Types of Credit Card Processors
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">by Wesley Gordon </font></font>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">With
the onset of a wide number of credit card processing companies, it
can sometimes become difficult to choose which company suits your
needs and expectations. Here are some of the most common types of
credit card processors. </font></font>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">Bank</font></font>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2"> The
first thing that you should contact when it comes to credit card
processing is the bank. Banks offer credit card services and
packages which include merchant services. However, most banks do not process
credit card transactions; instead, they outsource processing to a
third party processor. </font></font>
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Party Merchant Account</font></font>
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party merchant accounts specifically handle credit card processes.
They take care of authorization, billing, reporting and settlement
of transaction processes. </font></font>
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Sales Organization (ISO)</font></font>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">An
Independent Sales Organization (ISO) is a registered credit card
merchant broker who represents one or more third party processors.
What they do is that they set up and service credit card merchants.
They charge a higher rate compared to banks.</font></font>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">Financial
Service Provider</font></font>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">You
can also refer to financial service providers such as MasterCard and
Visa which requires you to create a merchant account through an
intermediary. If you want a direct application, you can refer to
American Express.</font></font>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">Association</font></font>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">Some
associations offer credit card processing at low prices. This is a
perfect resource especially if your company is having a hard time
applying for a credit card merchant account. </font></font>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">These
are only some of the institutions who offer credit card processing.
Evaluate each institution and choose the best option suitable for
your business. </font></font>
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(<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">Wesley
Gordon is a 42-year old Online Marketing Director for a Payment
Processing Industry. He's been in the business for over 15 years now,
traveling around the world, attending lectures and seminars. Aside
from spending time with his wife and three kids, he also blogs. His
blog can be seen at <a href="http://acceptcardsnowblog.blogspot.com/">http://acceptcardsnowblog.blogspot.com</a>.)</font></font>
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