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Written by Katie Conroy. You might think your small business doesn’t have as much potential to harness big data as larger corporations do. But here’s the thing: Small companies can generate more data than they need, and they’re often more…

Written by Cameron Ward If you’ve lost your job, you’re not alone. But if your current skill set is lacking, or if you’re inexperienced in regards to landing better-paying jobs, this adds an extra layer of difficulty to your job…

By Katie Conroy You’re satisfied with your company’s performance so far, but you’re wondering how you can optimize your processes, automate time-consuming tasks, and increase your overall productivity to boost your revenue in the long run. Digital improvements are essential…

Written by Elena Stewart The past few years have, undoubtedly, been a challenge for everyone. Whether you’ve found the effects of the pandemic physically, mentally, or emotionally challenging, there have, however, been some positives that have come out of such…

Written by Katie Conroy Your business is flourishing, and you’re beginning to wonder if it’s time to expand in some way. This may be a great idea, but you must go through a process to decide how you want to…

Written by Gabriel Patel. As a small business owner, you need to have a policy to deal with late payments. Collecting late payments does not have to ruin your relationship with your client. MagicPay recommends steering clear of the following…

Being a solopreneur has several benefits. For instance, you have complete control over your company, you get to call the shots, and you don’t have to deal with shareholders or partners holding competing visions for your brand. You have the…

An organized system to handle payroll activities is a crucial element of any business that has employees. Payroll encompasses a variety of components that your company must handle accurately and promptly. Just as there are many moving parts to payroll,…

Gig work — including freelance and contract work — has become more and more popular in recent years, especially amidst the coronavirus crisis. After millions of Americans were left unemployed, underemployed, or furloughed during the pandemic, some of these workers…

Written by Katie Conroy If you own a goods-based business, you know that the core of your business runs around inventory. In its most basic sense, your company offers products to customers, and how much you sell will determine how…

Starting your very own small business is an incredibly exciting endeavor. It’s impossible to overstate the amazing feeling that can come along with being your own boss, finally taking command over your career, and doing something you truly love (and…

Many small businesses are now aware of the importance of maintaining data security. However, not all companies pay close attention to customer data. Breaches that result in customer information being compromised are among the most expensive to deal with. For…

If you own a business, you are always vulnerable to an attack. While you will hopefully never encounter a violent, disgruntled employee, you will almost certainly come face to face with a cyber threat, and you may never know it’s…

Whereas before, paying for items using our mobile phones was an oddity, today it’s a daily occurrence. With an annual growth rate of 62%, Statista anticipates that the volume of mobile phone payments will increase from $25bn in 2015 to $275bn in…

Author: Katie Conroy When you’re starting a business, being frugal can be both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, you need to stay lean, save money, and not get bogged down with unnecessary expenses. On the other, the…

With over two quintillion bytes of data being created every day, cybercriminals are continuously coming up with ways to wreak havoc on innocent consumers.  In the payment industry, for instance, easy access to data by hackers seems to have spurred…

Retail businesses are adopting more advanced technologies to drive their daily operations. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) are just some of the many innovative technologies that retailers are using to boost business efficiency. These systems streamline data collection,…

Organizations involved in the processing of payments have to comply with the requirements of the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) in a bid to secure cardholder data. Despite the numerous prescriptive aspects incorporated in PCI DSS, penetration…

Hello Everyone, Before I start telling my story I wanted to give a short background about myself. My name is Rami, I am a college student at Florida Atlantic University, pursuing my bachelor’s degree in accounting. I have been in…

MagicPay Merchant Services announces a new groundbreaking agreement with Nova Point-of-Sale.

MagicPay Merchant Services will now provide more flexible payment processing services to its customers. The company announced its alignment with a new processing bank. The move allows the company to offer versatile solutions and choices for high-risk merchants. This is…

MagicPay Merchant Services has announced a free EMV terminal placement program for merchants who do not currently have one. With this new program, any merchant that applies for a merchant account with MagicPay, and that does not yet have an…

MagicPay Merchant Services is pleased to announce the launch of its multiple currency processing service. A credit card processing service that allows merchants to accept nearly any currency, avoiding foreign transaction fees for your clients.

What is a High Risk Merchant Account? Merchant services is a very broad subject. It involves merchant account providers, payment processors, acquiring banks, merchant types, POS systems, terminals and payment gateways. It is important to understand that not all merchant…

Here we are approaching the end of 2014. We have had a great year so far in the merchant services industry, with healthy growth in sales and greater flexibility for merchants. As we are approaching 2015, an important year to…

On September 9th, 2014 Apple has announced its entry to the mobile wallet industry by developing a new payment processing technology named Apple Pay. Apple Pay is a mobile app that offers easy and secure method of payment for consumers…

Press release from PR Leap.

Small Florida based merchant services provider, MagicPay, announces a new cloud-based POS solution for retailers. The new solution would accommodate mobile, retail and online transactions while instantly updating inventory using the cloud. Article from Journal Sentinel.

Press release about MagicPay Wi-Fi from SiliconCalley.com

As a person that works in the merchant services industry I get questioned quite a lot who, in my opinion, is the best merchant services provider. Well, in my opinion, there is no such thing as “the best merchant services…

How Credit Card Companies Make Money? Ok, so I know we are in a credit card processing blog, which is the other side of the industry of credit card companies. But, in order to understand credit card processing you need…

Web Hosting Merchant Account and Payment Gateway Services So you have succcessfully launched your web hosting service and have a business plan to start and gaining new clients. The main thing now is getting paid for your services and products.…

G2 Crowd Personal Experience So between time to time MagicPay chooses to share some personal experience with companies it deals with. This time I would like to share the experience of dealing with G2 Crowd. For those of you that…

South Florida merchant provider offers innovative new single-batch processing that treats your American Express charges just like Visa, MasterCard and others! Press Release From SBWire.

High Risk Merchant Account Services – An Easy Approach with MagicPay High risk merchant account services is a very broad subject that is subdivided into multiple categories. An account can be considered high risk for its industry type, volume, business…

Why Merchant Services Companies are Requesting Site Inspection to Be Completed? by Rami Levi Personally I have been in the merchant services industry for about 3 years. Although it is not a lot of time I was able to learn…

In recent years many merchants find it difficult to obtain a merchant account for their business. Although the industry is very competitive with thousands of merchant services companies available to choose from, many of them have strong parameters they are…

For years merchants who wished to accept American Express cards had to open a secondary merchant account through AMEX and connect it to their regular merchant account provider. The process was inefficient and included many obstacles. One of the most…

In another example of proactivity, renowned South Florida Merchant Services provider tears down another barrier for its clients. Article from Digital Journal.

MOTO Merchant Services Accounts Now Offered by MagicPay Florida merchant services provider, MagicPay, to start offering high ticket MOTO merchant services accounts for MOTO merchants. Introduction The small Florida based merchant services company, MagicPay, has announced Monday, June 2nd, on…

Why Electronic Cigarettes are considered High Risk Merchant Accounts? As more and more smokers are trying to stop smoking and stay away from the addictive habit they find themselves looking for alternatives and tools that would help them accomplish the…

MagicPay continues to push the boundaries and remain at the forefront of the payment processing industry by offering a new comprehensive payment processing system that’s fast, affordable and totally Cloud-based.

As the US is turning slowly to EMV chip cards, a Florida merchant services provider offers terminal placement to merchants that would like to upgrade their equipment to EMV compatible. Article from PRWeb.

How to Prevent and Win Chargebacks or Disputes Chargebacks is a risk for every business. Whether your business is large or small, retail or MOTO, chargebacks may be of a concern. There are multiple ways to prevent and fight chargebacks,…

MagicPay adds domestic bank that will allow a greater range of services for high-risk merchants in the U.S. and Canada. Press release from i-Newswire.

Florida based merchant services company, MagicPay, expands its free equipment placement program by adding wireless credit card terminals to the list of provided equipment. Article from Boston.com

South Florida based credit card processing company announces the addition of free PIN pads to its free placement program for retail merchants in the U.S. and Canada. Press release from i-Newswire.

MagicPay will be adding a powerful new feature to their website that let’s merchant services customers custom-build their payment gateways for maximum efficiency. Article from News Channel 5.

MagicPay works with several fraud prevention and identity verification systems to provide higher-risk ecommerce and other merchants with a more robust credit card processing system. Article from Fox16.

MagicPay Merchant Services adds new phone and online check payment processing system to their services for increased speed and reliability. From i-NewsWire.

MagicPay works with RingCaptcha in order to enhance security and prevent fraud. Press release from i-NewsWire.com

An article about MagicPay as it is joining its local Chamber of Commerce. From SBWire.

MagicPay opens up the door for collection agencies needing a merchant account solution. Article from the International Business Times.

It has been almost three years since we launched MagicPay and from time to time it seems as if merchants are confused between the benefits and advantages of MagicPay compared to almost any other processor on the market, especially PayPal.…

Article about the expansion to Canada from LowestRates.ca. Written by Cliff Ritter.

Merchant account provider expands its mobile payment services with the addition of the ePNMobile. Article from Boston.com

Due to the ever‐increasing demand for mobile computing in today’s market, MagicPay merchant services is proud to announce the addition of eProcessing Network’s mobile payment processing services. MagicPay has always offered mobile payment processing by selecting and providing the finest…

Payment processing provider takes eco-friendly steps for a greener and more cost-effective future. From WND, America’s Independent News Network.

Article about the Canadian platform from PRWeb.

Terms and Conditions This promotion applies to the following accounts only: Retail Mobile – Premier E-Commerce Money will be sent via check made to the order of the legal name on the account. Only after 30 days of clean processing…

Chabad Merchant Account MagicPay is a Chabad merchant account provider specializing in payment processing solutions for businesses and non-profit organizations. We enable Chabad synagogues and Jewish community centers process credit card transactions in a variety of ways. Whether it is…

Vacation Home Rental Credit Card Processing Merchant Account In the past few years more and more people began owning private vacation homes and rent those out daily, weekly and monthly to tourists. One of the most major problems vacation home…

Finding a good merchant services company is not an easy mission. Although there are hundreds of great companies offering payment processing solutions, MagicPay provides products and services not yet offered by most credit card processing firms. When it comes to…

Merchant Account for Online Tech Support Online technical support businesses find it very hard obtaining a merchant account in and out of the United States. The industry has been penalized and declined a few times by some major processing banks…

Article From the Miami Herald

MagicPay is a South Florida based merchant services company offering payment solutions to businesses nationwide. Since its establishment in early 2012 it has focused on mobile merchants that needed payment processing solutions while on-the-go. On Thursday, October 24th, management has…

It has been a long time since we originally launched the MagicPay Premier program, operated by the Payment Jack app. Originally, Payment Jack was chosen to represent our mobile payment solution for the Premier program. Factors leading to this decision…

In the past few weeks I’ve been hearing about more and more companies, large and small, that keep using the retail credit card terminal at their offices. Meaning that they may take phone or online orders but still key them…

Article made about Fanminder posted on News 10.

Hello readers and subscribers, every few months we update you as to what is happening with our company, what new products we offer, what changes have been made, improvements, feedback and so forth. I think August is truly been one…

I think since the establishment of the company, MagicPay, we have continued to mark our support and care to small business owners. As another way to appreciate and help our merchants we came last week with another game changer in…

Have you seen some of the commercials that have been talking about businesses that have begun to boom thanks to their ability to accept credit cards on iPhone or Android phones associated with their companies? If not, then don’t worry…

There are plenty of article out there explaining what is a merchant account, how does it operate, what are the pricing structures for credit card processing and explanations of different payment solution systems out there. I haven’t found a good…

MagicPay is the largest mobile payment solutions provider on the web. If you looked around our site a little bit you probably found that MagicPay works with quite a few mobile payment applications, the most dominant one being PhoneSwipe but…

Any business that runs credit card transactions may be subjected to chargebacks from the customers. There are a few ways to prevent it from happening, and keep your merchant account and your bank account operating smoothly and profitably. In this…

Recently I have visited New York City, the greatest of all, the one city where you really do not want to get your car into. Like everyone else I had to use public transportation, including the Subway and local taxi…

Authorize.Net vs. NMI MagicPay offers a variety of services and products, some of which may be very similar to each other, others are very unique and specified for certain types of businesses. The reason being is that although different products…

As you probably already know, recently MagicPay has launched the first free iPad POS program in the merchant services industry. Aside from the fact that the merchant receives free equipment there is a lot more involved in the program that…

So what happened through the month of May at MagicPay? The month of May has been extremely active for us here at MagicPay. New plans, products, rates, programs and services have been launched throughout the month. At the beginning of…

MagicPay is giving out a FREE iPad to merchants that process over $10k per month. Apply today! Learn more….

Need a Travel Agency Merchant Account? MagicPay is a leader merchant service provider in the merchant services industry. We specialize in mobile, online and retail merchant accounts including, some call, high risk merchant accounts. If you are a travel agent…

Almost any merchant who accepts credit cards can tell you that it was a great move towards expanding their business as it is a well-known fact that accepting credit cards can increase sales, which will increase revenue. Now, credit card…

Recently I’ve been approached by a few merchants that were quite confused about the interchange plus merchant account model and how it works. So, I’ve decided to write this short post explaining how it works, why it is better and why you should consider…

Article about the foundation of MagicPay, how the idea came to mind and how MagicPay was officially and originally started.

An interview with Rami Levi, the founder of MagicPay, from BlogVault.

Starting a new business may be very tricky and especially risky. Typically statistics are not in your favor if you decide to start a new business but if you came to that conclusion than you better do it right. There…

What is iPhone Credit Card Processing? If you are new to the merchant services / credit card processing industry and applying for your first merchant account you might not be familiar with the term iPhone credit card processing. iPhone credit…

Dear Valued Existing and Future Customers, We are proud to inform you that after hard work that took us a while we now offer international merchant services (offshore merchant account). Now, some of you might ask yourself “what is that…

Forming an LLC (Limited Liability Company) is an important step in starting your business. There are some advantages as well as disadvantages involved in doing so and it is important that you, the business owner, will understand them, if not…

Most small and medium size businesses look beyond their capabilities in order to compete with their biggest and strongest competitors. As there are several ways they can adopt to accomplish that, varying from product differentiation to merchandise quality to customer…

Dear Valued Customers, We just wanted to inform you and our future clients that we have been listening to your feedback and requests and after working very hard in the past few months we now offer next day funding for…

The mobile credit card processing industry is growing now faster than ever. The convenience of accepting credit cards on the go drives more merchants to open their own mobile merchant account and start accepting credit cards at their customers’ location.…

Upon registering to MagicPay Pro merchant plan you will receive login credentials for the QwickPAY app. QwickPAY has divided its usage into two platforms, QwickPAY and QwickPAY Light. The QwickPAY app is used to swipe credit cards with the credit card…

MagicPay Pro app, QwickPAY, is operated with a Bluetooth card reader if you are using an Android device called the BulleT. The BulleT, by MagTeK, offers MagneSafe™ security features with the convenience of a Bluetooth interface. This powerful combination assures card…

With MagicPay Pro you will be able to accept all domestic and international Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards as well as some international cards from different networks that fall under the Discover network.

MagicPay offers an outstanding customer support line. MagicPay Pro customers may call GroupISO customer service line at 800-722-4476. For all other issues call 855-891-2600.

No. MagicPay accounts come with no setup fee (aside from DualPay accounts) and you also receive your first card reader for FREE. The MagicPay Pro card reader, the iDynamo or the BulleT (depending on your mobile device) typically costs over $139 but…

Yes. By using MagicPay Starter or Premier you will be able to accept credit cards even if you do not have cell reception using our offline processing feature. Once you have completed the transaction the credit card details will be…

Yes. With MagicPay Premier you will be able to setup multiple devices as multiple terminals under the same account and track the performance of each terminal on our online merchant portal. For help with setting up your account to multiple devices…

MagicPay offers an outstanding customer support line. MagicPay Premier customers may call the Payment Jack customer service line at 888-368-1725. For all other issues please call 855-891-2600.

MagicPay Premier is operated via the Payment Jack app and there is no early termination fee for Payment Jack merchant accounts. You can close your account at any time without penalty.

MagicPay mobile payments does work in Canada. In order to be able to process credit cards in Canada please sign up to one of our Canadian accounts. Click here to find out more information about Canadian Merchant Accounts.

A chargeback occurs when a customer calls their credit card issuer bank to force the return of funds already paid. When a situation like this occurs the funds are immediately withdrawn from the merchant’s bank account and an investigation takes…

If you’re a doctor’s office we will set you up to be able to accept payments from HSA cards. Just give us a call at (855) 891-2600.

Yes, MagicPay does have a merchant portal with extensive transaction reporting. To access the merchant portal please select your merchant plan: MagicPay Starter MagicPay Premier MagicPay Pro To obtain access to the following sites you’ll need to have a MagicPay account which you can…

MagicPay offers an outstanding customer support line. MagicPay Starter customers receive support directly from our support team with the app provider, call 855-891-2600 ext 2 for customer support.

Just click here to download the bank account change form for PhoneSwipe and return it with other required documentation via fax to 248-283-6181. The change is usually completed within 48 hours. NOTE: This form only applies to PhoneSwipe customers, all other customers please call…

We don’t have limits like some of our competitors do. When you sign up for an account you establish your own limits for monthly sales and transaction amounts. As long as the numbers you provide are reasonable they will typically…

With a MagicPay Flat account there are no PCI compliance fees charged to the merchant.

Click here to download the required form for an address change. Once completed please fax it to 800-226-2273. The change is usually completed within 48 hours. NOTE: This form only applies to PhoneSwipe customers, all other customers please call 855-891-2600.

MagicPay Flat is operated via the PhoneSwipe app and there is no early termination fee for PhoneSwipe merchant accounts. You can close your account at any time without penalty.

Once your account is approved, you’ll receive an email with setup instructions and login credentials for the app. Once you login and setup your app you’ll be ready to run transactions right away. Typically, this means you’re able to accept…

Yes, we do. All credit card processors and sales organization are required to report merchants’ gross sales amount from settled transactions (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, PIN debit, etc). The Internal Service Revenue Code Section 6050W which was enacted by the Housing…

We are required by banking industry regulations and federal law to ask for the Social Security Number, date of birth and full name for each of our users. Even if you plan on using our services primarily for a business,…

No, you can sign up as a “sole proprietor” and use your personal name or a “doing business as” (DBA) for the business name.

Yes, you can order as many card readers as you like. The first card reader is free, any additional ones will cost you by the following pricing: Prices do not include shipping and handling. To order additional card readers just…

Yes. When you receive your mobile terminal your Account Executive will fully train you on your specific device. Also, you receive a toll free customer service telephone number you can call 24 hours a day 7 days a week for…

Usually within 24 – 48 business hours after your batch has settled through your terminal.

MagicPay is compatible with ALL Apple iOS, Android and Blackberry devices. For further compatibility, such as Windows Mobile, please contact us.

MagicPay works with all major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.

We have one of the highest approval ratings in the industry! The application is FREE so you’ve got nothing to lose.

Accounts are usually approved within 24 – 48 business hours.

Go here: https://stg-magicpay-staging.kinsta.cloud/sign-up/ Complete the form and you’ll be on your way to accept credit cards.

Lately I have been approached by many merchants about the question “What is a monthly minimum fee?” Monthly minimum fee is probably one of the more confusing fees out there when looking for a new merchant account. It can be…

MagicPay Virtual Terminal Virtual Payment Gateway for E-Commerce and Online Merchants At the past few months our crew is been working on our Virtual Payment Gateway, in order to provide merchants with the ability to accept credit cards on a…

The benefits of accepting credit cards in non-profit organization.

a comparison between the two most dominant mobile payment processors in the market.

All the reasons a traveling merchant should know as to why to start accepting credit card payments on-the-go.