Merchant Account Show
The Merchant Account Show should help you with your merchant account and electronic payment gateways. Also
hopefully it will help explain some fraud attempts and how to notice fraud
on your orders. Remember, the net powers us!
Merchant Account Show Categories
Merchant Account Show Archives
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- October 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
My Merchant Account Blog Recent Entries
- Payment Application Best Practices from Visa
- Allowing Others to Use Your Merchant Account
- Merchant Direct Access Service
- How to Handle a Large Order
- Discount Rates
- PCI Compliancy is not Just About Scanning
- Merchant Account Reviews
- Introduction to Data Security Requirements
- Tips from Visa to Help Merchants Fight Fraud
- Merchant Accounts - Which One Is Right For You
The Merchant Account Show is brought to you by LoudCommerce with voice talent provided by Lynn Brooks.
Merchant Account Reviews
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Today we are talking to you about Merchant Account Reviews.There are scores of websites offering reviews of merchant accounts. Unfortunately, most of the websites will usually be one-sided, favoring one ISO or Agent. If you are in the United States, you have hundreds of ISO’s to choose from, and thousands of Agents.
So what does matter in these reviews? You can consider these opinions but most people will not give positive comments for a company. What about your money? With the larger companies (First Data, Nova, Chase-Paymentech), you know your money is safe. You have a large corporation to back it up. Most agents will resell for one of these companies (and we have already discussed how to choose a United States merchant account provider). Most should be able to give you a free rate review if you have an established processing history. This review is an important factor. It will allow you to see if you could save money by changing merchant account providers. And you might be able to keep the same electronic payment gateway so your website will not need to be re-programmed.
