A merchant account allows small-business owners to accept credit and debit card payments. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when ...

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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 businesses want to expand the payment methods they accept, so they obtain a merchant account from a payment processor or work with a payment facilitator like PayPal. Below, we’ll explain the ...

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Northwestern Merchant locations or their representatives, including vendors and other TPSPs, may not enter into legally binding agreements with TPSPs processing or handling any type of CHD (Cardholder ...

High risk businesses often have difficulty getting approved for a merchant account. But, there are options. You can find the best ones below. If your business is tagged as high-risk, you need to work ...

Jennifer Simonson has spent more than 20 years writing for newspapers, magazines and websites. Her journalism career started in a Denver-area city council building as a government newspaper reporter.