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Why Paying with Cards at Marijuana Stores is so Complicated

It was breaking news when states declared cannabis a legal substance years ago. From the 1990s until recently, it was considered to be a Schedule I drug. But in the past several years, marijuana legalization

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Not Following PCI Compliance Could Be Costing You Thousands

What is PCI Compliance? PCI compliance (or PCI DSS) stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. While the name may be intimidating enough to make you avoid the topic all together, it’s

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Why Did I Get Charged A Credit Card Convenience Fee?

What is a Credit Card Convenience Fee? Even if you know all the credit card basics, from credit card debt to building credit and a good credit score, you still may not have heard of a credit card convenience

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The Reality of a Credit Card Surcharge Fee

What is a Credit Card Surcharge? A credit card surcharge is, to put it simply, an extra charge passed onto customers that use a credit card. Many customers, and even business owners, have no idea that

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The Top 20 Merchant Service Providers

Table of Contents What are Merchant Services?Why Do You Need Merchant Services?Why are Merchant Services Important?What you Look for in a Credit Card Payment ProcessorWhat to Avoid in a Credit

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Cannabis companies have created workarounds because of the many credit card processing restrictions.

How To Accept Credit Card Payments and Increase Revenue By 30%

The Importance of Knowing How to Accept Credit Card Payments As payment platforms technologies continue to advance and the use of cash keeps falling, the importance of knowing how to accept credit

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Credit Card Processing Restrictions on Marijuana are Limiting Your Sales, Here’s How.

In the past few years, eleven states have legalized recreational marijuana. Thirty one states have legalized medical marijuana. That means as a whole, most Americans have the option to buy from the cannabis

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Which Credit Card Machine is Right for Your Business?

Purchasing the right credit card machine, or card terminal is heavily dependent on where and how business owners have structured their organization.  How you choose to process credit card

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Marijuana Payment Processing Options Ranked Worst to Best

Marijuana payment processing options are less than ideal. Federal laws still do not consider marijuana legal anywhere in the country. Despite this, the majority of states have legalized marijuana

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Cannabis Banking: Why It’s Such a Struggle

Cannabis dispensaries are facing a challenge finding banking solutions in a predominately cash based business model. Credit card processing for Cannabis is changing the game, but there are still hurdles

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