Credit Card Processing

Brace yourself! If you are a sunglasses retailer or ecommerce site, a recent report has been released explaining how sunglasses sales are expected to rise, despite the current economic conditions. There are many potential reasons for this, but on a personal note, my long term friends’ one weakness is the purchase of sunglasses. Since 2008, [...]

Here at Credit Card Processing Canada we do not discriminate between men and women, but when it comes to credit cards, we have to report the facts. These facts are that men and women have different habits when it comes to pulling out the plastic and buying goods/services. The impact that these differences is that [...]

Virtual terminals allow businesses to accept payments on the go by using their mobile device, fax or mail. This makes it perfect for a doctor’s office, call center or trade shows. First Off: Why Use a Virtual Terminal? In short, the reason you should use a virtual terminal over other handware solutions for accepting credit [...]

Canadian business has released information that shows a %5.34 year-over-year growth during the first quarter of 2012. This data is in complete contrast with other popular reports claiming that consumers are saving money to reduce their debt. The latter, report, released by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that 63% of consumers are looking to save money and reduce [...]

Here at Credit Card Processing Canada, we value the importance that small and medium sized businesses bring to the local economy. In fact, our website is focused on bringing credit card processing information for small business owners who are looking to accept credit cards with a merchant account. So when The Financial Post reports that [...]

If you bring in ecommerce into your sales mix in this day and age, most likely you will succeed. Of course, everyone will have variable degrees of success, but together, we can all say that the ecommerce space is continuing to be profitable. One industry, which to the surprise of probably no one, as seen [...]

Small business owners have a lot to consider when they decide to open a business. Whether it be a small ecommerce website or a brick and mortar retail location, the pile of work never ends. However, one of the most important things to do when it comes to starting a new business is to determine [...]

Angie’s List (Not Angelina Jolie’s list unfortunately) is reporting that the trend of paying contractors, such as roofers, brick layers and so on, is moving away from cash. They say that credit cards are slowly becoming the method of choice. The report illustrates that one third of contractors now accept credit cards on behalf of [...]

With the rise in credit card processing and the movement towards a cashless society, it should be to no one’s surprise that credit card companies are looking to grow their customer base. How are they doing this exactly? Well, recently, American Express has launched a pilot project in Wal-Mart stores whereby pre paid credit cards [...]

Everybody knows what an early adopter is. They typically are technology enthusiasts who will brave long lines and camp over night for the latest gadgets or games. However, some recent research shows that early adopters have credit card processing all wrong. They aren’t jumping on the industries most advanced cards. It turns out, they just [...]