I am looking for a merchant account that will process credit card payment online. A 3rd party processor would be ok. This is for a adult dating web site and every company I have found does not work with adult sites. I also need international payment processing. If anyone knows of a good legitimate company please post the name or link.
Your business falls into the highest risk category for credit card processing, that’s why you are having a hard time finding a provider. You don’t have to go through a third party processor though. They are the most expensive ones and you give up control over your account as well. If you Google “adult credit card processing”, you will come up with a whole bunch of potential processors and the first in the list is appropriately called www.adultcardprocessing.com.
Be advised that the reason not every merchant account provider can accommodate your business requirements is that US banks will not underwrite certain very high-risk accounts (like yours). So companies that can provide you with merchant services are large enough to be able to underwrite (in other words to assume the risk) themselves. Most of the time they also have relationships with offshore banks and will be able to do your international processing as well.
is there a way to bill a credit card if im a small repair shop without a merchant account?
No, however you can set up a paypal account. Then your customer can pay you by credit card to your paypal account. They do charge a small fee for receiving funds.
Can somebody tell me what regulates or governs transactions between a merchant and a credit card company?
I want to file some formal complaints involving my business merchant account and a credit card company. Trying to figure out the best way to go. Do I file a complaint with the state they are located in via attorney general? Appreciate any ideas.
The State they are Incorporated in governs their applicable laws. This should be clearly listed in the agreements they sent you.
To get a merchant account, do they check your personal credit?
Will personal bad credit keep you from getting approved for a merchant account?
Yes, merchant account providers check every applicant’s personal credit history, however, your bad credit should not prevent you from getting processing services.
First of all, let me strongly advise you against adding a co-owner exclusively for the purpose of using his or her credit history during the application process. It will create more problems than it will solve. The first issue has to do with trust and for most people adding a relative or a close friend takes care of that. But what happens if something goes wrong? Unfortunately, in business thing can and do go wrong more often than not and a co-owner is fully responsible for everything that happens. The potential of harming your relationship with a trusted friend/relative is enormous.
My advice is to apply for a merchant account and provide all required information. Unless you’ve had a bankruptcy during the last seven years, you should be able to obtain payment processing services. Keep in mind that, with the right processing provider, your bad credit will not affect your rates. As long as you get approved, you should get the same rates anyone else gets. The difference in your case is that you may be required to keep a reserve. Reserve is a portion of the monthly revenue from a merchant’s payment card transactions that a merchant account provider may request to hold in an escrow account as an insurance against possible loss from chargebacks and other sources. Used mainly with high-risk merchants, upon satisfactory completion of a predetermined period, reserves are returned to the merchants. In the case of a rolling reserve, a reserve is held every month for a certain period (usually six months). On the following month the first month’s reserve is released to the merchant, and then the second month’s reserve and so on until there is no longer a reserve.
To conclude, your situation is by no means desperate and does not call for desperate measures. Go ahead with the application and it might turn out that it is much easier than you feared.
2nd interview with the ops manager of a large builders merchant….?
and i am looking forward to it but also would like to hear from anyone that can maybe help me. Im going for an Account Managers role and the agency dealing with the company have said that i need to get familiar with what ops do. thats fine as i know that the operations dept are the backbone of any company but im kinda stuck on questions to ask……help!
What do you expect from an account manager?
What are the biggest problems that you face with customers in general and in the region that you are covering?
What are the biggest problems that the company has with the product? How are customers reacting to the problems?
What is the function of a credit card processing company? And What connection does it have with banks?
I want to know the primary roles of a credit card processing company (ex. Flagship, First Data) and how do they function? Are they an independent company apart from the bank?
Yes, they are an independent company separate from the bank, and they provide a number of services to banks.
Consider you have just set up a small bank, and you want to issue (for example) Visa cards. There’s a lot processes and infrastructure you would need to set up, and the processor can provide one (or all) of these services on your behalf if you choose to engage them:
– Card production: Printing and embossing the cards, and performing the cryptography to generate and mail the PIN numbers.
– Authorization: Providing computing services to authorize transactions against a credit limit.
– Fraud detection: Providing computing services to check incoming transactions against likely fraud (i.e. a transaction comes from Russia, but you did one in Atlanta two hours ago)
– Connection to networks: The authorization system has to be certified and connected to Visa and/or MasterCard
– Settlement: Clearing the transactions after authorization
– Chargeback: Managing the arbitration of dispute cases when a customer says he didn’t perform a transaction, or disputes the amount
In addition, the processing companies provide the same services for issuing branded credit cards which aren’t associated with a bank – for example, a football team or an airline.
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Is credit card processing service all I need to succeed in business?
I get the impression that my merchant friends attain financial success because of credit card processing service. Is this all I need to to be successful in my business?
For unknown reasons our business merchant has put a block on our account so no money is being transferred into our checking account (since the 28th). No one will talk to us regarding what is going on. They’re telling us have your lawyer call we’re not allowed to talk to you.
Is it legal that without knowing what is going on to shut down this merchant and find a new company to run our business? We have checks going out of the account and we need the money. Also any idea why a merchant company would put a hold on the funds and not willing to talk unless its through a lawyer?? thank you
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How does a online Merchant account works for a E-Commerce?
Does anyone with experience on this subject… HOW DOES IT WORK??? I mean, to have an E-Commerce… Do I need a Merchant Account? a Payment Gateway?… both?
What is the difference between them, is there is any?…
It seems confusing to me, because some companies seem to explain this thing as the same … … I dont know… I am a little slow with these things…. please help.
To set up an ecommerce website you will need the following:
1) A website. I know this sounds silly but there is a lot more to it then most people understand. To have a website you will need to register a domain name and get web hosting. Then you will need someone to design and build your website for you. Naturally having a website that looks professional and is pleasing to the eye can help you convert lookers into buyers.
2) You will need a shopping cart. A shopping cart will allow you to manage your products and orders. There are many free and paid ones available and they offer many different features. You can also have a custom one made for you by a web developer. The advantages of using an existing script is that your site can get up faster and it costs less then a custom cart. The downside is you have to use what they give you and may have limited customization capabilities.
3) An SSL certificate. This allows for you to secure your order page will is necessary so your customers’ sensitive data (credit card information) is protected from thieves. You can get them cheaply at godaddy.com.
4) A merchant account. This is what will allow you to accept credit card payments. There are lot of merchant account providers out there so make sure you shop around as their rates will vary. Naturally lower rates are better. For an Internet business do your best to get rates as close to 2.00% as possible.
5) A payment gateway. This connects your shopping cart and order form to your merchant account. Basically it acts just like a credit card machine does in a retail store. The most popular gateway is Authorize.Net.
Some companies can actually provide all five services for you. Or you can choose to get them separately and try to save money or get exactly what you want feature-wise.
Is that a good thing or bad thing ? And I don’t write it on a piece of paper . I memorize just one passwords for all my accounts like yahoo email, youtube account, ebay, forums, merchant site.
What are my options ?
Thanks
it’s not a bad thing unless the password is very obvious to all who know you. I do the same thing because i am in so many stuff that i forget where to put which.So nothing to worry about.
Just keep the password a bit complex.
If someone is starting a store online, how much is the average fee for a credit card processor? Thank you?
I might have the wrong name. When I say card processor, I mean companies like Google checkout, 2Co, Clickbank, e.t.c., people who you need to process your customers credit cards. I think another name for them is merchant account.
I ask this question bcz I heard it can cost thousands just to set up, and yet I’ve heard it’s not that expensive. For example I saw Google is only $50 to set up then couple cents off each item sold. So I want to know is it thousands one time or not. Thanks.
True, it depends which service you take.
Try Charge
They offer lower rates and free services that other
companies charge for.
Google is also amongst the lesser expensive.
PayPal is another popular solution: https://www.paypal.com/us/mrb/pal=L7UGTG34FPGRW
I would like to know the exact procedures for setting up my own merchant account on my e-commerce website without passing through a third party merchant account provider.
I know I have to open a merchant account with a bank. But how to I integrate it on my website??
Thank you
There are lots of merchant account account providers out there so shop around and get several quotes before choosing a provider. You’ll save yourself a lot of money that way. My first link below is a comparison worksheet to make organizing their rates easier. I also link to a calculator that does the comparison for you so you can see who is the cheapest in the long run.
When applying for a merchant account you’ll need the following items:
1) Verification of a US business checking account (a voided check works just fine)
2) Verification your business is legal (any document from the local, state, or Federal government works just fine. This includes Articles of Incorporation, LLC paperwork, Federal Tax ID, Occupancy License, State Tax ID, Fictitious Name Certificate)
3) A signed contract (provided by your merchant account provider)
Additional documentation is usually only required if your merchandise or account is considered high risk (e.g. there is a high risk for chargebacks). But this is rare. Personal financial documents should never be asked for, even for new businesses, as they are unnecessary.
You do not need to be a US based business but your business does need to have a legal US address and a US checking account. Otherwise it may be based on foreign soil.
Being approved will be based on the overall risk of your account. The higher the risk, the less likely it will be approved. Conversely, the less risk you present to the bank, the more likely you will be approved.
Risk is determined by several factors including:
1) Environment: The Internet is the highest risk and retail stores are the lowest risk.
2) Product sold: High stereo equipment is high risk, coffee mugs are low risk.
3) Personal credit: The better your credit the better your chances of opening a merchant account.
They balance the risk associated will all three areas and determine if it is worth it for them to take on your account.
Establishing a merchant account can be anywhere from a smooth and easy process to a nightmare. Where it falls is both the product of the merchant account provider and the merchant themselves. The better the communication between the two the smoother and faster the process is.
An account can be opened in as little as four hours or as long as a few days depending on when the application is submitted and the underwriting guidelines of the processing bank. The application process should never take longer then that without a clear and legitimate reason. If your application is taking two weeks to be approved and you’ve had little to no communication with your sales agent, something is wrong and you should consider canceling your application.
All merchant account providers require that every business sign a contract when establishing their merchant account. At the very least this contract will specify what the merchant’s responsibilities are as well as those of the merchant account provider. The entire contract should be made available to you before you sign it.
To integrate your merchant account into your website you will need to use a payment gateway. A payment gateway basically acts like a credit card terminal for your website. It’s software that runs on someone else’s server and they have an API for connecting to it. All shopping carts have built in support for at least one payment gateway and usually have the ability to support more so you don’t have to do any work to make the gateway work.
I recommend the Authorize.Net payment gateway as they are the most popular, best priced, and easiest to use. Plus they are enabled in every shopping cart by default so you don’t have to go find plug ins or anything for it to work. And if you want to integrate into your website yourself their API is extremely easy to work with. I linked to some free code with a tutorial that should help you along.
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my score two months ago was 690 697 700.one of my credit card payments is do, its an 8,000 limit and im maxed out, my two others at 0 balance i dont use them,im going to apply for a line of credit,if i lower it to 7,000 before my payment is do, will my score raise by me lowering my balance when they run my credit that same week,my debt to ratio will be around 40% i pay all my bills on time:rent,car note, cc bills,student loans, with other merchant accounts are at 0 balance with a nice limit.my bank just offerd me an up to 10,000 loan at 8% for 18months but i want a line of credit instead of loan can i tell them i want a line instead,i need acually 15 to 20,000 shouldnt i be able to receive that line amount with my scores and debt to ratio.
The way it works is your total debt divided by your total credit limit equals your debt to credit ratio any time this number exceeds 30% your score takes a hit.
This does not include vehicle or mortgage loans only credit cards.
As far as the line of credit is concerned that will be determined by your debt to income ratio and ability to repay.
Any input from folks who have or have had offshore merchant accounts would be helpful. Thanks.
Surely, the existence of merchant accounts overseas is normal, but I’d be cautious about working with someone who is offering services as an offshore entity unless you’re confident they are a legitimate entity. There’s lots of room for fraud, going this route.
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