Banks and credit card associations label merchants as high risk if they pose an increased risk of fraud and chargebacks. This could be the result of the nature of the merchant’s industry, consumers, payment terms, volumes, or ticket sizes. Theoretically, you could label any merchant that processes card-not-present transactions as a high risk merchant. However,…
Visa High-Brand Risk Merchant Categories
Prepaid Cards: What Are They and What’s in Store?
Although prepaid credit cards are still relatively new, they’re by no means a recent innovation. With the privacy they offer (and the fact anyone can get one), the prepaid card industry is growing fast. So, for those of you who don’t know much about them, we’re going back to school for a crash course in…
Tips for a Fast Merchant Account Application Process
When applying for a merchant account, you’re probably keen to start as soon as possible. As an account manager here at Instabill, I want to offer you access to our payment gateway in the timeliest fashion achievable. However, there are things every merchant can do to help me speed up the merchant account application process….
6 Benefits of Using Multiple Merchant Accounts
Being high risk payment processing experts, we strive to help our merchants process credit cards at minimum cost and with minimum interruptions. One way to achieve seamless credit card processing is by opening more than one merchant account. Sure, this may sound like it costs more, but it could save you money in the long…
Effective Forex Trading Strategies
As a forex broker, you want your clients to be successful forex traders. Whether you charge them an extra consultation fee or share your forex trading tips for free, you need have a few forex trading strategies readily available. Being in the business of helping you succeed, we’ve created our own list of forex trading…