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Jennifer Simonson has spent more than 20 years writing for newspapers, magazines and websites. Her journalism career started in a Denver-area city council building as a government newspaper reporter.

Merchant accounts are essential if you want to run a business that accepts debit and credit card payments. Not doing so can impede on your ability to attract customers and grow your business. Luckily, ...

Shopify has teamed up with Israeli B2B payments startup Melio to launch a new bill pay tool designed to allow U.S.-based merchant customers to manage their expenses and vendors via its platform. It’s ...

MCAs often contain onerous (and potentially illegal or unenforceable) provisions that end up causing more trouble than they are worth. Following is some general guidance based on our experience ...

As banks and payment processors look for new ways to attract and retain merchants, bundled services are becoming more common. U.S. Bank recently announced a bundled service that allows businesses to ...

Pay by bank is not a new electronic-payments concept—consumers have been paying utility bills with their bank accounts for years—but the promise of lower fees and reduced merchant headaches is ...