Author: Maria Sparagis

  • How Forex Businesses Are Adapting to Crypto and New Regulations

    Cryptocurrencies are changing the way people view digital assets and think about investment, with international commerce likely to be one of the top beneficiaries. Forex trading businesses can learn from current developments in cryptocurrency regulation in order to adapt to the new environment and competition. Forex business owners seem to be in a very tough…

  • You Are Being SCAMMED by Free Merchant Accounts + 3 Ways to Fix It

    You’ve seen the ads. 0% fees. No application fees. No monthly fees. Free merchant accounts, right? Well, not really. The truth is you are being SCAMMED by free merchant accounts and my goal is to teach you how to avoid falling victim to these 0% fee “merchant accounts” and show you how much you can…

  • Change Your Business’ Billing Descriptor NOW to Avoid Chargebacks

    If you are receiving charge backs on your credit card transactions it could be for a number of reasons. The billing descriptor (Name on Credit Card) is often the most overlooked portion of a transaction. Your business’s billing descriptor can increase or decrease how likely a customer is to dispute their credit card charge. Now that…

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

    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…

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

    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,…