Choosing the right credit card processing company and service can save Merchants a bundle. Timely support is of utmost important when running a business.
Report from Steve Gambhir, 25 year veteran in the Credit Card Payment processing business.
What to look for when signing up for a Merchant Account to accept credit cards –
- Fees, charge backs, low rate offers – fine print
- Competitive pricing for accepting all major credit cards
- Cost of terminals.
- How good is support. Phone, Text, Email
- First Data Debit Solutions deliver a lower cost of Acceptance -save 25 to 45 basis points on average
We’re not the only ones excited about CardConnect21
Here’s a handful of our merchants who love our ongoing care!
Debit cards account for approximately 48 percent* of all payment transactions, both online and in-store
* The Federal Reserve Payments Study 2016
Why you need an Inside Man
You could save hundreds or thousands based on your monthly/annual volume – and so much more!
Cardconnect21 offers outstanding credit card processing service at a great price, but that’s just the beginning.
Day to day support is of utmost importance! Merchants don’t have time to spend hours waiting on hold and getting a new person each time to assist.
You can get a merchant account anywhere these days. Bank, PayPal, Sam’s club, Independent ISO’s, etc.
Working with merchants for over 25 years, Steve has encountered many unhappy merchants who when needing any service had a hard time getting the support they needed.
Usually when a merchant calls support they get someone on the phone that they don’t know. Let’s say a merchant opens an account with a bank etc. When the need for support comes, the banker or person who signed them up is no longer there and the merchant has to go over his history and prove who they are before any help can be provided and they can be put on hold.
After talking with many merchants, Steve saw a need where providing personal support by phone, email or text made the merchant’s job much easier.
Example: 30 location Hotel Chain
Facts:
This chain had various hotels with 5 different banks and processing company. When they needed service, the hotel managers had a hard time contacting the support. They had to look up the bank they were with. Then they had a hard time identifying their credentials to get any support. They got a new service rep each time they called. Couldn’t get the correct information to resolve charge backs and ongoing account changes that they needed
Solution:
They moved all their locations to us. We put them under one master account. All their managers now could simply email or text us with the service they needed and we resolved it for them and sent a message or called them as needed. They couldn’t be more happier!
In addition we were able to save theme $25k + in credit card fees!
Example: Retail – Army and Navy Clothing Store
Mike, the owner had an account with his local bank. When he called the bank looking to find his merchant number and gift card information, he could not get the help as the banker had moved. Calling the phone support got him nowhere because they could not look up the account without the phone number.
Mike, now moved his merchant account to us and could not be happier. Steve and his team not only helped him with this account but provided him excellent support by phone and email at the Mike’s convenience. Mike did not have to call someone unknown at the bank’s support center who could not help him.
Example eCommerce online – www.ergo21.com
Steve knows how to maximize profits when doing business online. With retail stores big and small dwindling, now is the best time to start your own online business!
Steve started his own brand of Pain Relieving Cushions that are very beneficial in reducing sciatica and low back pain. His cushions are used by drivers of all kind who spend many hours on the road, wheelchair users, office workers, pilots and travelers.
He uses the CardConnect plug in to accept credit cards online. The orders get logged in the CardPointe Portal. The credit cards are stored safely on First Data’s network and can be used again for re-orders. Steve can also show you how to integrate your shopping cart to accept PayPal and Amazon Pay. The payment is integrated with Ship Station software where one can print the shipping label with a few clicks!
WHY YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS TO ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS
Accepting credit cards can give a significant boost to your business. Research shows that sales can double or even triple, with one survey finding that 83 percent of small businesses that started accepting credit cards saw increased sales; 52 percent of those surveyed made at least $1,000 more a month and 18 percent made at least $20,000 more a month.2
The bottom line is if businesses want to grow, regardless of their size, they need to accept credit and debit cards.
Get information on how you can set up a credit card processing account with CardConnect, a First Data Co, whether you are a small or large business and not only save but spend less time by letting us handle your day to day needs!
Just Email: info@cardconnect21.com
Your name, company name, business type, monthly estimated credit card sales, phone number and best time to reach you.
Retail, Mail, Phone, Internet, Hotel
Visit: www.cardconnect21.com, call: 1-800-616-1899
1 “2018 Findings from the Diary of Consumer Payment Choice,” Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 15 November 2018
2 “Cash Isn’t Always King: Accepting Credit Cards Can Increase Your Business,” Small Business Trends, 28 January 2019
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About
Welcome to CardConnect 21 – www.cardconnect21.com
CardConnect21 an independent sales division of CardConnect, a First Data Co. Steve Gambhir and his team offers innovative solutions to make electronic payments simpler, faster, safer, and more rewarding. CardConnect brings you a huge selection of payment solutions. Accept payments securely however and wherever you do business. Let your customers pay the way they want. CardConnect has products tailored for retail, restaurant, online and mobile, plus a special program for wholesale B2B. Our comprehensive solutions enable merchants to meet compliance requirements and reduce risk for data security and privacy.
As a leader in the credit card processing industry, CardConnect offers small and mid-size businesses merchant accounts that enable them to accept credit cards.
We make payment processing easier. We’re the global technology leader in information commerce. We help businesses, such as merchants and financial institutions, safely and efficiently process customer transactions and understand the information related to those transactions. That ensures that consumers can feel comfortable in knowing that their payments are convenient and secure.
Whether someone’s writing a check at the gas station, using an ATM/debit card to pay for groceries, buying a book online, getting cash out of an ATM, paying for dinner with a credit card or using a gift card to purchase something special, chances are the transaction is moved quickly and securely by CardConnect.
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