X-Cart payment gateways for glass and pipe sites: a high-risk spotlight – Right now is an exciting time for entrepreneurs who sell pipes, glassware, and smoking paraphernalia online. Business is booming! One challenge pipe site owners find though is the ability to accept credit cards is not always a simple… Read More
Continue ReadingMerchant account options for free trial offers still exist
Merchant account options for free trial offers still exist – but are not advised Negative option billing, trial, free trial, “free to pay” offers – these are all terms for a method of marketing that has come under fire – and for a good reason. Many businesses use the trial… Read More
Continue ReadingQuick Authorize.Net tip: how to set up an open-ended buy now button
Quick Authorize.Net tip: how to set up an open-ended buy now button – Recently, a friend who is also a web developer called about a client of his. The client, we will call them “TimCo”- to protect the innocent- is an industrial products company in Western New York. TimCo needed… Read More
Continue ReadingMany “preferred” or “recommended” gateway providers are not high-risk friendly
Many “preferred” or “recommended” payment gateways are not high-risk friendly – Accepting credit cards for high-risk products like CBD, cigars, tactical items, or vape products online is not always a one-step solution like many other e-commerce markets. It often takes people by surprise when they learn they cannot easily sell their… Read More
Continue ReadingHow to “re-charge” a refund made in error within NMI
How to “reauthorize” a refund made in error within NMI – “I accidentally refunded a card I did not intend to refund! Can I re-authorize a refunded transaction?” One high-risk payment gateway client of ours recently asked us this question, and we thought it was an excellent one. This is… Read More
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