Fintech companies that handle transactions on behalf of merchants, also known as merchant payment processors, felt the downstream effects of last year’s blow to small businesses. As retail foot ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A business needs to accept credit and debit cards to thrive, and regardless of how you accept payments — online, in-person or over the ...

If you want to accept credit cards from your customers, you will need a merchant account. Merchant processors accept credit card transactions for a fee, and connect transactions with your business ...

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The earliest players in the increasingly crowded market for mobile-acceptance applications were software and hardware providers like Intuit Inc., Square Inc., and VeriFone Systems Inc. Lately, though, ...

New regulations instituted by the card associations in November intended to fight online fraud took their first casualty in January. The wounded party was not some high-tech crook but mid-tier ...

Merchant financing is a type of small-business loan provided by a payment processor or lender. It can be expensive. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

With today's array of payment choices, a business owner usually needs both a business checking account and a merchant account. Understanding the difference and purpose of each will help you ...