service.

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JUNE 24, 2025

Learn More Understanding Credit Card Processing Fees and Pricing Before diving into surcharging, it’s crucial to grasp the concept of credit card processing fees. Processing fees can be based on various models, such as flat-rate pricing per transaction, a percentage of the transaction amount, tiered pricing, or a combination.

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APRIL 8, 2025

For many small business owners, credit card processing fees may seem like a hefty price to pay for providing convenience to customers. Merchants can, however, negotiate with their payment processor to cut costs, tweak pricing, or secure better rates. flat rate pricing, interchange-plus pricing, tiered pricing, etc.)

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APRIL 30, 2024

There are many processors out there that claim to save you money, and in this post we’ll take a look at two of them: Riverside Payments and Stax. The company has EMV enabled point of sale systems to accept digital wallet payments as well as cards. Read on to discover how these solutions stack up against each other.

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MARCH 13, 2025

In 2023, 27% of all point-of-sale (POS) payments were made using credit cards while 23% were made with debit cards. Talk to sales What Are Interchange Fees? Payment processors usually tack on additional fees on top of interchange to compensate for their services (based on their pricing model ). But there’s more to it.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

As anISV, Stax works with a number of software partners to give sub-merchants total control over how they operate their businesses. Contact sales What is an ISV Partnership? That means with the Stax API, your corporation can integrate Stax payment processing for ISV and data into an existing application or system.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

To the incredible Stax community: allow us to take a moment to recognize a milestone that we are extraordinarily proud of—our 10th anniversary. Sprinkled throughout this article are quotes from some of Stax’s long-standing employees, because who better to tell the company’s story than the people who help make it happen?

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MAY 6, 2025

From handling spikes in transactions to supporting subscriptions, omnichannel sales, and new markets, your payment processor should make expansion easier. Talk to sales What Does It Mean for a Payment Solution to Be Scalable? Look for red flags that signal limits. Moving to recurring payments can transform your cash flow.

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JUNE 24, 2025

TL;DR Processors act as the middleman between your customer’s card and your bank, but not all are created equal—some offer better service, pricing, and tools than others. Laggy terminals or limited payment methods can lose you the sale. Let’s get started. Some even offer instant payouts or same-day funding. Scalability is key.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Also, credit cards contributed to 27% of the spending at point-of-sale (POS) systems worldwide. In payment processing, tiered pricing splits transactions into three types—non-qualified, mid-qualified, and qualified—and charges a different fee for each. TL;DR Tiered pricing is a popular strategy several payment processing companies use.

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JUNE 17, 2025

One option you may have come across—but might not fully understand—is the Independent Sales Organization, or ISO. TL;DR An ISO (Independent Sales Organization) is a third-party company authorized to manage merchant accounts and provide payment processing services on behalf of acquiring banks.

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MARCH 3, 2025

In a recent interview with Austin Prey from PYMNTS , Adam Gray , Chief Transformation Officer at Stax, shared his perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing independent software vendors (ISVs) as they integrate payment solutions to meet the diverse needs of their merchant customers. Contact sales

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JUNE 8, 2025

Some factors to consider when selecting a payment processor and payment gateway include: favorable pricing, integrations with your existing solutions, supported payment methods, and more. If the transaction is deemed legitimate and the customer has sufficient funds, the payment gateway will finalize the sale and relay the approval.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

They hold the merchant’s funds and acquire the money from a sale. In this context, they accept the funds from the sale once a card is authorized and deposit them into the business’ bank account. per transaction +15-30¢ per transaction Card-Not-Present Processing Pricing $99/month + 15¢ per transaction + interchange.

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APRIL 3, 2025

of retail sales in 2025, amounting to $6.862 trillion. Talk to sales Understanding Ecommerce Payment Solutions An eCommerce payment solution is the underlying infrastructure that allows eCommerce businesses to accept and process card and online payments seamlessly and securely. This is expected to grow to 22.6%

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JULY 30, 2024

This is where partnering with a payment processing provider like CardX by Stax can be especially useful. If a merchant is to implement a credit card surcharge program , they must incorporate credit card fees into the listed price of products. Businesses must now include credit card fees in the listed price of products.

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MARCH 5, 2025

To choose the right solution, you need to look at various factors when evaluating potential providers, including supported payment types, transaction fees and pricing structures, payout speed, and PCI DSS compliance. Think of the gateway as the online equivalent of a card reader or point of sale (POS) system in a brick-and-mortar store.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Without these, you risk losing sales, slowing down checkout times, and letting fraud creep in. Talk to sales 7 Different Types of Contactless Payments You dont have to jump on every type of contactless payment out there. Tapping the device on a payment terminal finalizes the sale. It works much like a mobile wallet.

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MAY 7, 2025

Stax Connect’s recent webinar, featuring CardX Founder Jonathan Razi , offered ISVs insight into this intricate challenge, providing expert guidance on surcharging compliance and a glimpse into the future of payment processing. Razi emphasized, “You need to have signage at the point of entry and at the point of sale.”

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

By offering convenient payment options, you can attract more customers and increase sales. While you have control over whether a cardholder’s card is swiped or keyed in at the point of sale, you can’t control what kind of card they use. That’s why interchange varies so widely. How Do Credit Card Interchange Fees Work?

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MAY 6, 2025

This can be done through a variety of channels, which include but are not limited to: Point of sale (POS) terminals Mobile pos terminals Mobile card readers Mobile apps Online payment gateways These channels enable businesses to accept payments securely and conveniently, no matter where or how their customers choose to pay.

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MARCH 18, 2025

Your CAC is how much you spend on acquiring and onboarding a customer, and can include marketing, communications, sales, and other expenses. Are you offering demos, trials, or dynamic pricing strategies for premium functionalities? Customer acquisition cost. Monthly/annual recurring revenue.

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MAY 20, 2024

Revenue recognition for subscription businesses follows the principles outlined in ASC 606, involving steps such as identifying contracts, allocating transaction prices, and recognizing revenue over time. They must comply with all applicable laws and regulations surrounding pricing, cancellation policies, and refunds.

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MARCH 18, 2025

To choose the right payment processing solution for your business, you need to evaluate your business needs, evaluate security and compliance standards, and evaluate different payment processors based on pricing, features, customer support, and scalability. Talk to sales What is a Payment Processing System?

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Stax, Payment Depot, and CardX are three of the very best providers in the industry. The customer can make the credit payment physically by swipe, dip, or tap, depending on your point-of-sale (POS) system , which will capture the credit card details. The idea is to identify the best pricing model for your business.

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APRIL 17, 2025

Traditionally, POS was just a collection of hardware used to ring up sales, process simple transactions, and print receipts. Theyre more than just business toolsthey help you manage inventory, track sales, streamline customer interactions, and even get valuable business insights. Talk to sales What is a POS System?

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Contact sales Here are some factors to examine when making a decision to Outsource Integrated Payments Support. Bonus Tip: Look for integrated payment solutions that are easily able to integrate with your related systems like your accounting software, point of sale system (POS system), CRM system, and other software.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

The phrase “dynamic pricing” often sparks heated debates in eCommerce and retail, and it’s not hard to see why. If you’ve ever booked a hotel, ordered an Uber, or shopped on Amazon, you’ve experienced the effects of dynamic pricing in real-time. Prices may shift down or up at a moment’s notice.

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MARCH 4, 2025

Talk to sales Understanding credit card payment integration Credit card payment integration is when a merchants point-of-sale system (for in-store sales) or website (for eCommerce sales) is integrated with a payment processor for seamless transactions. In other words, the transaction data is stored on the store premises.

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MARCH 15, 2025

You also should evaluate your pricing strategies, some of which include value-based pricing and cost-plus pricing. This involves bundling recurring billing into your pricing tiers then charging accordingly. Cost-plus pricing: This approach simply adds a percentage in markup on top of your production expenses.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

Contact Understanding Worldpays Merchant Services and Pricing Like many payment processors, Worldpay does not publicly disclose its fees. However, according to industry research, the company typically follows a tiered pricing model, with the following estimated rates: Signature debit cards: 0.99% + $0.20

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AUGUST 16, 2024

We caught up with payment experts from Forrester and Stax to help you navigate these evolving times and achieve success with embedded payments. Fred Nelson, VP of Sales Enablement at Stax provides a succinct definition of embedded payments. Watch the discussion below or check out some of its highlights in this article.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

At Stax, we do things differently and offer subscription-based pricing with access to direct cost processing, and no hidden fees. That means that instead of taking a cut out of your sales, we’ll just charge a flat membership fee with wholesale credit card processing costs, saving you up to 40% in payment processing costs.

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APRIL 17, 2025

Software vendors recommend a platform to their customers (or vice versa), and earn revenue for each successful referral or sale. This could mean building an app that runs on Azure, integrating payments through Stax Connect , or creating an add-on for Oracles software suite. Technical support and resources Youre not doing it alone.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Fees and Pricing Structure You’ve most likely agonized over your credit card processing rates and wondered whether or not you have the best ones possible. Stax, for example, charges 0% markups on top of interchange, giving you the lowest percentage per transaction rate.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This solution allows you to accept payments over the phone or in person from your computer, all without needing a physical card reader or point of sales terminal. It allows you to accept payments over the phone or in person from your computer, all without needing a physical card reader or point of sales terminal.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Thankfully, with mobile payments from Stax , you can quickly accept and process payments from your customers. Learn all about mobile payments and why you may want to consider joining the Stax family to streamline payments and boost your small business’ productivity. This will directly lead to an increase in sales volume and revenues.

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