Merchant accounts are essential if you want to run a business that accepts debit and credit card payments. Not doing so can impede on your ability to attract customers and grow your business. Luckily, ...

Many mainstream processors treat nicotine pouches as high-risk and block them under "acceptable use" rules. That often leaves websites with frozen deposits and interrupted cash flow. Tower Payments' ...

Accepting credit cards requires a payment processor like Square or Stripe, a merchant account, and hardware like POS ...

Credit card processing scams come in all forms. They can be a phone call from an alleged merchant service provider saying your card terminal needs updating or an email offering rate reductions.

When it comes to processing credit card payments, you have to spend money to make money. Every player in the payments value chain, including the issuer, acquirer or processor and card network, deducts ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Gingiss covers news impacting your customers and employees. With Visa and Mastercard recently reaching a settlement on a ...

Kimberlee Leonard has taken her professional experience as an insurance agency owner and financial advisor and translated that into a finance writing career that helps business owners and ...