AI Overview This guide provides a comprehensive overview of how small businesses can effectively accept payments. It covers everything from in-person Point of Sale (POS) systems, including the hardware and software features that define them, to the purpose and function of merchant accounts. The article also details a range of online payment solutions, such as […]
AI Overview This article provides an in-depth look at payment industry consulting services, highlighting their role in optimizing business payment processes. It explains how consultants help reduce costs, improve efficiency, and ensure compliance by analyzing a company’s entire payment lifecycle. The piece details key benefits such as financial savings, risk mitigation through compliance, and enhanced […]
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 […]
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 […]
As Seen in B2B Vault Podcast Revolutionizing Restaurant & Retail Data with AI: A Conversation with Sarah Kabakoff from Genetica This episode of B2B Vault: The Biz-to-Biz Podcast, hosted by Allen Kopelman and sponsored by Nationwide Payment Systems, features Sarah Kabakoff, an early executive at Genetica. She discusses how Genetica is transforming data utilization […]
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 […]
AI Overview The article introduces NCR Counterpoint, a robust point-of-sale and retail management system, paired with Nationwide Payment Systems (NPS) to provide a complete solution for specialty and multi-location retailers. It outlines how this combo helps businesses streamline operations, manage inventory, process payments, and improve customer engagement—whether they operate a single store or a complex […]
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 […]
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. […]
