As more and more States legalize both Marijuana and Sports Betting this will lead to thousands of new online businesses that will be cropping up. Just because you build a website offering a new service such as this and now you are ready to take payments, there is no guarantee that a Payment Provider will approve you.
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The world of payments and payment processing can be a murky and confusing one. Most merchants are confused by ‘interchange’ settlement and its impact on the fees that they pay to accept credit and debit card payments. The card associations – Visa, MasterCard and Discover – assess other fees (assessments and dues) in addition to interchange to cover the costs of maintaining their system infrastructure and payment networks.
Read More > Over the last 25 years the internet has changed the way consumers purchase goods and services. Using the internet as a research tool has armed consumers with the knowledge required to make an informed decision. And moreover, consumers have more choices than ever before.
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On a recent Sunday my family and I took a trip to an outlet mall that we have not frequented in over 2 years. Many of our favorite stores were still in operation but what was most alarming was that nearly a quarter (1 in 4) storefronts that we saw were empty. In what appears to be a healthy economy what can we attribute to this decline?
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Air Jordan’s, Air Max, Reebok Princess Sneakers, Adi’s, or Keds – the choices that many young shoppers face deciding what shoes to go out and purchase this weekend. But for many others who are less fortunate just having a pair of shoes that fit and are usable are true luxuries. And then there are those that don’t have shoes at all.
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