Often times, when a high-risk business looks to get approved for a merchant account to accept credit cards, the bank will require them to establish a reserve account. But many merchants don’t understand what a reserve account is or how it works. We’re here to help. In this BCB Processing Point video we’ll quickly explain […]
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Establishing an adult merchant account is notoriously difficult. In comparison to a “traditional” business, it’s like pulling teeth to find a merchant account you can get approved for and then maintain without being shut down. Let alone find a merchant account you are happy with! Even though as business owners you are professionals and are […]
This Holiday season has seen, as predicted, an astronomical increase in online merchant account fraud. If you accept credit cards online your customer’s data is being targeted – so what can you do to protect them and your business? As the US converts brick and mortar locations to the more secure EMV payment standard, many thieves […]
Most offshore merchant accounts to accept credit cards that are provided by high risk merchant service providers are generally a last resort option for many businesses. Offshore merchant accounts are generally provided to high risk industries, business owners with bad credit, Terminated Merchant File merchant accounts, MasterCard Alert To Control High-risk Merchants (MATCH), or accounts […]
Operating a firearms business is difficult enough without constantly having to worry about paying outrageous high risk merchant services fees or worrying that you will wake up to find your FFL merchant account has been shut down! FFL and Ammo dealers oftentimes find that reliable merchant services can be difficult to find. This is because […]
Nutraceutical merchant accounts can be difficult to find and are often littered with hoops to jump through. Sometimes the hoops are even on fire! Then after all the work of getting approved for a nutraceutical payment processing account business owners often times find their accounts closed without notice. It seems that you cannot turn on […]
Gentlemen’s clubs oftentimes have trouble establishing a dependable and affordable high-risk merchant services account to accept credit cards. Most major payment processing platforms have strip clubs on their prohibited merchant type list and many more include them on their restricted merchant list meaning that getting approved for an account can be very difficult. Of course, […]
What is a Rolling Reserve Account, anyway? What is a rolling reserve account? Often times, to get approved for a high-risk merchant account to accept credit cards, the acquiring bank requires the merchant to establish a reserve account. For that reason, you should know what reserve account is. In addition, you should also know what […]
Business owners are often confused as to why they’re required to establish a high-risk merchant account in order to accept credit card payments. One of the most common questions we hear is “Why should I need a high-risk payment processing account?” After all selling furniture, SEO services, or magazines doesn’t seem to pose much “risk” […]
When searching for a dependable high risk merchant account provider many business owners make one or all of 5 crucial mistakes. Whether you have been a long time high risk business owner or if you are just starting a business there are 5 common mistakes high risk business owners make when looking for a new […]
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