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Credit Card Payments vs ACH: Key Differences, Benefits, and Which to Choose for Your Business

Gaviti

The Basics of Payment Systems in Business As modern commerce continues to evolve, businesses are adopting more efficient and customer-friendly ways to receive payments. Among the most commonly used digital payment systems in the B2B landscape are credit card payments and ACH (Automated Clearing House) transfers.

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When do Credit Card Payments Report to Credit Bureaus?

The Red Spectrum

When it comes to managing your finances and building a healthy credit history, understanding how credit card payments affect your credit reports is essential. Credit reports serve as a snapshot of your financial behavior and are often used to determine loan approvals, interest rates, and credit limits.

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How to Accept Credit Card Payments for your Small Business

Lendio

If you’re trying to decide whether you should accept credit card payments, it’s never been easier. Why you might not want to accept credit cards. The biggest reason not to accept credit card payments, for many business owners, is the small fee charged to conduct every credit card transaction.

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How to Accept Credit Card Payments

Fundera

These days, accepting credit card payments for your products or services is a virtual requirement. In fact, some businesses have begun to do away with cash transactions entirely—perhaps because researchers have found that people overspend with credit cards. A Step-by-Step Guide to the Credit Card Payment Process.

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How to Accept Credit Card Payments Without a Merchant Account

Fundera

How to Accept Credit Card Payments Without a Merchant Account. In order to accept credit card payments without a merchant account, you’ll have to work with a payment service provider, also known as a third-party payment provider, payment facilitator, or processing aggregator.

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Taking Credit Card Payments Over the Phone

GoCardless

Taking credit card payments over the phone offers big potential.

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Top 10 Strategies for Reducing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)

Your Virtual Credit Manager

If you tolerate slow payments at the beginning of the relationship, it will be harder to get them to change their habits later. If a new customer continues making late payments on relatively small invoices, you may want to revoke their credit and instead require a credit card payment at the point of sale.