Card Fees Versus Pay-by-Bank: When Should an SMB Offer Both? Payment acceptance involves more than choosing a checkout...
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VAMP, ECM, and the New Math of Chargebacks: What Smaller Merchants Need to Track Now
VAMP, ECM, and the New Math of Chargebacks: What Smaller Merchants Need to Track Now Visa and Mastercard have spent...
Is Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Right for Your Business – A Practical Guide
What Every Merchant Should Know Before Offering Buy Now, Pay Later For years, merchants have been told that Buy Now,...
Payment Descriptors: The Small Line on a Card Statement That Can Prevent Disputes
Payment Descriptors: The Small Line on a Card Statement That Can Prevent Disputes Customer disputes, some of which...
Why Payment Choice Is More Important Than Payment Price
Why Payment Choice Is More Important Than Payment Price Merchant payment strategy has long focused on price, including...
The Rise of Invisible Payments
The Rise of Invisible Payments Invisible payments are becoming a quiet but important shift in how customers complete...
Five Payment Metrics Every Small Business Should Track (Hint: It’s Not Just Processing Fees)
Five Payment Metrics Every Small Business Should Track (Hint: It's Not Just Processing Fees) Ask most small business...
Surcharging Isn’t a Silver Bullet—It’s a Legal Minefield
Surcharging Isn’t a Silver Bullet—It’s a Legal Minefield As margins tighten, more SMBs are turning to surcharging to...
The Hidden Revenue Leak: How SMBs Are Losing 5–15% to Avoidable Payment Declines
The Hidden Revenue Leak: How SMBs Are Losing 5–15% to Avoidable Payment Declines Most SMBs obsess over getting...
Payments Steering – 3 Tools to Reduce Your Payments Cost
Payments Steering – 3 Tools to Reduce Your Payments Cost For US merchants, card acceptance costs have become one of...