Retail payments have changed significantly over the past few years. What was once a simple swipe-and-sign process has evolved ...

Kimberlee Leonard has taken her professional experience as an insurance agency owner and financial advisor and translated that into a finance writing career that helps business owners and ...

Accepting credit cards requires a payment processor like Square or Stripe, a merchant account, and hardware like POS ...

As more consumers ditch cash and in-store shopping, setting up online payments is not just a smart business strategy — it’s a necessary one. It allows your business to make money around the clock, ...

Whether you’re running your entire business from a cell phone or only taking payments, there are secure credit card processing apps for every situation. Top mobile payment apps for entrepreneurs offer ...

The best credit card processing companies offer simple processing services at reasonable rates to small business owners. These companies also need to provide certain features, such as reporting ...

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Credit card processing scams come in all forms. They can be a phone call from an alleged merchant service provider saying your card terminal needs updating or an email offering rate reductions.

This secured card doesn’t require a credit check or a Social Security number, making it a good pick for international students, immigrants or others without a credit history. Many or all of the ...

For most small UK businesses it’s impossible to avoid taking customer payments by credit card. But the fees from these transactions can quickly eat into profits, making it particularly difficult for ...

When it comes to processing credit card payments, you have to spend money to make money. Every player in the payments value chain, including the issuer, acquirer or processor and card network, deducts ...