Articles tagged with Payment Processing

HOW-TO:Minimize Chargebacks For Subscription Payment Processing

Chargebacks can be parasitic to your subscription revenues, forcing you to not only refund payments, but pay steep fines to do so. In worst case scenarios, your merchant account can be frozen, making it impossible to do business. Read on to discover the four ways chargebacks can affect your bottom line, how to handle the three main types of chargebacks, when you should contest a chargeback, and when you don't need to worry. . . . click here

[Worksheet] Calculate Credit Card Processing Fees

Before you sign up with a new merchant account provider or gateway, see how big a bite their credit card processing fees will take from your subscription revenues by using Insider's credit card fee worksheet . . . click here

[Sample] Credit Card Expiration Notice on Website -- Netflix
One of the best tools you can use to overcome expired credit cards is an on-site notification that asks subscribers to update their card on file if it's approaching its expiration date. Here's how Netflix does it . . . click here

[On-Demand] Lower Your Card Decline Rate: How to Fight Churn Caused by Bad Credit Cards

Your site is bleeding revenues due to credit card declines. This 90-minute presentation from processing guru Paul Larsen details the 7 biggest challenges in the credit card landscape -- such as expired and re-issued cards and the rise of pre-paid cads -- and offers specific tactics and best practices to recover those charges and retain more subscribers. . . . click here

[Overview] Online Credit Card Processing Primer: Video and Glossary

Wondering how your subscription credit card orders get processed and the funds transferred to your account? Insider's guide to the credit card processing ecosystem provides a quick video overview and a glossary of 17 important terms you'll encounter. Includes descriptions of different vendors and financial institutions you might use, details about important steps in the process, and tips on using key security features . . . click here

[Case Study] Lessons from a Subscription Site Launch: Audience & Content Surprises, Plus a PayPal Nightmare

Michael McCurdy, formerly of TheLadders.com, shares his biggest lessons learned from the launch of his own subscription site. Includes great tips for SEO and for boosting conversions with a site-overview video. Plus, he explains why you shouldn't launch with PayPal for payment processing. . . . click here

[Article Digest] PCI Council De-Lists Mobile Payment Applications While it Formulates Standards
Some mobile payment applications previously approved by the PCI Security Standards Council have been delisted by that group as it works out comprehesive guidelines for securing mobile payments according to PCI standards . . . click here

How to Handle Expired Credit Cards: 4 Steps to Recover 87% of Declines Cause by Stale Expiration Dates

Don't let expired cards cost you revenue. Follow this 4-step sequence to re-try expired cards and recover up to 87% of those payments . . . click here