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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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