Sage 300: How to Reduce Canadian Merchant Account Fees 

Canada is a great place to grow your business.  The federal government offers start-up facilities and various programs to nurture the growth of business. Despite the governments help, small and mid sized businesses face many challenges to keep their business afloat.  For example, the fees associated with a Canadian merchant account can quickly add up for businesses processing credit card transactions.

What is the difference between Sage Virtual Terminal and APSPays?  

The term "Virtual Terminal" is used to refer to web interfaces for processing card-not-present transactions. Virtual terminals offer the ability to make "card-not-present payments." Virtual terminals allow merchants or customers to enter credit card payment information online or via a mobile device to complete payments. Virtual terminals are the  ideal solution for real estate agents, professional services, online payments and other industries. 

You might be surprised how quickly Sage credit card processing fees add up.  Simple credit card processing mistakes can lead to higher credit card processing fees.  Setting up your virtual terminal accounts properly can prevent you from providing incorrect business information that results in higher processing fees.  If you are using Sage Payment Solutions and Sage Virtual Terminal you have options.  American Payment Solutions also integrates with all Sage ERP systems and offers the same features at a lower cost.  

You may not have heard that Sage sold Sage Payment Solutions on June 2. The buyer, GTCR LLC, is a Chicago-based firm specializing in driving growth through acquisitions. While GTCR is likely to change Sage Payment Solutions once they control it, we’re not sure what those changes will look like.

After paying merchant processing fees, how much of each transaction do you actually get to keep? How much of a difference would it make to your income if you could lower your merchant processing fees by as much as 1.50%?

Now you can. Today’s handy guide helps you discover how Level 3 Processing increases your profits, without any extra work.

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This past month, our company announced our new integration for payment processing within AccountMate. This integration has added functionality and several key features that will increase the speed in which you process payments, automate the process, eliminate compliance issues, and drastically lower costs from the Card Brands.

It was a privilege to attend the Realized Financial Solutions Group Conference this year; the event was held at the Double Tree by Hilton in Bristol Connecticut, with well over 40 people attending this year’s event.

American Payment Solutions will be an exhibitor this year at the 22^nd Annual Lodging Conference. This marks the sixth year in a row that we will be exhibiting. Many things have changed over the last half-dozen years or so, but

Sitting in the ballroom at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, many of us wondered what Acumatica could possibly add to their already forward-thinking ERP.  Tim Rodman, a self-proclaimed “recovering” CPA and Acumatica aficionado, gave us some great insight into one of the major updates to the 6.0 release: the addition of pivot tables (You can read more about his thoughts on pivot tables here).

Partnering with a company that offers complimentary or value added services for your clientele is not a new concept.  From the beginning, businesses have been looking for a way to give themselves an advantage over their competition.  Finding a partner is easy.  Finding the right partner is difficult.  Finding the right merchant services company to partner with can be a nightmare!