Any business owner or merchant would always look at their return on investment or ROI as their main measure of success, and one of the fool-proof ways to secure their ROIs is to make sure that money keeps pouring into the business from all directions. This is...
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Top 4 Benefits of Having a Great Payment Processor
Payment processors are companies, usually third-party, that handle payment transactions between the merchant and customer by relaying payment information from the customer to the merchant’s bank account. They enable merchants to receive debit or credit card payments online by providing a connection to an acquiring bank.
Merchant Services: How to Choose the Best Provider For Your Business
In the merchant services industry, the scene is so active and almost saturated that merchants no longer felt the need to fear that a certain company will monopolize the industry, which sometimes leads to underwhelming services that are left unchecked.
How Setting Up e Check Services Can Help You
e Check is a mode of payment that relies on the ACH network to process payments. With e Check, money is withdrawn from the payer’s checking account, transferred over to the ACH network, and then deposited into the merchant’s checking account.
How are eChecks and ACH Different from Each Other?
With innovation and technology, those specializing in merchant services have found modern ways for merchants to process payments securely. This has allowed businesses to reduce their reliance on traditional banking and use more electronic means to make transactions....
Fraud Awareness 101: Mitigating Fraud with EMV Technology
Highlights: This is the second part of a blog series we created as part of a global campaign for #FraudWeek The first part, which explores fraud and fraud-related chargebacks, can be read here Previously, we talked about fraud, fraud-related chargebacks, and how they...
What is Fraud and What Are Fraudulent Chargebacks?
While technology created the space that allows for seamless financial transactions between clients and merchants, it has also become a cause for abuse. It has provided another area of opportunity for potential criminals to leech on, most of which are fraudulent in...
Why the Square Price Increase is Something to Watch Out For
Since late September, the financial services world was a bit shaken up when popular mobile payment company, Square Up (or simply known as Square), just hit its small business owner clients with an enormous price increase. Merchants, most of which with low volume...
Choosing the Best Cashback Credit Card For You
On the first part of this blog series, we gave an overview of what cashbacks are and why credit card companies use it as a popular and preferred rewards program especially during the holidays when shopping activity is very high.For this part, we will talk about...
Understanding Cashback and its Perks
With the financial services market getting so thick and active, a lot of credit card companies and their partner retailers are scrambling to give out incentives to get more customers and retain their existing clientele. As shoppers, we have to pay more attention to...
National Business Women’s Week Spotlight: Michelle Wulfestieg
Read the rest of our #NBWW2019 features here: Jessica Welch, Vice President of Operations, Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce Minako Han, Founder of Cadenza Music Academy This week, we celebrate National Business Women’s Week and recognize our local women who all...
Three Benefits of adding a CSR to your Business – and how Agapay can help!
Most businesses seek a consistent way to promote their brand through marketing techniques and execution. However, improving your company isn’t limited to increased sales, effective manpower and or sound financial investments. Running a business is not just about the...