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Tech Addiction, Humans, and Marketing

Our world is shifting quickly. We have unleashed the beast that is smart tech and it can never be put back. The "the mobile revolution" has taken hold. This isn't "good" or "bad...

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California Overturns Ban on Surcharges [2023 Update]

Many retailers impose a fee on customers when they use a credit card as they are charged a fee for using a credit card machine to process a transaction. This practice has long been...

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Get Payment Processing for Firearms

How to Get Payment Processing for Firearms If you plan to sell guns online or in a retail setting with a credit card machine, you will quickly discover that merchant service...

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How to Get Payment Processing for Vape Products Online

If you're planning to sell vapes online, one of the first hurdles you will need to overcome is finding merchant services that accept your business. The sale of electronic cigarett...

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How to save money on payment processing for your business

  Most business owners loathe payment processing fees. They logically know that paying for merchant services is no different than their customers paying them for services. Yet, ...

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How to avoid merchant account holds or freezes

How to Avoid Merchant Account Holds or Freezes Many merchants do not understand why freezes or holds occur, but these are important topics to understand. Both are for the me...

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Avoid EMV Non-Compliance Fees

Some credit card processing companies are now charging "EMV non-compliance fees".  For those who don't know, the acronym EMV refers to the technology embedded in what are comm...

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Five Reasons You Should Upgrade Your Point of Sale System Now

Point-of-sale systems have come a long way since they were introduced as advanced replacements for cash registers in the 20th century. Modern point-of-sale (POS) solutions offer m...

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Don't Have Online Ordering? You Should.

If you’ve ever wondered if you should add online ordering capability to your retail establishment, we’re here to tell you, “Yes, you should.” It’s a no-brainer really...

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