Payment options continue to expand and customer preferences continue to shift. It’s important to work with a merchant service provider that offers the convenient payment options your customers want, ...

Dana Miranda is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance® and founder of Healthy Rich, a platform for inclusive, budget-free financial education. She’s written about work and money for publications ...

Merchant accounts are essential if you want to run a business that accepts debit and credit card payments. Not doing so can impede on your ability to attract customers and grow your business. Luckily, ...

Merchant services are similar to payment processors, but their biggest advantage is the provision of a dedicated merchant account, unlike processors, which usually offer aggregate services. A ...

High risk businesses often have difficulty getting approved for a merchant account. But, there are options. You can find the best ones below. If your business is tagged as high-risk, you need to work ...

According to the American Marketing Association over 75 percent of all American adults use credit cards to make purchases. The average consumer uses a credit card 6 times a week and the trend is ...

A merchant account is essential for businesses that accept payment. It acts as a bridge between customer payments and your merchant’s business bank account. When a transaction occurs, funds first ...

Many credit card issuers, including American Express, Bank of America, Chase and Citi®, provide cash-back offers that can be added to eligible credit cards. For instance, with Citi, these offers are ...