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Practice Management Software and Credit Card Processing

Unfortunately, many practice management systems lock you in to one or two processors, eliminating your competitive leverage to negotiate low pricing for your merchant account. So, what are your options? You can either resign yourself to continually watching your pricing and fighting off rate hikes, or you can consider a “non-integrated” solution. In this article, …

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Stripe Alternatives – Choosing a Payment Gateway

By Ben Dwyer

There are plenty of Stripe competitors that offer similar services. The trick for finding the right alternative to Stripe is to know exactly what it is about Stripe that you like and what you don’t like. In this article, we’ll look at when to use Stripe, and when to consider a company like Stripe instead. …

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Wepay, Stripe Connect, and Platform-Style Credit Card Processing

By Ben Dwyer

Called “platform” or “marketplace” payment processing, this special type of merchant account enables you to securely accept payments when you run a marketplace instead of a direct-to-consumer business. In this article, we’ll take a look at a couple major players: Wepay and Stripe Connect. This article assumes that you already have a basic familiarity with …

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Tools for Protecting Your Business from Credit Card Fraud

By Ben Dwyer

Many businesses, especially smaller companies, don’t think much about credit and debit card fraud. But oversights and not using proper anti-fraud tools can add up to expensive mistakes. Taking precautions can help minimize your risk. Fraud Prevention for Business Cash may still be king but its dethronement seems imminent as America, and the world, turn …

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Clover vs Vital: POS Systems and Credit Card Machines

By Ben Dwyer

As First Data / Fiserv and TSYS / Global Payments are competitors, it’s no surprise that TSYS looked to challenge First Data on the equipment front. After First Data’s success with the Clover line of processing machines, TSYS had to do something to catch up. Enter the Vital line. In this article, we’ll compare the …

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Dentrix Pay – The Cost of Convenience

By Ben Dwyer

The truth is, how much you can save depends on what you’re paying now and how much of that is negotiable. Unfortunately, not all processing costs can be lowered. That said, we’ve found that switching from Dentrix to a processor through a CardFellow membership results in significant savings – often more than 40%. For some …

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Is Stripe Chargeback Protection Worth It?

By Ben Dwyer

There are a few important considerations. Here are things to keep in mind about Stripe chargeback protection: The chargeback protection program costs 0.40% per transaction. That’s not exactly cheap. Not all chargebacks are eligible. In fact, quite a few types are ineligible. “Risky” transactions will require use of 3D Secure anti-fraud tools. 3D Secure already …

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Is the Payment Card Settlement Legit?

By Ben Dwyer

First of all, I’m referring to the lawsuit formally named In Re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation. You may also see it called the Payment Card Interchange Fee Settlement, which should be the return address. It’s a good idea to verify that any paperwork you’ve received matches this information. Unfortunately, there …

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Practice Management Software and Credit Card Processing

Stripe Alternatives – Choosing a Payment Gateway

Wepay, Stripe Connect, and Platform-Style Credit Card Processing

Tools for Protecting Your Business from Credit Card Fraud

Clover vs Vital: POS Systems and Credit Card Machines

Dentrix Pay – The Cost of Convenience

Is Stripe Chargeback Protection Worth It?

Is the Payment Card Settlement Legit?

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