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Retailer uses backdoor to beat credit processing fees

Retailer uses backdoor to beat credit processing fees

Since Wal-Mart – one of the nation’s largest commercial powers applied for a banking charter, a brouhaha has been brewing over the implications of such an act.

Applying in Utah, which is just one of the five states that issues industrial banking charters, Wal-Mart aims to establish a bank to avoid fees associated with the processing of credit, debit and electronic checks transactions.
A Wal-Mart spokesperson to CNN/Money that…


Merchant Processing Pointers

Merchant Processing Pointers

The merchant processing world is tough to ignore if banks want to please their business customers. There’s also the potential for revenues: combined MasterCard and Visa annual transaction volume topped $1.5 trillion in 2004.

There are three types of merchant processors, according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency-acquiring banks, agent banks with and without liability, and third-party organizations.
A bank that contracts with merchants for settlement…




Accept Credit Card Transactions And Online Merchant Services

Merchant services refer to a kind of financial service that facilitates transactions by accept credit cards. The process involves getting sales information from the salesperson, receiving permission for the transaction, collecting money from the credit card bank and sending the payment back to the seller.

 One category of merchant services is based on how a credit card is processed, whether it’s swiped or is an online credit card


Injuries That Occur On The Playground

For years, the playground of a school, park, or community center has been a haven for children of all ages. It is the place where they can get outdoors, get some exercise, socialize with other children, and have fun. Playground equipment today is safer than ever before. With advanced technology it is made in materials that are designed to keep your kids safe. Unfortunately, playground equipment and playing is not…


Advice for Launching an Internet Café Business

Launching a new business can be very exciting; but it can also be very confusing, especially when it comes to an internet sweepstakes café. If you’re one of the many people who want to start an internet sweepstakes café, you probably have many questions on your mind. How do you launch such a business? How much money do you need to get started? In addition to some of the…


Bodog.eu: New Name, Same Game

Morris Mohawk Gaming Group (MMGG) has announced that it is launching a new brand for its online gambling site Bodog.eu. On January 1, 2012, Bodog.eu will become Bovada, offering players the same gambling products and services once offered through the Bodog Brand. You can read a review of Bovada.

Although MMGG has owned and operated the “Bodog” brand since late 2006, the firm is losing its license to…


Internet Cafes, Moving Pocketbooks, and Local Economies

If you have given the green light to your business dream of making respectable
profits by entering the internet sweepstakes business, that scintillating beam
means that the time is ripe for deciding on what internet cafe sweepstakes software
you will employ. The software will compliment your delectable petits fours and
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Total Merchant Services

I just ran into this site Total Merchant Services that has a similar name to our blog. I was checking out their prices on credit card processing services and noticed they have real good rates and they even provide a low price guarantee. Their retail rates are 1.69% plus $0.08. they also provide the equipment for free.  Read More →


Retailer uses backdoor to beat credit processing fees

Since Wal-Mart – one of the nation’s largest commercial powers applied for a banking charter, a brouhaha has been brewing over the implications of such an act. Applying in Utah, which is just one of the five states that issues industrial banking charters, Wal-Mart aims to establish a bank to avoid fees associated with the processing of credit, debit and electronic checks transactions. A... [Read more]


Merchant Processing Pointers

The merchant processing world is tough to ignore if banks want to please their business customers. There’s also the potential for revenues: combined MasterCard and Visa annual transaction volume topped $1.5 trillion in 2004. There are three types of merchant processors, according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency-acquiring banks, agent banks with and without liability, and third-party... [Read more]