Merchant Services: How to Avoid Unnecessary Processing Costs

Credit Card Payments

Setting up merchant services is an important step for any business owner looking to collect one-time or recurring credit card payments at your business.  With the right merchant service account set up, you will be able to easily accept credit card payments at your retail store, on-the-go, or through your software. However, if you’re not […]

Cut your Processing Fees by as much as 75% with ACH

ACH Payments

Many business owners are unaware of the financial advantages of collecting payments via ACH (E-Check) over credit cards. The truth is many payment processors don’t want you to know this fact so they can take more money out of your pocket. When you accept a credit card payment, such as Visa or MasterCard, you’re charged […]

New Digital Hand Sanitizer Kiosks for Retail Businesses

GMS now offers new digital hand sanitizer kiosks for retail businesses in the United States. The turnkey hardware/software is the perfect addition for any business owner that may be looking for a safe, effective sanitizing solution to ensure that their customers and guests remain as safe as possible. With the new kiosk software, business owners will now […]

Overview for Merchants to Avoid Payment Processing Chargebacks

A chargeback is essentially a disputed transaction initiated by the consumer after a product or service has been purchased. The credit card chargeback happens when the customer contacts the card issuer to dispute the charge. Either way, the chargeback process is supposed to protect consumers from unauthorized transactions, however, this system is sometimes abused in […]

The 4 Reasons Why Your Business Should Add ACH Processing

At this point almost every business is taking credit cards, but what about ACH? What many business owners fail to recognize is that ACH payments comes at a significant cost savings compared to running credit cards. At Gulf Management Systems, we always strive to have our clients integrate ACH recurring payments. For businesses that accept […]