Merchant accounts are essential if you want to run a business that accepts debit and credit card payments. Not doing so can impede on your ability to attract customers and grow your business. Luckily, ...

A merchant account allows small-business owners to accept credit and debit card payments. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when ...

Jennifer Simonson has spent more than 20 years writing for newspapers, magazines and websites. Her journalism career started in a Denver-area city council building as a government newspaper reporter.