How to Identify and Reduce Merchant Services Fees to Boost Your Bottom Line
For merchants, every sale matters. You invest in quality, design, and customer trust, yet hidden merchant services fees can quietly siphon off hard-earned profits. These fees often slip by unnoticed, tucked inside contracts or buried in monthly statements. Left unchecked, they add up quickly and eat into your margins. That’s why understanding what these fees […]
Credit Card Surcharge: A Guide for Merchants and ISVs
Introduction: Why Surcharging Is Gaining Attention Swipe, dip, tap—every time a customer pay(s) by credit card, the bill for processing fees comes to you. Those pennies-on-the-dollar add up fast, and recent card-network hikes have only raised the tab. Instead of blanket price increases, many businesses are exploring a credit card surcharge, a small, transparent additional fee […]
ISV Guide to Split Funding for Merchants
Introduction Merchants today need faster, easier access to capital to keep their businesses running and growing. Managing cash flow can be challenging, especially when businesses face fluctuating revenue and rising expenses. As a result, many business owners are exploring more flexible funding methods that align with their daily operations. One such solution is split funding. […]
An ISV’s Guide to Monetizing Payments in 2025
Like any business, software companies are always on the hunt for ways to maximize revenue. If you’re an independent software vendor (ISV), payment monetization offers a unique opportunity to turn digital payments into reliable revenue streams. In this post, we’ll be discussing how to monetize payments that are processed through your software. We’ll explore the […]
Card Account Updaters: Your Guide for 2025
As we enter the new year, it’s important for merchants to think about revenue churn and expired cards. Especially for propane and news media companies that keep cards on file for autopay arrangements or subscriptions, customers failing to update their card information is a significant contributor to lost revenue. Card account updaters (CAUs) give merchants […]
