September 19, 2018

Why Businesses With Face to Face Transactions Should Not Accept Cards That Have Bad Magnetic Stripes and/or Non-working Chips

Back in the Spring of 2017, MasterCard issued a new statement regarding chargebacks. If a dispute comes up on a keyed in card in a face to face transaction, MasterCards would no longer accept a signed receipt as a remedy for the pending chargeback. MasterCard also stated that merchants would not be required to accept a MasterCard if the magnetic stripe of a magnetic stripe only card or both the chip and the magnetic stripe cannot be read. Visa has come up with the same program this year. Why was this done?  Simply to help keep down fraud. So, next time a customer provides a card that will not swipe…

September 11, 2018

Accept Credit Cards Equals A Strong Partnership With Your Business

We here at Accept Credit Cards think of ourselves as a business partner with your business and not just a vendor. We want to help your business succeed and grow. How can a processing company be a business partner? Easy. We provide payment services at prices that can not be beat. We have customer service representatives that are available 7 days a week to answer any question you may have regarding your payment card processing. We do not charge you for things, such as annual PCI Compliance, since all businesses that accept cards need to be in compliance. We do the little things like notifying your business on new products…

September 7, 2018

PCI Compliance Matters and Always Free At Accept Credit Cards

If your business accepts or processes payment cards, it must comply with the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards). All businesses and merchants that store, process and or transmit card holder information are now required to be PCI compliant. PCI DSS is a set of requirements for enhancing data security. This originally began as individual programs from Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB. To facilitate the broad adoption of consistent data security measures Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB aligned their individual policies to release the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards. Accept Credit Cards realizes how important it is for all of its merchants, that…

August 30, 2018

More Than Just a Credit Card Processing Company

Accept Credit Cards is more than just a card processing company! We have a complete online store for all of your credit card equipment and accessories! We even have Check Presenters that can have your business logo printed on them! Check it out! 800-476-5020 opt. 1 (sales)   https://www.acceptcreditcardsus.com/Store/ https://www.acceptcreditcardsus.com/credit-card-accessories/