Processing economics differ by business type. Guides for restaurants, retail, salons, auto repair and the trades.
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Getting paid in the field, progress payments, service agreements, and ACH. What DFW contractors should know about processing costs — and when not to take a card at all.
Read the guideBooth rental, no-show deposits, card on file, and tips each change what a salon pays to process cards. What DFW salon and barbershop owners should actually be looking at.
Read the guideOn a $2,400 repair, a 3% processing rate costs $72. High-ticket shops have a different problem than small-ticket retail — and different options for solving it.
Read the guideIf your average ticket is under $15, percentage rates aren't your problem — per-transaction fees are. How small-ticket interchange and debit routing actually work.
Read the guideRestaurants pay more to process cards than almost any other retail business — and tip adjustments make it worse. Here's why, and what a Denton or DFW operator can do about it.
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