Educational Resources
MerchantFeeSavers is dedicated to educating merchants when it comes to their credit card processing. Important topics are listed below.
Key Things to Avoid
There are numerous fees, terms, requirements, deceptive sales practices, and other aspects you as a merchant must avoid in order to protect your business and perhaps your own personal credit worthiness. The “MerchantFeeSavers Guide” goes into great detail on the steps to needed select the right merchant account provider and avoid the pitfalls that have cost some merchants thousands of dollars. Below are some of the most common ones. Read More
Visa & MasterCard Interchange Rates
For those of you wondering what the Visa interchange rates are, we are including a link to get the specific details from those card brands directly. Read More
Visa & MasterCard Surcharge Rates
For those of you wondering what the Visa surcharge regulations are, we are including a link to get the specific details from those card brands directly. Read More
What Is PCI
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) consists of requirements designed to ensure that all businesses that process, store or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment. All merchants who accept credit, debit, or card association labeled pre-pay cards, regardless of size or number of transactions, must be PCI compliant. PCI compliance is to be taken very seriously. In fact small merchants and home business may be the most susceptible to hackers. Read More
Glossary of Credit Card Processing Terms
Understanding the “lingo” is more than important. We have assembled a list of the most common and important words and phrases that have to do with credit and debit card processing. Read More
