The North Post

Payment processing tips, payment trends, and industry observations shouldn’t just languish in our heads. At North, we have a lot to say about payment processing best practices, and we love to share.

Welcome to the new North.

Welcome to the new North.

North American Bancard is now “North.” A new brand with a shorter, simpler name, yes, but those five letters stand for much more.


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Card-present vs. card-not-present transactions: What's the difference?

When you hear the terms “card present” and “card not present” bandied about by people discussing credit card transactions, they may seem …

Card-present vs. card-not-present transactions: What's the difference?

Now that you've got a merchant account, here are four tips to manage it smoothly.

Whether you just chose your merchant services account or you’ve had it for a few years, you probably already know what it can do for your …

Now that you've got a merchant account, here are four tips to manage it smoothly.

How to set up recurring invoices for your landscaping business.

Running a successful landscaping business involves a lot more than cutting grass, trimming hedges, and shoveling snow. For it to really work and …

How to set up recurring invoices for your landscaping business.

Four payment processing options that are less pricey than you think.

Cast your mind back in time to when you were creating your business plan. Answer this question honestly: Did you spend much if any time thinking …

Four payment processing options that are less pricey than you think.

How fraud can affect your businesses and six ways you can easily mitigate it.

Fraud involves the theft of money from a business. It may happen directly through actual stealing, or indirectly when time is wasted or equipment …

How fraud can affect your businesses and six ways you can easily mitigate it.

How implementing a credit card reader can easily reimagine your business.

When you think about what is involved in revamping your business, things like renovating your building and investing in new product lines might …

How implementing a credit card reader can easily reimagine your business.

Why consumers continue to adapt to tap-to-pay tech and how your business can benefit.

Before the coronavirus pandemic turned the world upside-down and changed everything, many consumers had never even heard of contactless card …

Why consumers continue to adapt to tap-to-pay tech and how your business can benefit.

It's time to start accepting digital payments.

Here is the bottom line: Technology is marching on, with or without you. As a business owner who wants to succeed by providing cutting-edge …

It's time to start accepting digital payments.

Making Life Count with a Growth Mindset and Purpose-Driven Business

This episode of Sunny Side Up features a business leader whose growth mindset is the key to inexhaustible energy and driving long-term business …

Making Life Count with a Growth Mindset and Purpose-Driven Business

How to set up recurring invoices for your pool services business.

When you run a pool care business, every minute counts. With the right software from your merchant account or payment services provider, you can …

How to set up recurring invoices for your pool services business.

Why it's time for your business to adopt smartphone credit card readers.

In these uncertain economic times, you are probably doing all you can as an entrepreneur to pinch pennies. To that end, you may have concluded …

Why it's time for your business to adopt smartphone credit card readers.

Cash vs credit card spending statistics: How accepting digital payments will help your bottom line.

In the not too distant past, most consumers paid for their everyday purchases using cash or checks. However, wider credit card adoption, advances …

Cash vs credit card spending statistics: How accepting digital payments will help your bottom line.

Six things accounting firms should look for in a credit card processor.

If you’re the proprietor of your own CPA firm, you know what an exacting field you’ve entered. The same precision you employ when providing …

Six things accounting firms should look for in a credit card processor.

How to use your POS system to increase customer loyalty.

Today’s point of sale systems are nothing short of a miracle. They partner with you to facilitate secure payments, streamlined inventory ordering, …

How to use your POS system to increase customer loyalty.

Should you consider switching merchant services providers this year?

Are you tired of incessant phone calls from a seemingly endless stream of merchant services providers doing their best to entice you to partner …

Should you consider switching merchant services providers this year?
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