Is The New 1099-K “IRS Reporting Fee” Justified?
As 2011 comes to a close, and credit card processors scramble to get their
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Interview With Merchant Account Consultant Mike Shatz
Mike Shatz is the owner of TheMerchantsGuide.com. His website offers both content and services for those that are interested in learning more about merchant account fees. He has a book called “Understanding Merchant Account Fees in Card Not Present Environments” which I’ll be reviewing soon. I invited him over to give us a rundown of […]
Interview With Bridge Pointe Group’s Robert Alandt On Fraud & Chargeback Management
Recently, I’ve been doing a ton of research on the subject of payment card security and everything that falls under that umbrella. As much as I know about the basic process of merchant accounts, payment security is still a new subject for me. The more I learn, the more I realize that fraud and chargebacks […]
The Smart Merchant’s Guide To Reducing Merchant Credit Card Processing Fees – Ebook Review
Back in January I interviewed Adam Pflaumer from EP Consulting. Adam is a consultant that helps merchants lower their credit card processing fees, in most cases, without having to switch to a new provider. In that interview Adam also talked about an ebook that he’s been working on. That ebook has been released, so if […]
Interview With Merchant Account Consultant Adam Pflaumer
I had the pleasure of interviewing merchant account consultant Adam Pflaumer over the weekend. Adam and I have worked together since the early days of Merchant Maverick. I featured him in one of my earliest articles, and we’ve hit it off ever since. He’s actually helped me out with some of your accounts and inquiries, […]
Go Shorty, It’s Your Birthday! Merchant Maverick Turns One!
That’s right people! Merchant Maverick is now a toddler. Today is the one-year anniversary of the launch of this blog, and I can’t even begin to tell you how fast it has all gone by. I still remember buying the domain name like it was just yesterday. It’s amazing how time flies when you’re writing […]
Review Updates & New Features
Just wanted to give you a heads up about some new things that are going on here at Merchant Maverick this month. Review Updates I’m almost finished updating all of the merchant service provider reviews. They should all be updated by the end of the month, so stay tuned! Live Chat and Toll-Free Number I […]
Bankcard Empire Raided By The Fed
Last week Bankcard Empire was raided by federal authorities for allegedly running a get rich quick scheme….Big surprise! If you had done any of your research on Bankcard Empire, you would have seen the countless consumer complaints both on the Better Business Bureau and RipOffReport.com. I reviewed them back in November 09′, and hopefully you […]
Do You Really Need A Merchant Account?
The short answer is yes, but there’s more to it than that… The Statistics According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there will be a projected 181 million credit card holders living in the country this year. That’s over half the population. I could get into even more detail about the numbers, but it’s pretty obvious […]
New “User Review & Comment” Policy
In an effort to avoid the user review and complaint pollution that some of these other ratings sites face, I’ve decided to enforce a strict commenting policy. I think it’s for the greater good of our community on both sides of the fence. You can read the policy in its entirety here. You’ll notice a […]
