Author: Maria Sparagis

  • The Top 5 Tips for Disputing a Chargeback as a Merchant

    The hard truth is that banks rarely favor the merchant when it comes to disputing a chargeback. The process tends to follow the oft misguided phrase of “the customer is always right”, which can leave a customer with more money than they started with and your product in their hands. It’s easy to understand why…

  • Influencer Marketing: How to Maximize TikTok Video Monetization

    TikTok is the latest social media platform, and that means another great opportunity for you to market your brand and monetize your TikTok videos as an influencer. Not all social platforms work the same when it comes to monetization, though, and TikTok is one of the more complex. This is because TikTok as a platform…

  • Applying for a high-risk merchant account in the USA? Here’s what you need to know.

    Any financial application has its challenges to overcome and applying for a high-risk merchant account in the USA is no exception. Staying on top of those challenges by anticipating them can minimize the time spent during the application’s processing and maximize your approval odds. You’ve taken the right first step with having an interest in…

  • How to Successfully Get a Lottery Payment Gateway

    Lotteries, raffles, and competition websites where players can gain a massive ROI with a miniscule ante have an obvious appeal. Who doesn’t like getting free money? Following consumer demand are business owners and entrepreneurs like you who see the earnings potential on the business-side of lotteries. Getting your site set up with a lottery payment gateway…

  • Applying for a Merchant Account? Here Are 8 Facts You Need to Know

    Applying for a merchant account gives your business the opportunity to scale that’s incomparable to popular 3rd-party processors. This is especially true for high-risk merchants who are subject to higher rates, monthly processing volume caps, and the possibility of having their store shut down if using a standard merchant account. The merchant account application is…