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3 Posts tagged with the debit_and_credit_card_processing tag
Ten ways to reduce your cost of accepting credit cards

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...

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Credit Card Processing For Business

Rate Reduction Strategies That Work

By amspcs

Has this happened to you? A credit cards merchant account salesperson sold you on a really low credit card discount processing rate. You thought you negotiated a pretty good deal. But lo and behold, you realize that you're paying much more than expected! What happened? And what can you do about it?

The culprit in the above scenario is merchant lack of understanding of "Interchange", the price struc...

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Are You Compliant

Are You Compliant

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Posted by: SBOCTeam, Apr 17, 2008

PCI Compliance
If you don't understand the current Payment Card Industry guidelines for your business, you may be putting yourself and your customers at risk

By Reed Richardson

Over the past three decades, as our society has increasingly shifted toward one where both consumers and merchants prefer credit over cash (as a recent Visa commercial not so subtly pointed out), the threats from fraud have also radically increased. Gone are the days when criminals are sat...

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