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Ecommerce Payment Processing: A Complete Guide for Online Sellers (2025)

Ecommerce payment processing plays a pivotal role in the success of online businesses. Offering customers a seamless, secure, and efficient checkout experience increases sales and builds trust...

What’s the Difference? Merchant Account vs Business Bank Account Explained

You didn’t go into business because you love handling banking and payment logistics. However, merchant account services are a critical part of your business. With that said,...

PCI Compliance: A Complete Guide to Payment Card Security Standards [2024]

Businesses that handle credit card transactions are responsible for protecting their customers’ data from theft and fraud. To achieve this, organizations must adhere to PCI compliance standards,...

What Are Integrated Payments? Everything You Need to Know

You’ve probably come across the term “integrated payments” before, but if you’re running a business, you’re more focused on what works for your day-to-day operations. The good...

Payment Gateway vs Payment Processor: Key Differences Explained

If you’re like most business owners managing payments, you’ve probably heard terms like ‘payment gateway’ and ‘payment processor’ thrown around. Maybe you’ve even used them interchangeably. But...

What Is a Virtual Terminal and How Does it Work?

What is a virtual terminal? A virtual terminal is a web-based application that allows businesses to process credit and debit card payments without needing a physical card...

Payment Processing 101: Comprehensive Guide to Seamless Payments

Do you need to take credit card payments for your business but need help figuring out how to get started? This Payment Processing 101 blog offers a...

How to Set Up a Merchant Account: A Step-by-Step Guide for Businesses

Merchant services is a term used to describe payment-related services and equipment for businesses. It’s also referred to as credit card payment processing. If you want to...

ACH vs. EFT Payments: The Differences Explained

You have to choose a lot of things in your business—what coffee to keep in the breakroom, which never-ending pile of emails to answer on Mondays, and...

What Is a Payment Gateway?

What is a payment gateway? A payment gateway is used in e-commerce and other online transactions to facilitate the secure transmission of payment information between a customer’s...