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Vagaro Review – Health and Beauty Business Software

Ben Dwyer
by Ben Dwyer

The software is designed to scale from small one-person booth rental businesses to multi-location salons. It works with both Apple and Android systems. Let’s take a look at the Vagaro features, equipment, costs, and reviews in more detail. Vagaro Features Since it’s geared toward appointment and class-based businesses, Vagaro has features to help with booking […]

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Vagaro software for scheduling, business management, and payment acceptance is specifically designed for health and fitness businesses, salons, and spas.

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4 Ways Your Business Can Save Money This Holiday Season

Julia Olson
by Julia Olson

This year, the National Retail Federation estimates holiday retail sales to increase 3.6% from 2015 to a staggering $655.8 billion. With so much cash changing hands this holiday season, one can easily assume this means more profits for the average business owner. However, for some businesses, this will not be the case. Holiday deals, increased […]

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The holidays bring increased sales, but also increased expenses.

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MasterCard Site Data Protection Program

Ben Dwyer
by Ben Dwyer

  What is the MasterCard SDP? Find Out What “Level” You Are Level 1 Merchants Level 2 Merchants Level 3 Merchants Level 4 Merchants Useful Resources and Further Information What is the MasterCard SDP? Just like other card providers, a large part of the MasterCard’s requirements is making sure you’re complying with all aspects of […]

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It’s vital you have the information you need to stay compliant when you’re processing credit card payments. Part of this is ensuring you meet the requirements of the various credit card issuers like Visa, AMEX, and MasterCard. In this article we’ll be exploring credit cards issued by MasterCard and governed by the MasterCard Site Data Protection (SDP) Program.

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Visa Purchasing Card Level II Data Rate

Ben Dwyer
by Ben Dwyer

Purchasing Card Level II (US COMM L2 P) is an interchange category that is used to calculate the interchange fee for card-not-present transactions involving a payment made with a purchasing card instead of a consumer credit card.

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Purchasing Card Level II is a Visa interchange category used to calculate the interchange fee for card-not-present transactions involving a payment made with a purchasing card.

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Free Credit Card Processing – What’s the Catch?

Ben Dwyer
by Ben Dwyer

However, some credit card processors are now offering “zero fee” processing as a way to seemingly get around interchange fees and attract businesses to use their services. These processing options may have different names: zero fee processing, cash discounting, and free credit card processing. Obviously there’s a lot of fine print involved, and it’s important […]

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You’re probably already aware that you pay an interchange fee anytime a customer pays with a credit card. Interchange fees are generally the most expensive component of credit card processing costs, and they’re non-negotiable.

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Fattmerchant Credit Card Processing – Does it really compare?

Ben Dwyer
by Ben Dwyer

Fattmerchant Charges a Markup – Just Not a Percentage Fattmerchant is putting a trendy spin on its credit card processing markup, but it does still charge a markup. The more accurate statement is that Fattmerchant doesn’t charge a percentage markup. Instead, it charges a higher monthly fee and a per-transaction fee. Those costs are in […]

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Anyone who comes across Fattmerchant probably perks up at the promise of no markup for credit card processing. The ability to take credit cards and not have to pay a markup to the processor? Sounds great! But before you rush to sign up, let’s take a look at what it really means and how to accurately compare your options.

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