Raise Finance through your Merchant Account
If you are looking to raise capital for increased stock, refurbishments or other business costs, then the CPRAS merchant account cash advance can now provide up to £500k. Other Merchant Account cash...
View ArticleCut the cost of Christmas Sales
Business should be booming during the festive season but complex charges for credit and debit card transactions are crippling some companies, writes Daniel Hunter for FreshBusinessThinking.com. As...
View ArticleMerchant Account Support Service
Once you’ve settled on the best possible merchant account rates, how easy is it to reconcile statements and make sure that your chosen merchant service provider keeps you in touch with the latest...
View ArticleWhat is a merchant account?
Merchant account services are provided directly by acquiring banks and indirectly by Independent Sales Organisations (ISO’s). If you want to accept payments by credit cards and debit cards, then you...
View ArticleDriving Down The Cost Of Merchant Accounts
If you accept payment from your customers using credit or debit cards, it is likely that you are paying too much for payment processing services (your Merchant Account). The Card Processing Advisory...
View ArticleA Crash Course in Interchange & Merchant Account Pricing
Thanks to sustained pressure from the European Union, the UK card processing industry is set for its biggest ever shake-up. The rates that are charged for all sorts of card payment types are being...
View ArticleVisa Debit Card Surcharges
Many of our client businesses and local authorities choose to add a surcharge when customers pay by credit card. The rules about surcharging are simple: Surcharging is allowed only to the extent of...
View ArticleVisa Debit Changes
On the 1st of March 2015, Visa are changing the way that they charge for processing debit card changes. For most businesses, the change will mean higher costs, but there is a lot of confusion still...
View ArticleSecure Trading may no longer process transactions with WorldPay
It’s all rumour so far, but word in the industry says that Secure Trading are terminating their relationship with WorldPay. The story goes that now that Secure Trading have their very own “acquiring...
View ArticleAccept Contactless Payments
Accepting contactless payments is no longer optional for retailers and hospitality businesses. The long awaited Apple Pay is now with us, and other contactless payment options are on their way. With...
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