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Author: Maria Sparagis

  • The TRUTH About Payment Gateways – Are You Using the Right One?

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    There are many payment gateways, payment processors and merchant services for business owners to choose from. Not all are equal and it can be difficult to tell the difference between them. It can even be difficult to differentiate what separates a payment processor from a payment gateway from a merchant account. These terms are often…

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    Maria Sparagis

  • Is Trustly’s Open Banking Service a Merchant Account Killer?

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    There are few payment methods today that offer merchants a seamless checkout experience. But Sweden-based open banking startup Trustly is a new player that’s already making waves in payments solutions and fintech, not least because they’re pushing boundaries across the Pacific. Having entered the Asian market in 2017 and taking the European market by storm,…

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    Maria Sparagis

  • Is Shopify Payments the Same as Stripe?

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    If you’re an online store owner looking for a payment processor to help you accept credit cards, you have likely come across two of the biggest names in credit card processing: Shopify Payments and Stripe. From the start, it seems like those two providers are competing head-to-head with each other. They have different names, signing up…

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    Maria Sparagis

  • Transform a New Year’s Resolution Client into One for a Lifetime

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    Landing new year’s resolution clients is a great way to kick off the new year. But what do you do once they come in the door? How can you turn that client into a long-term relationship or even one for a lifetime? The new year presents a unique opportunity for us to step outside of…

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    Maria Sparagis

  • Tis’ the Season for Chargebacks: Here’s How to Manage Post-Holiday Chargebacks for Cross-Border Purchases

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    We all know the holidays can be stressful. From binge buying to late deliveries to replacement gifts, it can be a mess. Customers are mad, you’re mad, deliverers are mad. So what do you do? You’ll want to lower post-holiday chargebacks by understanding how this shopping period affects your business and how your processor handles…

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    Maria Sparagis