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1.9 Ways to Reduce Chargebacks and Fraud
Merchant concern about online credit card fraud and chargebacks is rising at a significant rate. According to the 2001 Online Fraud Report, conducted by Mindwave Research, it revealed that, "41% of merchants say the issue of ...
[Added: 11 Apr 2006   Hits: 303   Words: 1051]

2.Credit Card Terminals | Buyer's Guide
Credit card equipment is not particularly expensive - the ongoing costs of a merchant account will be a much more significant expense for your business. Terminals are often priced as loss leaders to entice you to choose a particular ...
[Added: 09 Mar 2006   Hits: 336   Words: 398]

3.Understanding Credit Card Transaction Fees:
Q: I'm starting a new business and want to accept credit cards. It seems that all the credit card processors charge a lot of fees for each transaction. What are these fees? A: Each ...
[Added: 03 Mar 2006   Hits: 351   Words: 840]

4.How Accepting Credit Cards Can Increase Sales And Revenue
Accepting credit cards is becoming a must for entrepreneurs and small businesses in today's business environment. There are numerous social, demographic and technological factors combining to make plastic the payment form of choice for increasing numbers of people. By the Numbers The average American ...
[Added: 12 Feb 2006   Hits: 340   Words: 530]

5.Paypal vs. Merchant Account
ALBANY, New York (AP) -- The nation's largest online payment service, PayPal, is paying New York $150,000 in penalties after misrepresenting to consumers its policy on repayment when merchandise doesn't arrive, the state attorney general said Monday. PayPal, which claims 40 million customers worldwide, had specifically stated ...
[Added: 03 Feb 2006   Hits: 398   Words: 727]

6.Internet Fraud
Taking transactions over the Internet can be profitable but it can also bankrupt a small business. Accepting online transactions means accepting additional responsibilities as a merchant. These responsibilities include knowing and understanding your risk exposure and your ...
[Added: 24 Jan 2006   Hits: 361   Words: 553]

7.Avoiding Merchant Account Chargebacks
A chargeback is a transaction that an Issuer returns to a merchant bank and most often, to the merchant - as a financial liability. In essence, it reverses a sales transaction, as follows: * The card issuer subtracts the transaction dollar amount from the cardholder's ...
[Added: 12 Jan 2006   Hits: 286   Words: 2149]

8.Accepting Credit Cards - Positives vs. Negatives
Today there are hundreds of thousands of small & medium size businesses in this country that take orders via credit cards. In addition, every day in this country, there are hundreds of companies entering the world of ...
[Added: 07 Jan 2006   Hits: 358   Words: 1694]