It is important for merchants to be aware that Visa will be performing in-person audits to ensure compliance with network rules regarding surcharges and convenience fees when it comes to minimum transaction amounts for credit card transactions. According to the regulations set by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, merchants operating within […]
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Fraud Prevention and Tools
The FRsK First™ fraud prevention tool includes a range of features such as real-time fraud detection, address verification, and card security code checks. These tools work together to ensure that merchants are protected against fraud and their sensitive data is kept secure. One of the key features of the fraud prevention suite is real-time fraud […]
Fraud Protection and Risk Management
Cybercriminals are more sophisticated than ever when it comes to conducting fraudulent transactions and accessing sensitive credit card data. Instant Accept works with some of the most cutting-edge fraud solutions to date. As merchant accepting credit card payments, you need to protect your QuickBooks® data and keep every transaction safe and secure. Instant Accept comes […]
Happy Holidays from Instant Accept
Hope your holiday is full of joy and happiness. Throughout the year everyone is busy running their business, taking care of their families and enjoying what life brings. But it’s that time of year where we are reminded of all the people we need to show our gratitude to. We at Instant Accept want to […]
Convenience Fees… Are they beneficial for your business?
In this post we are going to cover the Instant Accept feature referred to as a convenience fee and briefly compare it to surcharging. Convenience fees can essentially be a source of income that will help offset some costs of accepting credit cards. These fees can be added based on a percentage of the total […]
How to Setup Convenience Fees in Instant Accept With QuickBooks
Convenience Fees in Instant Accept Screenshot To enable the convenience fee, simply log in to your Instant Accept portal and on the Acquiring side of the menu, click on Hierarchy. Go to the Products and Services tab to turn on the Convenience fee service, accept the fees to use and save. You will now want […]
Point of Sale Tips for Applying a Down Payment
To take a down payment on a sales order, work order or layaway, you will create the order in QuickBooks and take payment on the order through Instant Accept. In QuickBooks, once the order is created, please go to the: 1. Home Screen a. I want to b. IA Sales Order/IA Work Order/IA […]
Instant Accept and QuickBooks Point of Sale
Instant Accept paired with QuickBooks Point of Sale offers all of the basic needs for your businesses bookkeeping and goes one step further by adding payment processing which syncs to QuickBooks automatically and additional reporting which improves your bottom line. With Instant Accept you can save yourself and your business time and money by eliminating […]
2022 Payment Trends for Businesses
Payment trends for 2022 have changed but some have remained the same or had a small change. One of the biggest changes to come will be paper checks. Especially due to COVID, more payments are being made by a payment card rather than paper checks. Consumers have reduced their paper check use by over 10% […]
Struggling to keep your books balanced?
Keeping your books balanced is the most important part of running your business. Your books can tell you important information such as comparisons by years to understand the performance of your financials, where you have improved or what is not producing for your specific business. In the end your financial reports are the backbone of […]