At Capital Processing Network, many of our prospective customers shop around for the best deal. One of the offers from other processing companies involves the promise of a “free credit card machine.” Luckily, most customers are sophisticated enough to understand that any “free” product is usually tied to additional terms and conditions that actually cost far more over time. As any buyer of cable TV or cellular phone service knows, the cost of the free hardware ends up getting buried in the ...Read More
Free Credit Card Machine? Why It’s A Bad Deal.
At Capital Processing Network, many of our prospective customers shop around for the best deal. One of the offers from other processing companies involves the promise of a “free credit card machine.” Luckily, most customers are sophisticated enough to understand that any “free” product is usually tied to additional terms and conditions that actually cost far more over time. As any buyer of cable TV or cellular phone service knows, the cost of the free hardware ends up getting buried in the ...Read More
Donations have been a part of the churchgoing experience since Biblical times, and are even referenced in the Lesson of the Widow’s Mite. Through the years, cash has been the preferred currency of the collection plate, but giving kiosks have made it possible to pay with plastic. These kiosks, which first appeared in larger congregations but are now found in more modest churches, allow the churchgoer to make an electronic donation and drop a receipt (or envelope) into the collection plate.
Although 
Some of the newest credit card terminals come with Internet and phone connectivity built into the device. While terminals have had phone jacks built in for quite some time, IP-enabled models have not all ditched the familiar phone port, and this can be a good backup plan for your business. Occasionally, internet connectivity might fail due to a problem on the part of your ISP or in your internal network. Assuming that your phone line is not tied into your Internet connection (and some are) you might 
Your credit card terminal may be obsolete sooner than you think. In fact, processing companies often send out warnings on their statements about machines that will no longer be supported after a certain date. Following a deadline, credit card terminals can become unsupported and no downloads to the machine are available. Normally the message ends with a prompt to “contact your merchant services provider” to find an alternative device. In ordinary circumstances, merchants can still use their