Payments How-To Guides

Step-by-step guides for the payment jobs owners actually face: lowering fees, taking payments anywhere, fighting chargebacks and switching processors.

30 in-depth pages · updated October 2026

How to Lower Credit Card Processing Fees
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How to Lower Credit Card Processing Fees
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Accepting Credit Cards for the First Time
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Accepting Credit Cards for the First Time
How-to · MCCPS
Accepting Payments Online for Your Business
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Accepting Payments Online for Your Business
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Taking Card Payments Over the Phone
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Taking Card Payments Over the Phone
How-to · MCCPS
Accepting Payments on the Go
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Accepting Payments on the Go
How-to · MCCPS
Accepting Payments at Events and Pop-Ups
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Accepting Payments at Events and Pop-Ups
How-to · MCCPS
Setting Up Recurring Payments
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Setting Up Recurring Payments
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Getting Paid Faster
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Getting Paid Faster
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Reducing Chargebacks in Your Business
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Reducing Chargebacks in Your Business
How-to · MCCPS
Preventing Card Fraud at Your Business
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Preventing Card Fraud at Your Business
How-to · MCCPS
Upgrading to EMV and Contactless
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Upgrading to EMV and Contactless
How-to · MCCPS
Integrating Payments With Your POS
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Integrating Payments With Your POS
How-to · MCCPS
Offering a Cash Discount Program
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Offering a Cash Discount Program
How-to · MCCPS
Passing Processing Fees to Customers
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Passing Processing Fees to Customers
How-to · MCCPS
Processing B2B Payments
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Processing B2B Payments
How-to · MCCPS
Taking Deposits and Prepayments
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Taking Deposits and Prepayments
How-to · MCCPS
Accepting Tips on Card Payments
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Accepting Tips on Card Payments
How-to · MCCPS
Handling Refunds and Returns
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Handling Refunds and Returns
How-to · MCCPS
Payments for Multi-Location Businesses
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Payments for Multi-Location Businesses
How-to · MCCPS
Payments Setup for a New Business
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Payments Setup for a New Business
How-to · MCCPS
Moving Off Flat-Rate Processing
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Moving Off Flat-Rate Processing
How-to · MCCPS
Getting Out of a Processor Contract
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Getting Out of a Processor Contract
How-to · MCCPS
Avoiding Terminal Lease Traps
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Avoiding Terminal Lease Traps
How-to · MCCPS
Becoming PCI Compliant, Step by Step
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Becoming PCI Compliant, Step by Step
How-to · MCCPS
Accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay
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Accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay
How-to · MCCPS
Accepting International Cards
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Accepting International Cards
How-to · MCCPS
Selling on Social Media With Payment Links
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Selling on Social Media With Payment Links
How-to · MCCPS
Collecting Overdue Invoices With Payment Links
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Collecting Overdue Invoices With Payment Links
How-to · MCCPS
Earning Residual Income as a Payments Agent
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Earning Residual Income as a Payments Agent
How-to · MCCPS
Auditing Your Merchant Statement
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Auditing Your Merchant Statement
How-to · MCCPS
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