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Payment Gateway vs. Payment Processor Explained
Understanding the roles of these key players in the payments landscape

What You Need to Know About Credit Card Processing
Merchants can avoid overpaying for payment processing with this helpful information

Multi Merchant Credit Card Terminal
How multiple businesses can share the same credit card terminal

6 Ways To Know You've Found the Perfect Moving and Storage Payment Solution
What to watch out for when you're comparing payment systems

Are Mobile Wallets the Future of Commerce?
Mobile wallets are growing more popular every year, here's how to be prepared

As Mobile Terminals Take Hold, Countertop Terminals Will Start to Disappear
The mobile payments revolution is already here

12 Questions to Ask When Choosing Your Merchant Service Provider
Take the hassle out of researching your payment partner by following this guide

What Is a Merchant ID (Merchant Identification Number)
The unique identifier your entire business is built on

Merchant Cash Advance: What It Is and How It Works
Cash advance can provide your business with much needed capital when you need it most

What Is a Merchant Account Reserve and Why Do I Have One?
Up-front, accrual, rolling explained

Merchant Account Fees: How They Actually Work
The different types of merchant fees explored in detail

What Is a Merchant Account? Everything You Need to Know
Step-by-step guide to starting the right merchant account for your business

Mastercard Per Location Fees Explained
If you've seen these fees on your statements and wondered why, read on

An Issuing Bank Defined and Explained
What an Issuing Bank is and the role they play in the payments ecosystem

What Are ISO Payments? Everything You Need to Know
Breaking down what Independent Sales Organizations are and where they fit into the payments landscape

ISA Fee Explained: Visa International Service Assessment
Learn why these fees are showing up on your statement

Invalid Transaction: Declined Code 12 Explained
If your POS showed this decline code read on

Interchange Fees and Rates: What You Need to Know
Interchange rates explained and why they matter to your business' bottom line
We're the gold standard in payment processing
Providing our merchants with the latest tools to get the job done, from cutting edge payment solutions to award-winning technical support available 24/7/365. With Tidal Commerce you have a payments partner that will be there from your first dollar to your millionth.