Merchant Services

A flexible payment system is among factors that decide success of a business. There are variety of solutions available that can protect business from frauds and make it secure. Merchant stronghold offers you the control that your business needs to climb up. We provide reliable and secure architectures so that you get premium security and low fees. There are many payment solutions, you can choose from payment types that are much familiar to your users. It doesn’t matter whether your customers are in Europe, Canada, America, or United Kingdom. Our merchant services are capable of accepting payments from anywhere in the world. BENEFITS OF OUR  MERCHANT SERVICES Payment Processing: Your business can accept cards, securely and affordably. We believe that merchant services should be low cost, simple, and transparent. Merchant Stronghold provides these services with no hidden fees. Point of Sale: We have changed the way point of sale works. There are no additiona...

This article will arm you with knowledge to avoid common mistakes that are made while choosing a  credit card processor . These mistakes go as follows: Terms and Conditions There are a very few business owners who read the terms and conditions very carefully before signing the agreement for credit card processor as it is bulky and at times very confusing. This is the main reason why most of the businesses get surprised and bear the impacts of it on their revenue. So it is advisable to take your sweet time and go through it very carefully without missing any part of it. You never know what you will find in there and if something confuses you or generates suspicious, do not hesitate to ask your potential processor to get the clearer picture. Make sure that all the issues are resolved and clarified before signing the contract. Information about the Fee Charged Every credit card processor charges a nominal fee for its services but there are some processors that will t...

Chargeback happens when a customer after purchasing a product, contact to his/her card issuer to dispute the charges. In simple words, when a customer purchases a product and due to some reason disputes a charge with his/her bank, the money is returned to that customer as well as he/she gets to keep the product. But the bank charges the business owner, from whom the product was purchased. This payment, which the business owner gets to pay to the bank, is called the chargeback. Here are few tips that can help you prevent chargeback and minimize the time and money spent while dealing with it. Being business owner you should understand that disputes could be considered valid due to many reasons. Customer may dispute charges if: A hacker using the customer’s identity made the purchase illegally. The wrong item was received. The product was adulterated The customer does not recognize the charge on his credit card statement. The customer was billed incorrectly. Let us now...

Whаt iѕ аn online business? Online business – аlѕо referred tо аѕ E-business – iѕ аnу kind оf business activity thаt hарреnѕ online (over thе internet) and which requires Cyber security. A business owner whо dоеѕ any, оr all, оf thеir business uѕing the internet, iѕ running аn online business. Running аn online business саn include buying аnd selling online, аnd providing аn online service. Wide variety оf businesses саn bе found online, in mаnу diffеrеnt industries. Anуоnе саn start аn online business. If уоu hаvе a unique product оr idea, уоu саn find a wау tо sell оr trade it online. It’ѕ juѕt likе a traditional ‘bricks-and-mortar’ business, еxсерt уоur office оr shop iѕ online and it comes under Cyber security, ѕо уоu hаvе tо decide hоw it will lооk аnd appeal tо customers. Cyber Security tips to Protect your  online Business Broadband аnd information technology аrе powerful factors in small businesses reaching nеw markets аnd increasing productivity аnd e...

Internet based shopping has made online payment quit common for Boat Leases and Boat Rentals (MCC 4457) businesses. An  online payment system  also known as Electronic Data Interchange can easily carry out transactions for boat reservations. Everything can be managed from one website. Merchant Stronghold has advance online systems that are designed for businesses such as boat charters. Your booking system will be open 24 hours, and you can manage it from anywhere. Our Online payment services are: Easy to use and can be set up as soon as you want Able to provide Rate and booking management – just click of a mouse Able to increase visibility on popular search engines Can be integrated with your existing website or new one Suitable for any type of business under MCC 4457 Online Payment services for Boat leases and Boat Rentals Before getting started with us, you should understand four basic things about online payment systems. If you hire us for your boat leas...

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Credit Card Acceptance: Accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover These days only few people carry cash, rests rely on credit cards. There are only four major card brands through, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. For a small business, credit card processing is incredibly important. According to a report by market watch, 60 percent of the points of sale transactions rely on debit or credit cards. Many studies have pointed that business owners who offer multiple payment methods are likely to succeed. By providing multiple payment methods, a company is likely to attract large number of customers from around the globe.  Credit card payment  makes purchase process secure and easy for customers, and it also helps business to keep record of sales. Why your small business needs a merchant account? The easiest way for small businesses to accept credit card is via  merchant accounts . A merchant who want to expand business to reach wide ...