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What Are Credit Card Processing Fees?
As a business owner, you need to make a profit from the goods and services you provide in order to stay in business. This is why fees, especially for the privilege of simply accepting credit cards, can be so frustrating.
Christina Lavingia
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What Are AVS and CVV?
When a customer visits your business and pays with a credit card, it’s fairly easy to confirm the legitimacy of the purchase. A diligent cashier could ask to see photo ID to confirm that the person in front of her is, in fact, the cardholder. The name and face should match.
Christina Lavingia
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Unethical Software Providers Penalize You for Using Other Merchant Account Providers
Running your business efficiently may mean using multiple providers to satisfy all your needs. This could include client or inventory-management software, an e-commerce hosting platform and a Merchant Account Provider to process in-person and online payments.
Ursula Librizzi
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ONTRAPORT Integrations: Affordable Payment Processing via PayJunction
As your business develops, it’s natural to add on an e-commerce component or a marketing team to grow your reach and brand awareness. Even as a curious business owner, you might be wondering who your ideal customer is, what your customer journey looks like and how interested buyers are finding your product or services. When your business reaches this apex, it’s wise to consider your options for marketing automation software.
Christina Lavingia
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New Visa Transaction Integrity Fee in 2018
A new Visa transaction integrity fee will be charged starting April 14, 2018, on any credit transaction that does not meet the custom payment service (CPS) qualification standards. Visa, MasterCard, Discover and Amex update their Interchange guidelines biannually in April and October. This fee will be $0.10 per transaction.
Christina Lavingia
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MasterCard Assessment Fee Set to Increase to 0.13%
MasterCard announced that its assessment fee will increase to 0.13% effective April 8, 2018. The card brands update their Interchange guides biannually in October and April. This change will represent a 0.0025% increase from MasterCard’s October 2017 rate of 0.1275%, equating to an extra $0.13 in MasterCard assessment fees for every $5,000 processed per month.
Christina Lavingia
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