Heidi Daitch — August 19, 2019 — August 19, 2019 Using Your Phone as Your Wallet If you are a frequent Starbucks visitor, you may have been an early adopter of the Starbucks app and been quickly introduced to mobile payments, or the “pay with your phone in-store” concept, when it was launched in 2011. … Continue reading Are Mobile Payments Right for You? Stay Safe When Paying with Your Phone
Linda Bustos — August 5, 2019 Follow @edgacentlinda — August 5, 2019 78% of businesses have reported attempted or actual B2B payments fraud last year (rising steadily since 2013), and international fraud has risen 136% in the last two years. While nearly half of payment fraud is linked to paper checks and manual processes, emerging … Continue reading Crypto-Commerce: Banking on Blockchain for B2B Payments
Choncé Maddox — July 22, 2019 — July 22, 2019 Nothing is worse the uncertainty that comes with knowing that your cash flow is low when you still have a while until another payment comes in. When running a business, you have so many things to manage. When cash flow runs low, it puts you … Continue reading How to Manage Cash Flow When You’re In Between Payments
Choncé Maddox — July 9, 2019 — July 9, 2019 One of the biggest downsides of freelancing is having to pitch constantly and scramble to find work. Sure freelancing has it’s on and off seasons depending on which service you offer. Still, you don’t have to start from scratch each month when it comes to … Continue reading How Freelancers Can Bill For More Monthly Retainer Payments
Choncé Maddox — July 1, 2019 — July 1, 2019 When you go into business for yourself, there are so many things to consider and set up. You need to get a website, outline your services, create products, determine how you’ll deliver goods, etc. The one obvious thing that’s easy to forget is figuring out … Continue reading Setting Up Your Business to Receive Payments (What You Need to Know)
Choncé Maddox — June 17, 2019 — June 17, 2019 No matter what type of business you run, accepting credit card payments is strongly recommended. When I was 18, I used to work at a minimum wage telemarketing job where I’d call small business owners to persuade them to buy our company’s credit card processing … Continue reading Why You Should Accept Credit Card Payments Despite Processing Fees
Taylor Gordon — June 12, 2019 — June 12, 2019 You’ve done the job and now you’re itching to get paid—not so fast. In the scurry to get paid it’s important that you still remember some basics about secure payment. Fraud is rampant online and it pays to be safer than sorry. Here are a … Continue reading How to Receive Payments from Clients Securely
Taylor Gordon — June 10, 2019 — June 10, 2019 One way to guarantee a positive relationship with your contractors is paying on time. Paying on time shows that you appreciate their work. If you want contractors to continue working with you, you should offer a competitive rate and send payments before the invoice deadline. … Continue reading How to Send Payments Quickly to Keep Your Contractors Happy
Choncé Maddox — June 10, 2019 — June 10, 2019 It’s no secret that recurring payments can help you get paid faster. Plus, they’re automatic so that means less work on your plate when it comes to invoicing and following up. One of the biggest downsides of freelancing or having a business is the idea … Continue reading How to Start Getting Automatic Payments More Often
Jared Ronski — August 15, 2018 Follow @jaredronski — August 15, 2018 The stats on e-commerce are telling a promising story. According to a recent survey by Square and Mercury Analytics, 51 percent of Americans prefer to shop online. In fact, 67 percent of Millennials like to shop online over in-store, and both Millennials and … Continue reading How Conversational Commerce is Transforming Customer Service – and Payments
