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Jason Vissers

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Expertise: Payments, Small Business Lending

Education: BA Political Science, San Diego State University

Jason has been writing about small business software platforms, services, and financing since 2015. Jason’s expertise has been featured in Yahoo Finance, Time/NextAdvisor, Home Business Magazine, CreditCards.com, GoBankingRates, TheLadders.com, and other publications. He has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from San Diego State University and currently lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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credit card processing

How Much Are Online Payment Processing Fees?

When it comes to processing payments online, there is no such thing as a free lunch — transaction fees will be assessed. We hope that this guide has given you some understanding of the types of fees you’ll have to pay and the different pricing models used by merchant service providers to charge you for the cost of taking payments online.

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Mar 14, 2024 Filed under: Credit Card Processing
How to choose a card reader for your small business.

10 Things To Look For In A Credit Card Reader

If you have any experience with selling at farmers’ markets, craft fairs, or other large gatherings, you know that internet availability can be spotty at best in these settings. If your card reader’s mobile POS has a good offline mode, you can take payments while offline, then process them once you establish a connection.

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Jul 19, 2026 Filed under: Mobile Payments
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Do Credit Card Readers Have Fees?

Small, mobile credit card readers — the kind that need to be paired with a smartphone or tablet running POS software — generally cost between $29 and $120. Most of these devices can take EMV (chip card) and NFC (contactless) payments, and some can still take magstripe payments.

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Jul 19, 2026 Filed under: Mobile Payments

Best Businesses To Start In A Recession

Tough economic times pose special challenges to entrepreneurs looking to start a recession-proof business; however, recession-proof businesses tend to have one thing in common: they provide products and services that are always in demand, regardless of economic conditions.

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Dec 22, 2022 Filed under: Small Business
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PEX Card Review

Pros No annual or monthly fees for PEX Visa Commercial Cards Spend controls Employee cards Expense management tools Full API access Cons Low 1% cash back rate Limits on free employee prepaid cards No ATM access Foreign transaction fees may apply What Is A PEX Card? PEX is a financial product that includes corporate spending […]

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Jun 17, 2026 Filed under: Corporate Card Reviews
Ramp VS Brex

Ramp VS Brex Comparison

By tackling Ramp VS Brex, we’re comparing two of the top modern corporate card companies on the market today. Both Brex and Ramp offer competitive corporate card programs with exciting rewards, as well as expense management and bill pay tools for a variety of businesses. So now that we’ve introduced the players, let’s take a bit deeper look into what exactly Ramp and Brex do.

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Jun 18, 2026 Filed under: Corporate Cards

Patreon VS PayPal: Comparison

Whether you’re looking to solicit donations, get people to pay for access to your content, or both, we’re here to help. In this article, we’re going to detail and compare Patreon vs PayPal: two payment platforms that, despite their considerable differences, can both be used by artists, gamers, podcasters, writers, and video streamers to draw an income.

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Mar 27, 2026 Filed under: Crowdfunding