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Is It Legal for Employers to Deduct Credit Card Processing Fees from Tips?

Is It Legal for Employers to Deduct Credit Card Processing Fees from Tips?

In general, yes, it’s legal, except where prohibited by state or local laws. States that currently prohibit processing fee deductions from tips are California, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts. According to Nolo.com, the law is not clear in two additional states: Kentucky and Montana. In the latter two states, existing laws regarding tips don’t specifically address credit […]

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Taking Fleet Cards – Wex, Voyager, and More

Taking Fleet Cards – Wex, Voyager, and More

They’re all the same thing – a card used to purchase gasoline or diesel, as well as pay for tires, oil changes, car washes, or repairs on vehicles in a fleet. However, they all have different requirements and costs for acceptance. As a gas station, tire center, repair shop, or other business owner with fleet

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Main Street Insights for Business Analytics

Main Street Insights for Business Analytics

Note: Following Fiserv’s acquisition of First Data, Clover Insights’ name switched to Main Street Insights. You may see still see the Clover Insights name in some locations.  Main Street Insights is business analytics app is available from Fiserv – one of the largest credit card processors, handling nearly half of all US credit and debit

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Direct Credit Card Processing: Is It Better?

Direct Credit Card Processing: Is It Better?

One option is through their company: a simple path where they connect you right to the card brands, often called direct processing. The other option is the more complicated route they say you can expect with their competitors: a multi-step process cluttered with middlemen. It looks something like this: The path that shows a shorter,

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Things to Consider When Choosing a Chargeback Management Company

Things to Consider When Choosing a Chargeback Management Company

If you are faced with this conundrum, there are several things you’ll want to consider. The 6 main areas to think about are: Do you need professional help? What will a chargback management company do? What kind of results can you expect? How will chargeback management software integrate with your current platforms? What is and isn’t

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What Businesses Fail to Do When Selecting a Payment Gateway

What Businesses Fail to Do When Selecting a Payment Gateway

That’s right, the payment gateway is almost always an afterthought to the primary systems that a business is using or considering using, whether it be a point-of-sale (POS) system, e-commerce shopping cart or other applications. Often, business owners or managers spend all their time researching their primary solution and virtually no time understanding the features

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How to Identify Credit Card Skimmers at Your Business

How to Identify Credit Card Skimmers at Your Business

This type of theft is most common at retail outlets where credit cards are handled by employees – most frequently restaurant and bars – or where card terminals aren’t regularly monitored, such as at gas stations. As a business owner, it is important to know what to look for to avoid risk to your consumers,

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