Table of Contents Best Practices to Prevent Merchant Account Terminations, Freezes and Holds For any business that accepts credit and debit card payments, keeping the
Key Takeaways Traditional U.S. merchant accounts require a full SSN or ITIN for at least one signer—there’s no regulatory loophole for anonymous processing. Aggregators (Stripe,
Table of Contents Top 8 Ways to Prevent and Manage Chargebacks What is a Chargeback? A chargeback is the result of a dispute of a
Table of Contents eCommerce Merchant Accounts: What’s Required for Website Compliance? If you operate an eCommerce or online business and want to accept credit cards,
What is the Terminated Merchant File (TMF) or MATCH List? So… you’re stuck on the list? Let’s dive into what it really means for a
Table of Contents Choosing the Right Payment Processing Method for Your Online Business When beginning or expanding your business’s online sales, one of the most
Table of Contents Transparent Fees on Merchant Accounts With Interchange Plus Pricing The cost of credit card processing seems complicated, but this post outlines the
Key Takeaways Use a void when the sale is still “pending.” Cancel the same‑day authorization before your nightly batch closes so the customer is never billed
Key Takeways: AVS and Gift Cards Gift cards are prepaid and usually don’t carry a real billing address, so standard AVS address matches can misfire.
Key Takeaways Three buckets, three prices. Processors sort every transaction into Qualified, Mid-Qualified, or Non-Qualified tiers; each tier carries a progressively higher rate. Who decides?
