Archive for the Merchant Account Technology Category
New Compliance Deadlines Draw Near
We mentioned in a recent post of the July 1, 2010 deadline that includes new compliance issues merchants must have addressed by then. It was then, as it is now, a bit overwhelming especially when customers aren’t really sure what the acronyms stand for and what it means for their own businesses. We thought this [...]
What is a Payment Gateway and How Does it Work?
Running your business requires so much more than payables, receivables, inventory and sales. A certain understanding of the various technological advances will serve any business owner well. We’ve put together some facts about what payment gateways are and what purposes they serve in small, medium and even big businesses.
What is a Payment Gateway?
A payment gateway [...]
Just How Does the Process of Credit Card Transactions Work?
We’ve all swiped our credit or debit cards and waited for the terminal to grant permission for us to leave the store with our goods. Have you ever wondered just exactly what happens during that process? Better still, how does that small terminal know, usually within seconds, that we have the money in the bank [...]
The Benefits of Wireless Credit Card Processing
Did you know a significant number of sales, across every industry, rely upon their outside sales force to ensure profits? If you’re one of those companies, you know the frustration of your outside sales force who must stop after each sale to call into home office to run the client’s credit card. If they have [...]