Cardfellow

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Tap on phone (or tap to phone as Visa calls it and tap to mobile for Amex and Discover) is a contactless payment method where customers tap a sellers smartphone instead of a credit card machine to pay. In this article, well go over contactless payments and specifically tap on phone. What are contactless payments?

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Stax

MARCH 13, 2025

Swipe fees fund these initiatives and cover the maintenance costs. To improve the payment experience for consumers, card networks must innovate and incorporate the latest technologies. Think AI-powered anti-fraud measures and contactless payments such advancements are funded by interchange fees. Contact us

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Clearly Payments

MARCH 4, 2025

Analyzing Payment Processing Costs Many business owners assume they are paying lower fees than they actually are. The effective rate is the total processing cost divided by total sales volume and is the true measure of what a business is paying. We’ve seen some merchants pay 10%.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

It’s important for small business owners like yourself to understand the pricing plans offered by various credit card processors (or merchant service providers) in the market, so you can compare their processing costs before you decide who to sign up with. Chips uniquely encrypt the card information each time it is used.

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Stax

MARCH 14, 2024

EMV (Europay, Mastercard, and Visa) chip card use has continued to expand in use since its tumultuous rollout in 2015. The EMV standard has now become a global standard for cards equipped with computer chips and the technology used to authenticate chip-card transactions. The chip does not affect the price of processing payments.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2020

The appeal of contactless payments has skyrocketed since the pandemic hit across the globe. Payment network giants such as Visa and Mastercard said in their most recent earnings reports that contactless payments , especially in face-to-face transactions, surged by double digits year over year. The Great Unknown.

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Stax

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Learn More What’s a Payment Terminal? Also called a credit card terminal, it’s a device that businesses use to accept non-cash payment methods like credit and debit card transactions, as well as contactless payments through a mobile wallet. Check out our full range of payment terminals here compatible with Stax Pay here.

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