With our favorite mobile and low-volume processor Flint Mobile officially down for the count, we’re all researching and scrambling like mad to find the best replacements and alternatives on short notice. To help you in your search and comparisons, we’ve put together a couple of handy charts. The first chart looks at the stats for four […]
If you’re looking for a Flint replacement for low-volume or mobile processing, see our comparison article. After the recent, shocking news about the discontinuation of Flint Mobile‘s payment processing service, many mobile-based and low-volume merchants are reeling, wondering how to transition and what this means for the future of mobile payment processing. The implications of […]
Anyone who’s taken a loan out knows that the name of the game is interest. You want the lowest interest rate possible, and the bank wants the best return on its investment. This is not necessarily because the bank is greedy or trying to take advantage of you. The fact is that maintaining a financial […]
Based on the multitude of messages I’ve received, I believe there are four stages business owners go through when considering Square’s payment processing. First, joy. This is an amazing service that includes a sleek and capable POS, online selling tools, affordable hardware, and an easy-as-pie application process. When they discover the existence of Square and […]
“The chip cards are coming! The chip cards are coming! By land and by sea. Organize the merchant militia!” If you haven’t already heard, the instatement of EMV cards is imminent in the US. Suddenly all of those sales pitches from agents over the past few years (“You really need this future-proof terminal” “EMV cards […]
Negotiating credit card processing fees is intimidating, and for good reason. You probably don’t have to negotiate pricing very much in your everyday life, and you only have to negotiate a credit card processing deal maybe a few times in your entire life. Sales representatives at merchant services providers, on the other hand, negotiate these contracts […]
Since Square launched back in 2009, the credit card industry has, in many ways, been turned on its head. Credit card acceptance is more prevalent and less expensive than ever. But with the nationwide switch to chip cards coming in October 2015, we might see another major shift in the way we conceive of in-person payments, and […]
Square led the way for the mobile processing boom, so it’s no surprise that the company was the first to market with a headphone jack chip card reader ahead of the October 2015 nation-wide shift to chip cards. While most other mobile processors are biding their time and telling customers that a chip card solution is “in […]
After the recent EMV liability shift, you’re probably finding yourself staring at your old credit card machine, wondering if it will make a good paper weight, and worrying about the cost of buying a new machine. Lucky for you, the transition doesn’t have to be an expensive one, but it pays to be educated as you […]
These are exciting times for Girl Scouts and cookie lovers alike. The recent launch of the Girl Scout Digital Cookie program allows participating councils and troops to accept credit and debit payments for online cookie orders, and to ship out orders to buyers. This e-commerce experience will prove useful to scouts, and will undoubtedly increase sales, […]
