September 1st, 2025
Allen Kopelman
AI Overview This article addresses the challenges faced by businesses classified as “high-risk” by traditional payment processors. It explains the factors that lead to this classification—such as industry type, high chargeback rates, and subscription models—and the common pain points that result, including higher fees and account instability. The guide then positions Nationwide Payment Systems as […]
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July 31st, 2025
Allen Kopelman
Previously seen in Green Sheet How Low Can Merchant Services Go? We’ve all heard about the race to the bottom. Is it my imagination, or is history repeating itself? It was bad enough to see desperate agents driving down processing pricing. But now it looks like the race to zero doesn’t stop there. These desperados […]
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July 29th, 2025
Allen Kopelman
Previously seen in Green Sheet Eliminating Friction from Merchant Services: A Blueprint for Internal Efficiency and Growth Let’s eliminate friction from merchant services. Did you know that friction is the number one cause of burnout among small and midsize business owners? As merchant service providers, we help merchants remove friction all day long. This […]
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July 27th, 2025
Allen Kopelman
Previously seen in Green Sheet Drive merchant growth with managed ATM services Nationwide Payment Systems launched a fully managed ATM program for merchants across the United States. Designed to help merchants boost revenue and efficiently manage cash, the service can be customized to the needs of each business owner by offering full-service models to hybrid […]
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July 15th, 2025
Allen Kopelman
Previously seen in Green Sheet Ready to cash in on self-attended solutions? Part 2 Remember hearing that smart cards, quantum computing or mobile payments were two years away? Here’s a news flash for people who are saying the same thing about self-attended solutions: wake up and smell your self-serve coffee. These trends are embedded in […]
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July 9th, 2025
Allen Kopelman
Previously seen in Green Sheet Best-selling business strategies Part 3: Referral partnerships No matter how much merchant services evolve, this business will always be about relationships, and no matter where you are in your career path, your success directly depends on finding the right partners. In Part 1 and 2 of this series, I explored […]
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July 6th, 2025
Allen Kopelman
Previously seen in Green Sheet Best-selling business strategies – Part 1: In-person selling In the early days of merchant services, salespeople—known as Merchant Level Salespeople (MLSs)—worked hard to convince businesses to move away from paper receipts and embrace electronic authorization. Ironically, after promoting digital convenience, they’d present thick, multi-copy paper contracts and ask merchants to […]
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June 26th, 2025
Allen Kopelman
AI Overview Learn how dual pricing allows small businesses to eliminate credit card processing fees by offering a cash discount alternative. This blog explains what dual pricing is, how it works, why compliance is critical, and the correct ways to implement it to avoid fines from Visa and other card brands. Discover how to protect […]
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June 23rd, 2025
Allen Kopelman
NPSONE & QuickBooks Integration: Streamline Payments & Sync Data In today’s dynamic business ecosystem, efficient payment processing and synchronized financial data are critical for competitiveness. Many business professionals, including owners, accountants, bookkeepers, and QuickBooks advisors, face challenges like manual reconciliation, data mismatches, and juggling multiple payment platforms. However, NPSONE offers a powerful solution: seamless integration […]
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June 22nd, 2025
Allen Kopelman
Previously seen in Green Sheet Recommended reading: Your residual report By Allen Kopelman In statistics, the word “residuals” means the difference between an observed data value and predicted data value and could also mean an error. I find this hilarious because in our business of merchant acquiring, there are plenty of residual errors going around. […]
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