Tips, guides, and industry news to help merchants and partners navigate the world of payment processing.
Learn how Visa and Mastercard measure chargeback ratios differently, diagnose the six root causes, and build a weekly routine to keep your merchant account in good standing.
Understand rolling, fixed, and capped reserves — how they work, when funds release, and what to ask before signing a high-risk merchant agreement.
Understand the real difference between a merchant account, payment gateway, and processor — then choose the right setup for your store, e-commerce site, or high-risk business.
Understand the legal and operational differences between cash discount, surcharge, and dual-pricing programs before choosing one for your business.
Understand Level 2 vs Level 3 processing data fields, interchange qualification, and ERP dependencies before assuming enhanced data will lower your B2B costs.
How invoice, recurring billing, tokenization, and reconciliation workflows connect inside Odoo — and how TouchSuite's NMI-based integration fits the architecture.
Credit repair is a high-risk vertical, so you need a merchant account from a processor that explicitly supports it — most mainstream processors restrict credit repair and may freeze accounts.
Working capital is the money a business uses for day-to-day operations — inventory, payroll, marketing, and other near-term needs. A merchant cash advance provides a lump sum you repay as a percentage of future card sales.
Get approved by choosing a processor that specializes in your vertical, preparing complete documentation, and completing underwriting promptly.
Compare Clover, Epos Now, Square, and Toast by business type, hardware, and payment relationship. Scenario-based picks with honest tradeoffs.
Compare TouchSuite, Square, and Stripe on pricing, onboarding, high-risk eligibility, POS hardware, e-commerce, and ERP integrations before you decide.
To accept credit cards for CBD or hemp, you need a high-risk merchant account from a processor that explicitly supports the CBD vertical — most mainstream flat-rate processors restrict it.
Understand interchange, network assessments, processor markup, and incidental fees — then calculate your effective rate. A practical guide for U.S. merchants.
The best high-risk merchant account providers approve businesses that traditional banks decline — like CBD, credit repair, nutraceuticals, firearms, and eCommerce — with transparent pricing and fast underwriting.
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