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A Primer on Simple Mobile Payments for Small Business: What Merchants Need to Know

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Learn all about mobile payments and why you may want to consider joining the Stax family to streamline payments and boost your small business’ productivity. TL;DR Mobile payment processing means exchanging money through a mobile device such as a cell phone, smartwatch, or tablet.

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How to Find the Right Credit Card Terminal for Your Business

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These are referred to as “card-present” transactions, which basically just means the cardholder and credit card is physically present at the time of sale. For this type of transaction, your best payment terminal option would be a countertop point-of-sale (POS) model.

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How to Find the Right POS System Retail: A Step by Step Guide

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Following this approach, most retail business owners try to find a Point-of-Sale (POS) system for retail businesses that can make their operations (especially in-store) more efficient, manageable, and cost-effective.

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What’s the Best Payment Processor for Small Business?

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Check for Tech Stack Compatibility Compatibility is key when integrating a payment processor into your business systems. Ensure that the processor you choose can work seamlessly with your existing point-of-sale (POS) system, eCommerce platform, or accounting software.

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Everything You Need to Know About PCI Compliance for Credit Card Processing

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Implement Required Security Controls This may include deploying firewalls, encryption technologies, anti-virus software, and access control measures for your Point-of-Sale (POS) software, your payment gateway software, and any other place your payment card data and sensitive information like card numbers and account data may be accessible.

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How to Choose a Credit Card Reader for Your Business

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These devices are often built to be wireless, mainly to offer more convenience and differ from a traditional or countertop point of sale (POS) setup. POS systems do much more than simply process payments. It should be noted that many systems now offer POS apps to take payments on your mobile devices.)