Merchant Services
- why you need to accept electronic payments.
Why open a merchant
services account?
It's a fact that businesses that accept credit/debit/checks have larger average tickets and greater annual revenue than businesses that don't. The more forms of payment your business accepts, the easier it is for your customers to give you money.
Three main factors determine how much you'll pay for
merchant services:
- The nature of your business (your industry type)
- The business's (and/or the business owner's) credit
history
- The amount of liability your merchant account provider is willing to assume for representing you to a clearinghouse.
With our merchant account options, you can process both
credit cards and online/offline debit cards. An online debit card, such as an
ATM card, requires your customer to enter a personal
identification number (PIN) in a PIN pad at the time of
the sale. Along with credit card processing services, these options
allow authorization
and deposit for most major debit cards. An offline debit card,
such as a Check Card, does
not require your customer to enter a PIN. Many times
these check cards are issued by your bank to automatically pull
funds. To accept an offline debit card, you handle it
just like a credit card.

With our featured standard
accounts you may use any of the following technology
options to process your payments:
Primarily
Online or Mail Order Merchants:
Retail/Swipe or
Restaurant Merchants:
1.
Standard Terminal Plan (Terminal
Purchase Required or you must own
your own terminal - no monthly
minimum) |
2.
FREE Terminal Placement (Includes
free Terminal
placement) |
| Leasing:
Equipment Leasing is also available
with no startup costs and free
replacements. Contact us for
more information. |
Flexibility:
Rates
for this plan are as quoted. |
| Flexibility:
If you have a lower overall rate
from another provider
contact us and we'll attempt to adjust our
rate and meet or beat the overall
quote. Interchange Plus pricing is
also available for this
plan. |
| Application
Fee: None |
Application
Fee: None |
| Setup
Fee: None |
Setup
Fee: None |
| Discount Rate:
From below 1% (Visa/MC Check Cards)
to 1.69%. We also meet or beat other
quotes if you have a lower overall
quote. (Visa/MC
"Interchange Plus"
discount rates available) |
Discount Rate:
From below 1%
(Visa/MC Check Cards) to 1.69%. We also
meet or beat other quotes if you
have a lower overall quote.
(Visa/MC
"Interchange Plus"
discount rates available) |
| Per Transaction
$0.18-0.23 cents
|
Per Transaction
$0.18-0.23 cents per
|
| Statement Fee:
$7.99 per month
|
Statement Fee:
$7.99 per month
|
| Online
Reporting:
Free (Included!) |
Online
Reporting:
Free (Included!) |
| Terminal:
You may either use your existing
terminal. You may also use our
most popular packages:
1.
Terminal &
printer combo ($99-$199 or free)
2.
Use any of our credit card processing hardware options.
3. use the PCCharge
software to swipe
cards using your Windows computer.
|
Terminal:
We will provide either a dialup or
high speed compatible credit card
processing machine.
|
| ATM Placement
Option: Yes - earn additional
revenue for your establishment while
also offering convenience to your
customers with our
ATM Placement
Options. |
ATM Placement
Option: Yes - earn additional
revenue for your establishment while
also offering convenience to your
customers with our
ATM Placement
Options. |
| QuickBooks
Support: we do have options
that integrate directly into
QuickBooks. If this is what you
need contact us prior to applying. |
QuickBooks Support: we do
have options that integrate directly
into QuickBooks. If this is what
you need contact us prior to applying. |
| Pre
Apply: Pre-Apply
for the Standard Terminal option. |
Pre
Apply: Pre-Apply
for the Free Terminal Placement option. |
| Retail/Restaurant
Options: View more Retail/Restaurant Merchant Service Options.

A DonorCharge Supported
Solution for hassle free Charity Support
|
Any Standard Retail/Restaurant or
Online Merchant Looking to Accept Checks:
Use our check verification/guarantee services.
Retail/Restaurant Merchants Looking to
offer Gift Cards to their customers:
Use our gift card design and processing services.
Mobile Cell-phone or touch-tone processing:
If you're interested in a low cost touch-tone phone
processing solution for cell-phones or landline phones
with a small monthly fee and no yearly or annual fees click here
for info on the Touch-Pay solution. This service
is excellent for mobile, flea market, or
tradeshow merchants as well as any merchant that's
considered "small" and wants a
real merchant account that's also priced reasonably.
Wireless Terminal Services:
We feature two options for wireless swipe processing. The popular
"Way Systems MTT" Cellphone/swipe combination and the
"Nurit 8000" portable terminal. With these options you're able to enjoy lower transaction percentages due to your
customer's card being swiped while still having the freedom of a portable
terminal. Click
Here to find out more about both options.
Earn Additional Revenue with an ATM Machine in your
Establishment:
Having an ATM Machine in your
establishment not only increases the average amount that
visitors spend but it also allows you to earn additional
revenue in your physical location. Every time a customer
withdraws funds from an ATM Machine in your location you
receive a hefty percentage of the surcharge (typical
earnings are from $0.50 cents to over $2.00 per
withdrawal!). Some locations even qualify for free ATM
placement - where you pay nothing to receive the ATM but
still earn nice commissions each time someone withdraws
funds from that ATM in your location. -
Find out more about
our ATM Machine Placement services...
High Risk and International Services:
Through our existing High Risk and International/Offshore Merchant processing relationships, Thompson Merchant Services can accommodate just about any merchant looking to accept electronic payments. Our High Risk/International processing partners can locate a bank that's willing to work with you whether you're a merchant that's not based in the US or are having a difficult time opening a standard account based on your business type.
Click
Here to find out more about our high risk or
international/offshore services.
Get
Started or Ask Questions
Contact
us if you have questions on any of our products or merchant services.
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