In our experience, nearly all merchants are still paying what they were paying when they first signed on with their original P.O.S. processors. With the advent of new technology in the industry and the introduction of new measures to offer lower risk to merchants accepting credit and debit as methods of payment, lower pricing is [...]
IN 2008, in the United States, sales of gift cards exceeded $97 billion. Synergy Card Services offers our clients the option of selling gift cards for use in their stores. There are a number of benefits to selling gift cards, which are also known as “loyalty cards”. Clearly, a customer with a gift card to [...]
When you buy something online, how does the computer know that it’s you? It doesn’t – it can’t see you or your signature. This type of transaction is riskier to processors and risk has a cost. In an effort to lower the risk of fraud, credit cards have a “dispute mechanism” that allows customers to [...]
At Synergy Card Services, we work to ensure that all of our clients are fully informed about the various surcharges that exist for the wide array of card types in the market. With so many types of point cards that offer different bonuses for using them, it is important for merchants to be knowledgeable about [...]