Merchant Services Articles

by amspcs

In tough economic times, small businesses seek out ways to cut expenses. One of the best places to start is to lower the cost of credit card processing.

Here are ten proven ideas that every merchant can and should implement. To learn more about each item, please refer to the resource links provided below.

1.) Minimize surcharges Circumventing terminal prompts such as bypassing Address Verification (AVS) or failing to settle b...

With credit and debit cards increasingly becoming the norm, the business that doesn't accept them could be setting themselves up for failure
By Chris Freeburn

In a recent VISA commercial, dozens of hungry customers march in an easy, rapid dance through a coffee shop, pausing only briefly to tap their VISA card on the cash register, paying for their food and moving on with the greatest efficiency. Unfortunately, one woeful customer who tries to pay for his coffee with cas...