How to beat rising card processing fees

Keeping costs down is essential for firms, but many have seen charges for a fundamental part of their business – processing card payments – rise in recent months.

All card payments and transactions must be processed via an ‘acquirer’, with most firms automatically using their bank for this, and acquirers will charge for the service.

According to Accept Cards, an independent price comparison service, many acquirers have raised their charges in recent months.

Read more: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/work/small-business/article.html?in_article_id=496555&in_page_id=1

Contact now to find out how you can reduce costs: paul.green@mgba.co.uk

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