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Payment processing tips, payment trends, and industry observations shouldn’t just languish in our heads. At North, we have a lot to say about payment processing best practices, and we love to share.

Welcome to the new North.

Welcome to the new North.

North American Bancard is now “North.” A new brand with a shorter, simpler name, yes, but those five letters stand for much more.


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As mobile payments grow, do you still need a credit card machine?

For the past few decades, credit card machines have been a staple of most merchants. They are utilized to securely accept funds from customers, …

How a point of sale system can simplify progress billing for your contractor business

As a contractor, your services often continue for weeks, months, or even years before they are concluded. As a result, it can be beneficial to use …

The impact of inflation on merchants and payment processing

Economic concerns about inflation have been particularly top-of-mind for many Americans since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In those …

What is a current ratio? And why businesses should know this metric

There are many ways to take the temperature of your business’s success level. However, one of the best-known is also often misunderstood and …

Types of retail POS systems, and common features

A point of sale system (POS) has long been the way that retailers take payments from their customers. More recently, this technology has also come …

How the Capital One and Discover merger could impact the payment processing industry

In February of 2024, Capital One Financial Corporation inserted a heavy dose of turmoil into the financial sector when it announced its ambitious …

How digital payments can reduce complex medical billing

Although most consumers are accustomed to buying retail goods and services using digital payment solutions, the same has not been the case in the …

Navigating HIPAA compliance in online payments

Purchasing goods and services online is ubiquitous today, with the majority of customers having few if any reservations about transmitting their …

How your restaurant's point of sale system can sweeten your Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day is the perfect time for lovers to express their feelings to each other with candy, flowers, and written declarations of affection.

What is friendly fraud? How it hurts businesses, and how to prevent it

Triangulation, phishing attacks, and social engineering are common tactics of digital bad actors. The result of these crimes is millions of …

Estimated Superbowl spending for 2025 and how your store can share in the profits

The Super Bowl is a significant economic event, generating billions in income for stores and merchants nationwide. In 2024, the National Retail …

How accepting mobile wallet payments can streamline your bakery's checkout

These days, paying with cash is very rare. Even resolving bills with a check or credit card occurs less often than it did in the past. That’s …

North by the numbers.

Learn all about North and follow our success of helping merchants with our innovative POS and payment solutions.

What's the difference between merchant services and a merchant account?

Most business owners need merchant services and merchant accounts. But understanding the differences between them is sometimes tricky. Gaining …

What is a high-volume merchant account, and do you need one?

When you own a business, growth is the goal you are constantly seeking to achieve. However, along with greater size and expansion comes a whole …

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