Accepting credit cards requires a payment processor like Square or Stripe, a merchant account, and hardware like POS terminals. Fees range from 1.5% to 4%.

As more consumers ditch cash and in-store shopping, setting up online payments is not just a smart business strategy — it’s a necessary one. It allows your business to make money around the clock, ...

Running a small business is tough, and dealing with credit card processing can make it even tougher. Many small business ...

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.

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 ...

To protect against the exposure and possible theft of financial account and Credit Card Information that has been provided to the University of Dayton during the course of business with the University ...

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 ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– Hidden costs or rising fees for credit card processors can feel like a scam. Anna Bourgeois, Vice President of Vaulted Security, said if processing fees go unchecked, businesses ...

After credit card fraud started hitting Dave Bundtzen’s Internet job-placement business at a rate of 3.5% of all transactions, a single fraudulent charge of $19.95 wound up costing him $64.90. Credit ...

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