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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Jawboning begins over interchange settlement

The proposed legal settlement announced between Visa, Mastercard and merchants, in which the card brands agreed to roll back interchange and allow payment steering doesn't go far enough for some merchants. The Merchants Payments Coalition is already calling foul, suggesting planned increases in one of the many non-interchange fees Mastercard assesses as evidence the card brands continue "to take advantage of Main Street" merchants.

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Bank Associates Merchant Services
Bank Associates Merchant Services

Knowing that a square peg will never be happy in a round hole, New York-based payment processor BAMS aims to ensure that merchants and agents are offered the right choices for their unique use cases when selecting their processing platform, consumer acceptance methods, and gateway solutions.

The BAMS Blog

The BAMS Blog offers curated information on navigating the often choppy waters of merchant services and helps educate, inform and assist merchats with making beneficial business decisions based on current trends.

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Spotlight Innovators

The Green SheetOnline Edition – Issue 24:04:01

Advisory Board
The state of merchant services today

Year-end holiday spending for 2023 reached a record $964.4 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and Klarna noted that 96 percent of its BNPL users paid off their holiday purchases on time or early. Meanwhile, U.S. banks indicated they intend to maintain or increase tech spending this year, focusing in particular on faster payments.

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Company profile from GS240401

Win with dynamic, proven, durable POS tech

Castles Technology was founded in April 1993 in Taipei, Taiwan. A strong, protective fortress was the inspiration for its name and expanding line of POS solutions designed to be secure, reliable and innovative. The company believes its adept engineering and time-tested technology reflect its core values of innovation, sustainability and adaptation to partner, reseller and end-user requirements.

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Merchant Sales Podcast
Merchant Sales Podcast
April 13th, 2024
Launching an ISO from Scratch

"Timing is everything," says Blake Wilson of Phase 3 during this insightful discussion with James about when and how he decided to strike out with a partner and build an ISO business from scratch. Then James continues his series on overcoming common objections by offering vertical-specific software paired with dual pricing. And Patti reports on the demise of Google Pay.

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