Cost saving

With non-secure transaction fees creeping up, I conducted a small investigation to discover which acquirers represent the best value for merchants.

In this article, I’m going to look at five popular sales channels for merchant services. I’ll touch on how competitive their pricing is and quickly explain whether or not I’d recommend you use it.

In this article, we’ll look at some of the alternatives to PayPal, which do exactly the same thing but at a much cheaper price.

Another January and yet another card processing fee increase from the acquirers. Why this time? Simply put, because their card scheme fees are going up.

Card processing fees certainly had their ups and downs in 2015 and we had expected 2016 to be relatively quiet. Not so.

Most new businesses still go to their high street bank for card processing services without realising this is the most expensive place to go and that the exact same product is available elsewhere at a fraction of the price. Here’s a … Continued

Terminal hire agreements are the most contentious issue for merchants judging by the complaints and calls for help we get.

Interchange Plus pricing or Blended pricing ?  These are the 2 options for card acquirers when setting the basis of customers’ pricing.  Is there a material difference? Does it matter to card accepting businesses or is it all just industry “technobabble” … Continued

Merchant reaction, from those we’ve spoken with, to the WorldPay fee increases on Visa debit seems to be one of “outrage” as their costs have increased by significantly more than the interchange increases.  It seems the first of the fee increase … Continued

WorldPay has recently informed their customers of their latest merchant services price increases.  In a letter/email (click here) they advise customers that the “majority will see an increase in their costs of accepting Visa debit cards”.  WorldPay is the largest merchant services … Continued