Merchant Accounts 101 Understanding Their Role In Your Ebiz
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Merchant Accounts 101: Understanding Their Role in Your eBiz
What Is a Merchant Account?
A merchant account is an essential part of your payment system, allowing your online business to accept credit cards and e-checks. Essentially, it's a bank account that processes transactions daily. The bank holds funds temporarily to ensure all parties are satisfied, conducting security checks during this time. If everything clears, the funds are then transferred to your business account.
What a Merchant Account Isn’t
Merchant accounts are often confused with other payment components:
- Shopping Cart: This software mimics a physical shopping cart, letting users add items and calculate totals at checkout.
- Authorization Software: This acts like a digital credit terminal, verifying addresses, detecting fraud, and ensuring sufficient credit for transactions. It enables instant approvals.
Ensure that your merchant account, shopping cart, and authorization software are all compatible for a seamless payment process.
Is It Hard to Get Approved for a Merchant Account?
Approval processes vary by institution. Some require corporation papers, a Tax ID, and business banking information. Others are more lenient, offering pre-approval. Poor credit can be an obstacle, but some companies allow co-signers. For example, Michael Mack from [TruthInProcessing.com](http://TruthInProcessing.com) states that less than 0.5% of their applicants are denied, as their business caters to new owners.
Why You Need a Merchant Account
Offering multiple payment options is crucial, as shoppers may abandon their purchase if their preferred method isn't available. Even with a PayPal account, a merchant account adds flexibility, ensuring you don’t lose customers who are not PayPal members. As Mack points out, if payment takes longer than finding and buying a product, customers will look elsewhere.
By understanding the role of merchant accounts and integrating all necessary components, you can create a smooth and efficient payment process for your customers.
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