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Overall, Clearly Payments receives a score of 4.5 out of 5 stars. We strongly recommend the company for larger businesses that need a full-service merchant account and can benefit from the company’s pricing structure. For a look at other great choices in payment processors for Canadian merchants, check out our article on the best merchant accounts for Canadian small businesses.

Both Stripe and Shopify Payments are excellent choices for a multichannel business, but both providers offer several unique features that will make one a better choice than the other for businesses that need those features. Stripe is generally less expensive overall due to the lack of a monthly subscription fee for a basic account.

In this article, we’ll compare Helcim and Square feature-by-feature, showing you the benefits and drawbacks of each provider and explaining where each company excels and where it falls short.

While merchant account fees are definitely irritating (and expensive!), they’re often an inevitable cost of doing business. Even if you sign up with a payment service provider like Square that doesn’t charge monthly fees, you’ll still be paying the costs associated with maintaining your account in the form of higher transaction processing rates.

Wondering how to accept credit card payments without a merchant account? Learn what third-party payment processing is, and the pros & cons for small businesses.

Whether you just want a simple setup to accept the occasional credit card payment or you’re interested in integrating credit cards and other payment methods into your overall dental office management, a good payment processor can offer you the tools you need.

Both a woman-owned and veteran-owned business, Gregg and Katie DuFort are examples of a successful COVID-pivot with their outdoor-based escape room business.

This article will explain what cash discount programs are, how they work, and how they differ from credit card surcharges. We’ll also go over the pros and cons of cash discounting to help you make a more informed decision about whether such a program is right for your business.

Kabbage has recently launched the Kabbage Payments service to help freelancers, independent contractors, and other services-oriented businesses get paid more quickly. While most people think of Kabbage as a lending company, it offers much more than just loans. Kabbage aims to bring the kind of automation features and digital services enjoyed by big businesses to the small business community.

Shift4 Payments is a merchant services provider that has been around under various business names since 1997. While previously best known for its Shift4 payment gateway, today it offers a complete line of products and services for almost any retail or eCommerce business. But does it work for small businesses?