Until the U.S. govt. changes that, nobody HAS to accept credit/debit cards! Just because a business does not accept cards does NOT mean they are "shady" or ...
Credit card machines will accept virtually all credit cards from major companies. These would include Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express.
To accept credit cards on your mobile app, you would need two things: 1. You would need an SDK to be able to accept the swipe and/or manually keyed in information about the credit/debit card. 2. You would then need a payment processor to work with, or more commonly referred to as a PSP (Payment Service Provider) who would provide you with the ability to accept and process credit/debit card payments. Examples of such PSPs are PayPal, Braintree, Balanced Payments, Stripe, etc.
Yes, unless a currency conversion is required. This would seem to occur at the expense I'd VISA, at which point they would say no.
Talk to your local credit union or bank about a credit card or business line of credit. Credit unions and smaller local banks are often in a position to offer a better rate on credit cards and business credit lines than their larger national competitors, plus you get to support your local economy.
No. I don't see how that could be possible. CCC's will only credit an account for a purchase that has been made on that account. I don't understand how or why a business would think they could make that type of transaction.
If you are looking to get a business credit card for your business office then I would suggest checking out discover card or visa for their business credit cards.
Credit card companies charge companies a sale percentage of the purchase price on every credit card purchase. Often smaller companies will not accept credit cards to avoid these charges, whereas bigger companies will pay them to open up to more potential business.
Many businesses accept payment by credit cards according to information available on the internet. The information states that if a customer or other business department offers a credit card then that method of payment is acceptable as long as their is not a history of bad debt. A history of bad debt would require a direct bank transfer payment or cash payment.
A merchant gateway is a way that a business can accept credit card payments for its products via an online site. A business needs this because the vast majority of online transactions are made using credit cards.
No. When you applied for the business credit cards, it appears you were required to sign as personal guarantor as a condition of the cards being approved. The only way to be removed is to request it from the credit card companies who issued the cards. it would depend how long you have had the cards and if they feel your business has developed an acceptable credit history.
No. Due to the high charges imposed by the credit card companies, they do not accept credit card transactions. Cash, check, debit, state benefit cards, and WIC are acceptable forms of payment.
If you want a business credit card, your best bet would be CreditCards.com/business. Here you can get the best ones that would fit into your finances.
For professional looking business cards a printing press would be an ideal choice. Most printing presses accept orders for a minimum of 250 business cards.
There are several key credit card companies that currently offer great incentives on small business credit cards. I would suggest checking out MasterCard for their service.
Credit card machines will accept virtually all credit cards from major companies. These would include Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express.
In order to accept credit card payments from your business, you would need to open a merchant account with a credit card acceptance company. The merchant account will provide you with a solution for taking credit card payments as well as settling those transactions so that the money that you are owed can be taken from the customer and deposited into your business account. For more information on taking cards as a form of payment see these resources:
Many sites offer easy ways to accept credit cards online. Intuit is known for accounting software and offers setup for online credit card transactions. Another simple and easy way would be to sign up for an account through PayPal as having an account with them allows you to accept credit card payments from others.