Review advice and guides for selecting and establishing a merchant account, and directories of credit card processing companies.
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- BankCardLaw.com Provides legal services designed to facilitate merchant bankcard processing.
- Info Merchant Help with merchant accounts and credit card processing companies. Online discount guide for e-commerce hosting, Internet shopping carts and POS terminals.
- Merchant911 Offers tools and information intended to help merchants avoid chargebacks.
- Merchant Account Information Forum Provides free articles and information on accepting online payments with a merchant account. Discussion forum for posting questions to and a quality fortnightly newsletter.
- The Merchant's Guide Publishes "Understanding Payment Processing Fees," a detailed guide to minimizing the impact of Interchange and other costs on card-not-present (CNP) credit card transactions. Appropriate for catalogers, Web merchants and other direct response marketers.
- Merchants Payments Coalition A coalition of retailers, supermarkets, drug stores, convenience stores, fuel stations, on-line merchants and other businesses who are fighting against unfair merchant credit card fees.
- Shopping Cart Reviews A list of ecommerce products including shopping carts, hosted shopping carts and payment gateways.
- ElectronicPayments.org Direct Deposit and Direct Payment Coalition (NACHA). Provides information on electronic payments concentrating on ACH transactions.
- Online Payment Systems Online payment systems directory - payment systems rating, payment systems for developers, payment systems for customers
- Electronic Money and Digital Cash Links to information sources on electronic money and digital cash, descriptions of systems, benefits, problems and dangers.
- webpayments.ie An independent website providing basic information and advice relating to online payments, e-commerce and web application security.
- Merchant Maverick A novel site that reviews 50 or more payment processors, ISOs, MSPs and IPSPs. Uses 28 criteia including longevity, type, trust badges, privacy, complaints, negative reviews, etc.
- PYMNTS.com - What's Next in Payments An online media channel that captures user-generated and expert-driven commentary, information, news and analysis on "what's next" in the payments sector, worldwide.
- CardPaymentOptions.com Provides reviews and ratings for merchant services and credit card processing companies.
- SwiftCodes.org A reference guide for BIC, IBAN and SWIFT codes for wire transfers to banks worldwide.
- CardFellow Provides a comparison shopping service and information for credit card processing.
- DirectResponse.org Direct Response Forum: An organization responsible for providing educational materials and seminars for merchants utilizing customer-not-present payment methods.