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What is a Payment Service Provider (PSP) and How Do They Work?

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The payment gateway connection will be responsible for transmitting your customer’s payment information between your own customer-facing platforms and your PSP and other relevant financial institutions. Basically, the difference between payment gateways and PSPs is the extent of tasks they complete.

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PCI requirements and who needs to follow them

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Whether that is collecting credit card numbers to transmit with a payment gateway, placing details into a shared customer relationship management system, or storing card numbers in an encrypted database—all of this sensitive information must be protected according to the specifics of the PCI-DSS standard.

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How to Accept Payments Online: Credit Cards, ACH, eChecks and more

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ACH/eChecks tend to accrue lower fees because they bypass credit card networks by using the ACH network, which applies batch processing to reduce individual transactions, resulting in lower administrative and processing costs for financial institutions. How do you accept payments on websites? How can I accept digital payments?

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What is B2B Payments Processing and How Do You Implement It?

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On the merchant side, B2B cards come with lower processing rates if you qualify for level 2 and level 3 card processing. These levels require you to provide more transactional data and when implemented properly, you can lower your credit card processing costs significantly.

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Understanding Credit Card Processing Fees for Merchants: How Much Does Processing Credit Cards Cost?

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Payment Gateway: A service provider that facilitates communication between the merchant’s POS system and the acquiring bank’s payment processing system. The steps to process a credit card transaction Step 1: Authorization Request The process initiates when a customer presents their credit card for payment.

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EBizCharge and PDI Technologies Announce a New Payment Integration into PDI Enterprise

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EBizCharge is an award-winning embedded payment software provider that provides an all-in-one platform that consists of a payment gateway, merchant services, and payment integrations. EBizCharge is known for its robust suite of payment integrations into over 100 of the top accounting, ERP, CRM, and eCommerce platforms.

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Understanding Payment Processing Compliance When Implementing Credit Card Surcharging

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Are you struggling with resource constraints caused by soaring credit card processing costs? TL;DR Credit card surcharging involves adding a fee to transactions with credit card payments, offsetting processing costs. It offsets the card processing costs, transferring the financial obligation to the latter.