Pass-through vs. Flat Rate Pricing: Presenting the Best Options to Your Merchants

by boldpayments | Sep 19, 2022 | About Bold Payments, Bold Benefits, Bold Partner Case Study, General Merchant Processing

“Why is my effective rate different this month versus last month?”  This is one of the most common concerns we hear from new merchants after their first few months of processing. Explaining the fundamentals of interchange to a merchant is no easy feat. When...

Three Tips to Grow Your Payments Portfolio

by Ciara | Aug 23, 2022 | Bold Benefits, General Merchant Processing, Industry Trends

Advantages of a BOLD portfolio Building a portfolio with BOLD is a unique experience that many may struggle to find elsewhere. Whether you are building off of an existing book of business or starting from scratch, BOLD has the resources to assist with your company’s...

Covering the Upcoming Regulations to Cash Discounting

by Kelley Ganas | May 25, 2022 | Bold Benefits, General Merchant Processing, Industry Trends

The industry and what we consider “cash discounting” is changing. As regulations from the card brands begin to mount, many merchant processors are looking to offer a variety of compliant fee-based programs for their merchants. As BOLD continues to uncover details, the...

TIN Validation: Defined, Preventing, and Resolving

by Brian McPherson | Oct 6, 2021 | General Merchant Processing, Industry Trends

Tax season has arrived and has, once again, proven to be one of the most arduous times of the year. As millions of citizens scramble to seek resourceful and legitimate guidance from tax accounts, merchants heavily rely on the attentiveness of their ISO principals and...

4 Common Mistakes When Boarding a Merchant Application – and How to Avoid Them

by boldpayments | Aug 11, 2021 | General Merchant Processing

PART 1: Most Common Errors PART 2: Ramifications of Errors PART 3: How to Avoid Errors In welcoming the busiest season for payment processors, we’re diving into merchant applications and the steps that payment processors take to ensure that merchants can thrive and...

Part II: History and Future of Contactless Payments

by Robert Copeland | Jul 6, 2021 | General Merchant Processing, Industry Trends

  Read Part 1: The History and Future of Contactless Payments Here WHAT MAKES CONTACTLESS UNTOUCHABLE? Formerly known as “card machines,” terminals have provided the general public with a reliable payment system that is both undervalued and overlooked. History’s...