Author: Maria Sparagis

Maria Sparagis is President of DirectPayNet, where she's spent over 20 years helping businesses scale to six-, seven-, and eight-figure revenue through optimized payment processing. She works hands-on with business owners to solve merchant account challenges, reduce processing costs, and implement payment strategies that support real growth. Maria is a regular speaker at fintech conferences and writes about practical approaches that help businesses break through revenue plateaus.

Website Compliance: The Secret To Getting Approved For Payments

Merchants, just how familiar are you with website compliance

Merchants, just how familiar are you with website compliance? From PCI compliance to privacy and shipping policies to terms and conditions to pricing disclosures. These are a few enforcements that come to mind when setting up an online business. A lack of knowledge about website compliance can cost you a lot of money. It can […]

More Merchants Want Domestic Merchant Accounts. Here’s Why!

Choose domestic merchant accounts instead of going offshore

We know what you’re thinking. Here at DirectPayNet, we often recommend offshore merchant accounts to businesses. But in certain cases, domestic merchant accounts are far easier to obtain and more beneficial. Whether you are in the US, UK, Europe or Canada, we have domestic solutions for your needs. Some merchants consider international merchant processing in […]

Influencer Fraud: Why You Got Scammed & How To Bounce Back

Influencer fraud has robbed hundreds of companies worldwide

Social media stars. Big-time bloggers. Authoritative podcasters. All share a trait that companies value – influence. But influencer fraud has left merchants with nothing to show for their ad spend. Fake followers, paid-for engagement and overstated reaches make it hard for high-risk merchants to partner with online figures in this market. The negative consequences stretch […]

Money-Wasting Mistakes Startups Make Choosing A Merchant Account

merchant accounts for startups

It’s even more difficult when you operate in the “high-risk” business category such as selling supplements, a biz-op course or an offer with continuity. According to eMarketer.com, this year e-commerce is poised to increase 20.7% around the world. Naturally, online startups represent a portion of that market. You know the uphill battle you face just […]

Millionaire Business Coach: Is Your Empire On The Edge of Collapse?

A millionaire business coach or other entrepreneur could be endangering their business by ignoring compliance and limiting their payment processing.

We’re talking about ignoring compliance. Even worse, you could be running your entire online empire with one payment platform. It’s time to modernize your business and be ready for the new decade. Whether you are a famous business coach, Youtuber, influencer, mentor or investor, your goal is the same. That is to provide advice and […]