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What Is A High Risk Merchant Account, And Who Needs One?
Most people are familiar with the idea of a merchant account, but what is a high risk merchant account? And who needs one? Well, these days, nearly every business needs the ability to process credit cards as more and more consumers go "paperless." To do this, a...
The Difference Between Wireless and Mobile Credit Card Processing
Wireless and mobile credit card processing are both payment processing solutions that continue to improve with rapidly evolving technology and business strategies. Though both services allow merchants to take their business out of the traditional brick-and-mortar...
Wireless Payment Processing
Today’s point-of-sale credit card processing is all about high-tech options, and TransFirst® really delivers, especially when it comes to wireless solutions. Wireless credit card processing enables merchants and service providers to accept payment cards wherever they...
Integrated Payment Processing in QuickBooks 2017
QuickBooks 2017 allows for integrated payment processing. The Payments preferences provide several check boxes and links you can use to control the way QuickBooks handles payments. The Receive Payments check boxes, for example, let you indicate that you want to...
How to Turn Your iPad Into a POS System
Turning your iPad into a point-of-sale (POS) system is easy. Whether you'd like to use an iPad POS system at your store, restaurant, office, salon or in the field, there is a simple solution for your business. It all starts with choosing the right equipment and...
PCI Compliance and What You Need to Know
Anyone who’s involved in the retail and/or hospitality market has probably heard something about the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and “PCI compliance.” However, confusion surrounding PCI DSS and PCI compliance remains. Let’s take a look at...
Importance of Payment Gateway in Online Tutoring Platform
Payment is one of the main reasons why you are all doing online tutoring. Having a payment gateway in the website is the most secure way of receiving money from the students. Payment gateway provide a greater degree of control and automation to online tutors like you....
Restaurant Point of Sale Buying Guide
Take your restaurant's needs into account before settling on a POS system. Restaurant point of sales (POS) systems, like most retail-based customer interaction systems, are undergoing a game-changing experience in 2017, steered by structural changes in the restaurant...
Emerging Trends in Mobile Payments Processing for 2017 & Beyond
Mobile devices handle everything. From online shopping, to errands and paying bills. Just name it, your mobile devices can complete everything within seconds. It’s just a click away. Businesses have been wise to make the use of the mobile for as many payments as...
For Restaurants, Pay-at-Table Devices Are a Chance to Catch up With EMV
As the second anniversary of EMV's official debut in the U.S. approaches in October, it’s a good time to review what’s happened over the past two years. The U.S. Payments Forum estimates that as of late March, banks (as well as American Express and Discover) had...