I am looking for a way for the business I work for to accept credit cards. We are not an online business. We have a machine which can perform the transaction. I need to know what to look for when it comes to software. Also, do we need to find a seperate company that would process the credit cards for us or will the company I bought the program from do it as well? I have never done anything like this before so any advice would be helpful. Thanks.
itsjustme, just so you know, I know plenty. I have just never had to purchase credit card processing software before and I am not going to walk into it blindly. Also, we are getting the machine for free and we do have a referral to a company that would sell us software, but I enjoy saving my company money so they can pay me more. That is why I am browsing for other options. It sounds to me like you have no clue what you are doing since you had basically nothing constructive to say. Have your mommy fix you a snack and shut your mouth. I have to get back to work. I am busy filing patents and working on government bids. Loser.
I think prog0m has the right idea…. You need to contace the company that you purchased the machine from. BTW …. how in the world did you ever get a position like this, when you obviously have no conception of what is going on?
I believe the equipment you have should provide software for processing software for credit card purchases. Why don’t you call them up and find out if they provide that service and if not then ask them if they can refer you to a company that does do it. I only know of Paypal.com and or these other company called POS but not sure if they do that but may assist you further.
Hi Corey,
It is definitely a great idea to start accepting credit cards at your place of work! When it comes to accepting credit cards there are two things you need, in which you already have one: 1) a credit card terminal/machine 2) a merchant account.
A merchant account is provided by a credit card processing company. When you sign-up w/an account, the company will use their own software and program your terminal to accept credit cards, of course with the normal transactions fees associated with accepting them.
There’s a company called group bankcard that can take your existing terminal and program it to accept cards when you sign up with them–they make it really easy (you won’t have to get a new terminal unless you want one, which they can also provide).
In my opinion, the easiest way to approach this is just to call them so that they can walk you through the steps. The number is 800-571-2606. Just call anytime and they’ll guide you through it all the way!
Hope this helps and good luck btw!