Payment processing shouldn’t feel confusing or unfair. With Free Clover POS and zero-fee programs, Merchant Marvels helps business owners modernize operations while protecting their bottom line.

We all know how convenient it is to swipe our credit cards for everyday purchases. In fact, as of 2022, 82% of U.S. adults had a credit card, making it the most common consumer lending product. In ...

Kimberlee Leonard has taken her professional experience as an insurance agency owner and financial advisor and translated that into a finance writing career that helps business owners and ...

September 15, 2025 - US merchants are cautiously optimistic that a federal district court's decision in Corner Post, Inc. v. Bd. of Governors of Fed. Rsrv. Sys., No. 1:21-CV-00095, 2025 WL 2253474, (D ...

When it comes to processing credit card payments, you have to spend money to make money. Every player in the payments value chain, including the issuer, acquirer or processor and card network, deducts ...

A recent report found that 83% of point-of-sale (POS) payments in 2022 consisted of credit, debit, and digital wallet transactions. Indeed, consumers appreciate the convenience of paying with credit ...

TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Small business owners are optimistic about the future, with 88% indicating the financial state of their individual businesses is about the same or better off than a year ...

Credit card processing scams come in all forms. They can be a phone call from an alleged merchant service provider saying your card terminal needs updating or an email offering rate reductions.

The best credit card processing companies offer simple processing services at reasonable rates to small business owners. These companies also need to provide certain features, such as reporting ...

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Businesses in what are considered “high-risk” industries can have a hard time finding a credit card processor or merchant account provider to handle their payments — and when they do find one, they ...