5 Tips to Decrease Your Retail Business’s Credit Card Processing Fees
Unless you are a very high-end retailer, your profit margins are likely low. This makes cutting costs and saving money is an ongoing concern for your business. If you want to decrease credit card processing fees, take a look at these 5 tips! We hope you can find something that works for you. Before you […]
Should I Offer Mobile Payment at My Retail Business?
Whether you have been in retail for a long time or you are just starting out, you have probably considered offering mobile payment at your business. Mobile payment is the latest in payment processing technology and it is currently the most secure way to pay on the market. In 2014, Apple Pay introduced the first […]
“Competitive Rates!” A Comparison of the Top 4 Pricing Models in the Industry
Merchant services providers are notorious for claiming that they can beat your rates. “It doesn’t matter who your current provider is,” they say in a cold sales call to your business, “we guarantee that we can beat their rates and save your business money!” Sometimes they can, but sometimes they use dubious pricing schemes to […]
Merchant Services and You: Find the Best Fit for Your Anchorage Business
Whether you are just starting out or you have been processing credit cards in Anchorage for years, you want to know if you are working with the right merchant services provider for your local business–the one who is saving you the most money over the long-term. A lot of factors go into saving money with […]
What Does a Merchant Service Provider Do?
If you are a new business owner researching credit card processing, you have probably been bombarded by an overload of advertising and marketing pieces from merchant service providers asking for your business. You may be wondering, “What does a merchant service provider even do?” Merchant Service Providers (MSPs) have three primary functions that assist businesses […]
What Is PCI Compliance?
If you are a business owner who wants the ability to accept credit card payments, you have probably stumbled across the term “PCI compliance” in your research. You probably already know that PCI compliance is important, and that it has something to do with protecting the credit card data of your customers. Considering the fines […]