Desjardins customers are forced to switch to Global Payments. Here’s what to do.
It was announced that Global Payments has acquired the payment processing customers of Desjardins. This means Desjardins customers need to switch from their current payment system to Global Payments. There have been some questions from merchants on what they can do. If you’re happy with Global Payments, that’s good news for you. You can continue […]
The types of payments your business can accept
The types of payments that people use has continually been evolving. The first form of money came about around 5000 B.C., but modern payments have evolved significantly over the past 20 years. The increase in credit card adoption is one of the biggest trends in the past couple of decades. People have been trending to […]
Small Business Payment Processing
Small businesses make up 85% of all businesses in Canada. They are the foundation of our economy. It’s so important that small businesses get reliable facts for payment processing so they can focus on their customers. This is a guide to give some quick tips for small business payment processing. What is a small business […]
The best POS system for your business and how to choose it
This article is about helping you get the best POS system for your business. A POS system (point-of-sale) is the software and hardware allowing a merchant to enter in product or services, calculate the itemized payment amount and taxes, accept the payment, and produce a receipt for the customer. Other functions of a good POS, […]
WordPress payment plugin
WordPress is the most popular platform to manage content on websites. If you’ve chosen WordPress, you’re in good hands. Hundreds of millions of other websites run on WordPress, including websites with WordPress payments. WordPress payments and online payments are growing fast Online payments has been growing dramatically since the 1990s. With the COVID pandemic in […]
The best payment gateway for online payments
We’ve been working on our “best of” series for payment processing, such as the best credit card machines and best payment processors. In this article, we’ll focus on the best payment gateway for online payments. Online payments have been growing incredibly over the past 10 years. Website and mobile technology is user friendly, shipping logistics […]
Best credit card machines for business
Credit card machines have been around since around 1960. They started as credit card imprinters and moved to magnetic stripes in the 1970s. They’ve evolved significantly over the past 60+ years and have become very common and reliable for payments. Payment terminals are used by millions of businesses around the world. They are mission critical […]
What you need to know about Payment Processing
Type of Credit Cards Merchant account providers generally combine Visa, MasterCard and Discover as a standard offering. American Express deals directly with merchants to create an account, but we can help set that up too. There are, of course, other credit card networks even though the “big four” are the majority. Cards like JCB and […]