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A merchant account is one piece of your whole payment solution. In its simplest terms, it is a bank account that allows your eBiz to accept online credit cards and e-checks. At a specific time each day, your merchant account bank receives that day s completed transactions. They hold the money for several days or more to make sure all parties involved are satisfied. During this time, they also perform additional security checks. If no issues arise, the bank then wires the money into your business checking account.

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Topic starter Posted : 07/01/2017 4:25 am
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What a Merchant Account Is not

People often confuse merchant accounts with other elements involved in payment solutions. But each element is a separate function of a larger service.

1. A merchant account is not a shopping cart. Shopping cart technology is software that simulates a physical shopping cart in that it allows users to place items in it until they are ready to check out and then totals their purchases for them.

2. A merchant account is not authorization software. Authorization software is the equivalent of a digital credit terminal. It runs address verification, sends the buyers information through fraud detection filters, and ensures the card has enough credit available for the purchase. Authorization software makes instant approval possible.

When you are looking at solution providers, be sure that all three elements- your merchant account, shopping cart, and authorization software are compatible with one another. They all have to be integrated in order for you to have that seamless payment solution you are looking for.

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Topic starter Posted : 07/01/2017 4:47 am
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Is It Hard to Get Approved for a Merchant Account?

Every professional servicing firm has different policies and requirements for getting approved. Some want your corporation papers, your Tax ID, and your business banking account information at the time you apply. Others are more lenient, even to the point of pre-approving your account and allowing you to activate it when you have everything ready.

Getting approved can be especially challenging if you have poor credit history. But some institutions will allow you to have a co-signer. Michael Mack says his company, http://TruthInProcessing.com , was set up to help the new business owner: "We've structured our business in that fashion. Less than one-half of 1% of all our [merchant account] applicants, since the inception of our company, have been turned down."

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Posted : 16/03/2017 4:42 pm
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Don't Lose that Sale!-Why You Need a Merchant Account?

Shoppers are likely to move on if you don't offer their preferred payment option. That's why, even if you have a PayPal account, you still need the flexibility a merchant account gives your buyers. You'll lose the majority of your customers who aren't PayPal members if you don't make that option available to them. Most people won't take the time to muddle through PayPal's alternate solutions. Says Mack, "If it takes 5 minutes to find the product and buy [it], but 15 minutes to pay, they're going to go somewhere else."

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Posted : 05/04/2017 2:08 am
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To avoid losing customers to your competition, a merchant account is needed. These companies provided customers numerous options to pay for goods and services on your website. Without these accounts, providing a hassle free experience to your customers will become a big issue. There's no denying that some companies will require a background check done on your business to be sure you are legitimate. It's always a good thing to familiarize you with the legal aspect of registering these accounts, so as to avoid any unwanted problems.

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Posted : 06/05/2019 7:38 am
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Merchant accounts especially for those doing business online has been such a great help to many business owners. Instead of limiting customers to one mode of payment, they have instead incorporated various ways how customers can pay for the services or goods they like. 

 

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Posted : 04/09/2019 3:47 am
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I find Paypal a good alternative. But yes, if you are to get anywhere in business, get a merchant account, it's better to have more options.

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Posted : 08/11/2019 3:32 pm
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It is a pretty good and viable solution, especially because it checks out things before it wires money.

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Posted : 16/01/2020 3:59 pm
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A merchant account is a great way of generating revenue. One needs to have an IaaS software and use proper channels to market the software.

By using these services people gain profits for themselves and also make revenue for the service provider.

The service provider needs to have a way of authenticating the right accounts and ensuring proper security for the transactions done.

 

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Posted : 12/02/2020 11:12 am
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Today a business owner is treated to so many alternatives. Gone are the days when the only option you had was paypal.

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Posted : 06/05/2020 12:59 pm
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When choosing a merchant account be very careful to avoid losing money in hidden fees.

Read the fine print

 

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Posted : 18/01/2021 9:50 am
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