There are a few steps to setting up a seller account and linking it to a merchant account for eBay, but these steps are manageable for any new seller, even those with low credit scores. Before setting up a merchant account, create a seller account on eBay. This does not cost anything, but requires confirming [...]
Is Your Merchant Account Prepped For The Holiday Season?
With only 2 shopping weeks left until Christmas, it’s usually around this time that the malls and shops around town start to get a little chaotic. Last minute shoppers are fighting tooth and nail for that perfect gift and time is of the essence. So here are a few tips merchants to ensure that their [...]
Chargebacks – How to Protect Your Business
Chargebacks… one of the most dreaded terms of the merchant processing industry. Properly defined, it’s the dispute initiated by either a cardholder or a financial institution against a transaction that was processed at your store. Either the customer was unsatisfied with the product or they didn’t receive the goods or the worst, a fraudster has [...]
5 Dirty Little Secrets About Merchant Account Services (ISO’s) From a Guy Who Has Worked At A Half Dozen Merchant Account Companies
First, the good news: They are not all crooked, in fact a good portion of ISO’s are honest hard working men and women who have no intention of squeezing every penny out of you. Unfortunately, those that want to help you are outnumbered by those who are less than honest. What you are about to [...]
What the Difference is Between an ISO and Bank Related Merchant Account?
When considering where to obtain merchant services, there is no shortage of providers to choose from now a days that’s for sure! There is no doubt that processing has become a lucrative business. Over time, the service has been de-regulated, so merchant’s have much more choice as to who they want their provider to be. [...]
What are the different Mobile Credit Card Solutions?
There are allot of different businesses out there. As the economy grows and business’ flourish, different ways of doing business are happening as well. We are a technologically advanced society and everything we do in our lives is more and more dependant on technology. The Merchant Services industry is no different, and has rapidly conformed [...]
Applying For a Merchant Account? How To Help You Get Your Application Approved Quickly
Supporting Documents Is KEY To A Quick Approval Often merchants do not understand why they need so many supporting documents to apply for a merchant account and by being dis-organized about your supporting documents can cause the merchant account application process take longer and even cost you an approval. Applying for a merchant account is [...]
Small Business Owners Lobby to Cut Credit Card Processing Fees
This is an article written in New York Times Small Business section and address US merchant account concerns address ever increasing credit card processing fees, but I think it is an article that speaks also to Canadian small business owners. The article is called: Small-Business Owners Lobby to Cut Credit Card Fees and it is [...]
