Payment processing isn’t just a technical detail. It directly affects cash flow, customer experience and margins. When you ...

The process by which a business collects payment from a credit card transaction involves two steps, authorization and settlement, and three key players: customer, issuing bank and merchant. Many, or ...

If your business accepts card payments, credit card processing fees are obligatory. These fees can cost vendors anywhere between 1.5% to 3.5% per transaction, but the rate depends on a variety of ...

September 15, 2025 - US merchants are cautiously optimistic that a federal district court's decision in Corner Post, Inc. v. Bd. of Governors of Fed. Rsrv. Sys., No. 1:21-CV-00095, 2025 WL 2253474, (D ...

The best credit card processing companies offer simple processing services at reasonable rates to small business owners. These companies also need to provide certain features, such as reporting ...

PayPal charges 2.89% + $0.29 per online transaction and 2.29% + $0.09 for POS payments. No monthly fees make it affordable for startups and small businesses.

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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 ...

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based Co-op Financial Services will add credit card processing to its debit card transaction processing business line. The Credit Union service organization said its Co-op ...

The reintroduction of the Credit Card Competition Act in January 2026 has major implications for the U.S. payments ...

PayPal will offer free payment processing through the end of 2013 to merchants that “trade in” their cash registers and adopt mobile point-of-sale technology, in a move to entice small merchants to ...