In a not at all surprising turn of events, Kroger has decided to cease their ban on Visa payments across all of their 130 Smith’s Food & Drug stores. Why the Ban? Earlier this year, after slamming Visa’s transaction fees, Kroger decided to take action against Visa. Saying that they’ll “drive up food prices for […]
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Choosing a merchant account can be overwhelming. With innumerable fee structures, not to mention growing varieties of payment options, a business can spend full-time hours simply keeping up with the fast pace of credit card processing trends. If you follow the advice from the steps listed below, you’ll be ahead in the merchant account game:
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Merchants who use the services of credit card processing giant Square, which was founded by a former PayPal executive, can no longer count on flat rates for payment transactions. According to a news report recently published by Bloomberg, Square has rolled out a new fee structure that no longer sticks to the 2.75% in-store transaction
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Resort fees: you think you’ve got a great deal on a hotel, only to find an extra charge slapped on once you get to checkout. For the most part, there’s nothing we can do about it, however Congress has just introduced an interesting new piece of legislation that could see the days of frustrating surprise
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Today The Official Merchant Services Blog gets extra visual with a step by step breakdown of how Credit Card Processing works. This is the latest installment in The Official Merchant Services Blog’s Knowledge Base effort. We want to make the payment processing industry’s terms and buzzwords clear. We want to remove any and all confusion merchants might have
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