MCC 7011: Hotels & Lodging (Description and Payment Processing Impact)

For some businesses, sales aren’t steady across the year. Instead, they peak and trough depending on the month, season, and event. In those cases, everything needs to run as smoothly as possible to avoid major hiccups. After all, you don’t want your payment systems to crash during Black Friday sales, do you? In these cases, having […]

Do you use Apple Pay for your daily shopping? If you do, you’re not alone. In fact, it’s estimated that Apple Pay has around 65.6 million users in the US alone. It’s pretty obvious that it’s not a trend or a fad, and the extra convenience and flexibility is what users like about this payment […]

If you think back just a decade ago, there were very few ways you could pay for your goods and services. From a business point of view, it was cash or card. Yet, fast forward to today, and there are many different payment methods customers can choose from.  It’s not only about convenience on the […]

Every business is different. You can have two companies that sell the same thing, but their sales volume and how they go about their business will be completely different. And that’s a good thing – after all, variety is the spice of life.  Yet when it comes to payment processing, it’s important to find a […]

The travel agency has long been one of the most profitable around, but there’s no denying that it faces challenges. Not only are many popular destinations mostly seasonal, it also got hit very hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The other issue? It’s classified as a high-risk industry, which means there are hurdles and challenges awaiting […]

These days, we shop online more than ever before. There are pros and cons to this, like everything else, but it means plenty of choice and lots of flexibility for both customers and merchants alike. Of course, this has pushed us toward exploring different payment methods in a bid to make digital payments faster, more […]