by Velocity Merchant Services | Oct 16, 2019 | Credit Card, Credit Card Processing, EMV
In response to a then-growing number of fraudulent credit card purchases, major credit card issuers like American Express, Mastercard, Visa and Discover began transitioning to EMV chip cards in the United States in 2015. EMV is shorthand for Europay, Mastercard and...
by Luisa Garcia | Sep 25, 2019 | Business Insight, Small Business
If you’re a local business, you might feel that your standing in the community and local marketing strategies are enough. While that might be true, if you ever want to grow and protect yourself against the threat of larger competitors, you need an online...
by Velocity Merchant Services | Sep 6, 2019 | Articles, Credit Card Processing, News, PCI Compliance, Processing Companies
Even if you’re too young to remember, we can assure you — debit and credit cards haven’t always been the preferred way to pay for things. Cash used to be king at the register — even though it’s been largely displaced from its throne in favor of credit and debit cards...
by Velocity Merchant Services | Aug 29, 2019 | Articles, Credit Card Processing, News, PCI Compliance, Processing Companies
Small, independently owned businesses continue to be the backbone of the American economy — as they have been for generations. While startups led by Millennials may be quick to adopt technology—which may be the basis for their very existence in some cases—more...
by Velocity Merchant Services | Aug 19, 2019 | Articles, Artificial Intelligence
You have a passion for food and you’ve decided to share that appetite for cuisine by opening your own restaurant. While fresh ingredients and innovative plates may be what you think your business is based on, hospitality is very competitive. To thrive, you need to...
by Velocity Merchant Services | Aug 14, 2019 | News
As e-commerce grows and more consumers make purchases on the internet, payment gateways are becoming essential for all online businesses. In terms of sales growth, customer loyalty and market expansion on an international scale, the benefits of payment gateways are...
by Velocity Merchant Services | Aug 7, 2019 | Appointments, Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Balancing Work and Home, Small Business, Small Business Loan, small business tools
Beautiful things can come in small packages. If you run a small business, you can still enjoy big success, especially with today’s tools and technologies. Today’s tech is more affordable than ever before, and some of it is specifically geared toward small businesses,...
by Velocity Merchant Services | Jul 29, 2019 | Building Credit, Credit Card, Funding, News, Online Ordering, Retail
For businesses, a chargeback on a credit card purchase a customer has made can be stressful. It can mean losing money and often not knowing why a customer decided to order the chargeback instead of returning a product or trying to resolve the dispute with the...
by Velocity Merchant Services | Jul 18, 2019 | Articles, CloverPOS, POS
When you accept payments from your customers, you want the process to be seamless so that they feel great about doing business with you. You also want the process to be lightning-quick so you can serve as many customers as possible. A slow POS (point of sale) system...
by Velocity Merchant Services | Jul 12, 2019 | Business Insight, Small Business, Small Business Loan, small business tools, Women in Business
A customer loyalty program can be an important part of your company’s success. Loyalty programs acknowledge that your customers have lots of options, thanking them for coming back to you. These programs offer an incentive for customers and clients to come back and in...
