Merchant services is a big industry with lots of options to choose from. You want to get your startup off the ground and processing credit cards on the right foot! Here is our quick guide to finding the right merchant services provider for a business at its beginnings. 1. Research Their Customer Support Services – […]
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“Going with what seems to be the lowest price quote you can find might end up producing the lowest value, too.” – Merchant Maverick Merchant Maverick wrote an article on the Top 5 Most Common Complaints Against Merchant Service Providers, talking about everything from bad customer service to outlandish leasing agreements. As a local, Anchorage-based
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Merchant services providers are notorious for claiming that they can beat your rates. “It doesn’t matter who your current provider is,” they say in a cold sales call to your business, “we guarantee that we can beat their rates and save your business money!” Sometimes they can, but sometimes they use dubious pricing schemes to
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Ah, credit card processing fees. They can be the bane of a small business owner’s existence. Unclear pricing models and long lists of ill-defined line items have left many a merchant feeling frustrated, confused, and downright disillusioned. It doesn’t help that myriads of unethical merchant service providers have used these tactics to their advantage. Exhausted
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If you are a business owner who wants the ability to accept credit card payments, you have probably stumbled across the term “PCI compliance” in your research. You probably already know that PCI compliance is important, and that it has something to do with protecting the credit card data of your customers. Considering the fines
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If you are a new business owner researching credit card processing, you have probably been bombarded by an overload of advertising and marketing pieces from merchant service providers asking for your business. You may be wondering, “What does a merchant service provider even do?” Merchant Service Providers (MSPs) have three primary functions that assist businesses
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As consumers, we are often comfortable not knowing the intricate process that goes on behind a simple card swipe. We have a lot of trust in the system. As business owners, it is not so simple. We need a thorough explanation of credit card processing because our businesses rely on the system and the players
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Maybe you are a new business owner full of fresh energy and big ideas for the future success of your business. Maybe you are a long-time Alaska business professional who wants to boost your offer. Whatever the case may be, your research has brought you here, which means you must be asking the question, “Should my
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Square has become the go-to credit card processing solution for many Alaskan businesses. Free readers, easy-to-understand rates, and quick setup have made Square the “convenient choice” for Alaskan business owners looking to get their POS systems up and running FAST. But what happens after the setup, when the hype of freebies is gone and day-to-day business operations
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If you are reading this article, chances are you’ve hit a bump in the road with your business, and you need just enough cash to get you over and back to smooth sailing. Is that you? Regardless of your motivation for being here, we are happy to inform you that working capital financing is a
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