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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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What is a payment gateway?

A payment gateway is a critical part of the credit card processing ecosystem. Think of a payment gateway like a physical cash register or point of …

What is a payment gateway?

What is credit card processing?

One way to process consumer payments is to accept them in your brick and mortar store. Many people remember the carbon copy transaction machines, …

What is credit card processing?

What is a virtual merchant?

With the continued evolution of technology, including smartphones, it’s easier to shop online than ever before. Almost 70% of Americans have …

What is a virtual merchant?

Merchant services: everything you need to know.

Running a business today is complicated. Customer expectations are changing with technological advances, while younger generations hold the power …

Merchant services: everything you need to know.

Secure online payments: answers for compliance and processing.

With emerging technologies such as smartphones and ewallets, ecommerce is thriving. Not only are online payments more flexible and convenient, …

Secure online payments: answers for compliance and processing.

What is a Virtual Terminal (And How Do They Work)?

Virtual terminals are similar to traditional credit card processing terminals, but instead of being tied down to a brick-and-mortar location, they …

What is a Virtual Terminal (And How Do They Work)?

The Future of Payments: Where Is the Technology Going?

When Mission Impossible debuted the film wowed audiences with high-tech gadgets such as Jetson-like transportation pods and eyeball-scanning …

The Future of Payments: Where Is the Technology Going?

How to accept payments online for your small business.

Debit and credit cards still reign supreme as the payment option of online shoppers. However, other types of payments are stepping onto the stage, …

How to accept payments online for your small business.

Foundational Things to Know about Payment Processing

In a recent study, Business Insider, projected that ecommerce would exceed $1 trillion by 2023, representing close to a fifth of U.S. retail. …

Foundational Things to Know about Payment Processing

Integrated Payments: What Are They and How Do They Benefit My Business?

An integrated payment solution allows you to accept credit cards and other forms of digital payments, while seamlessly integrating with your …

Integrated Payments: What Are They and How Do They Benefit My Business?

PCI compliance checklist: find out if you’re compliant.

If your business accepts, stores, or transfers credit card information, you are responsible for protecting your customers’ data. You may have …

PCI compliance checklist: find out if you’re compliant.

ACH vs. EFT: What’s the difference?

Consumers now rarely write checks or have cash in their wallet. Payments are easier when they’re automatically deducted from your checking account …

ACH vs. EFT: What’s the difference?

ACH vs wire transfer: comparison and key differences

The trend of consumer electronic payments continues to grow at a rapid pace. In a recent study, global non-cash amounts increased by 10.1% in …

ACH vs wire transfer: comparison and key differences

The Best Quickbooks Merchant Integrations

If you use QuickBooks as your accounting software and you accept credit cards, you should consider integrating your POS system with your …

The Best Quickbooks Merchant Integrations

ACH payment processing: a comprehensive guide for 2020

ACH (Automated Clearinghouse Payments) aren’t a new form of payment. In fact, they’ve been around since the 1970s. That said, in recent years they …

ACH payment processing: a comprehensive guide for 2020
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