Foreigners continue buying local government debt despite risks
Last month foreign investors, who account for nearly 40% of the domestic market, bought R8.7bn of local bonds following May's purchases of R7bn, Barclays Africa South African strategist Michael Keenan said on Friday. Investors were taking advantage of …
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Bank Mutual Corporation Reports 35% Increase In Net Income For The Second …
This improvement resulted in a decline in the portion of Bank Mutual's allowance for loan loss that is determined primarily by internal risk ratings and the level of loans within each rating. General economic, employment, and real … Deposit-related …
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ProPay® Launches TSYS Guardian CyberShieldSM in Partnership with …
“While many businesses are challenged with determining whether or not an online transaction, account login or other activity is fraudulent, The Network provides TSYS Guardian CyberShield the capability to identify high-risk transactions in real time …
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topcreditcardprocessors.com Publishes September 2014 Rankings of Thirty Best …
NAPLES, FL–(Marketwired – September 09, 2014) – topcreditcardprocessors.com has named the 30 top high risk processing firms providing solutions in the payment processing industry for the month of September 2014. Businesses looking for … The …
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Collections Credit Card Processing Company Payment Savvy LLC Now Offers …
For example, one of the company's many services focuses on high risk merchant account solutions. This is a great option that will help clients who are having challenges finding a workable solution to processing credit cards. As an article on the …
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New Possibilities for High–Risk Merchants Provided by RegularPay
According to the volume of chargebacks, merchants are divided into three groups: low-, medium- and high-risk merchants. The main criteria for such division is a monthly level of chargebacks. Chargeback is a return of funds to a customer, forcibly …
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Question by : What is a high risk merchant account?
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Answer by stymiee
Some businesses by their very nature have higher then normal chargeback rates. Sometimes this is due to the product or service offered by the merchant being in high demand but also being high priced (e.g. high end electronic, jewelry, etc.). Sometimes it is because the service causes customers to be misled whether intentionally or not (e.g. multi-level marketing schemes). Regardless of the root cause these businesses will usually find it difficult, if not impossible, to establish a merchant account.
The businesses considered to be high risk will vary from merchant account provider to provider. However, there are some businesses and industries that are consistently considered high risk. This list includes:
* Adult Book Stores
* Adult Entertainment
* Adult Novelties
* Adult Video Stores
* Advanced Sales
* Check Cashing Services
* Child Pornography
* Collection Agencies
* Credit Repair Services
* Dating/Escort
* Diet Marketers/Programs
* Exotic Dancing Establishments
* Multi-level Marketing
* Pharmacies (Card Not Present/Internet)
* Pornography
* Sexual Encounter Firms
* Telemarketing
* Time Share
* Travel Clubs/Tours/Guides
* Vacation Packages
For these businesses to accept credit cards they typically have to turn to high risk merchant account providers. These companies are typically off shore and always charge higher rates then traditional merchant account providers. Rates can go as high as 20% of sales and some may charge set up fees of $ 1,000 or higher. The reason why these rates and fees are so high is the high risk merchant account provider needs to make sure they make enough money to cover the costs of the high number of chargebacks they will receive.
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Employment Roundup: 61 new jobs created in the Geoscience industry in last year
With 75 employees in place already in Dublin, the company is actively hiring across all functions including sales, account management, business development, finance and engineering to support customers in a number of languages throughout the EMEA …
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CNN's GUT CHECK for June 23, 2014
"Don't hold it that I have no savings account."– Kevin Liptak. AND ON … The phenomenon may support claims that the Obama Administration's lax stance on immigration is encouraging thousands of children to put their lives at risk. – Breitbart's Kristen …
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India Energy Profile: Economic Growth Fuels Increased Need For Energy …
Risks to economic growth in India include high debt levels, infrastructure deficiencies, delays in structural reforms, and political polarization between the country's two largest political parties, the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata …
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