Category: Blog

The Number One Question We’re Asked at Swypit

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You Ask, We Answer Without a doubt the question we are asked most frequently at Swypit is, ta-dah! “What’s your rate?” No surprise there, right? I’d ask that too. But with a credit card processing company the answer is not nearly as neat and simple as the question Before I could ever answer that question […]

How Credit Card Processing Actually Works

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Behind The Scenes of Credit Card Processing We want to be your merchant service provider. With more than 20 years in the credit card processing business, we’re still working with our very first client because we establish and cultivate long-term client relationships. The difference between Swypit and other credit card processing providers is that we […]

The Client Experience At Swypit

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We provide expertise, honesty and integrity. We want to be your merchant service provider. With more than 20 years in the credit card processing business, we still work with our very first client. We establish and cultivate long-term client relationships. The difference between Swypit and other credit card processing providers is that we work to […]

When Is It Time To Switch To Swypit?

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If you’ve been in business and have been swiping, chipping and tapping credit cards, check this out… With credit card processing, you may not understand the complexities of all the line items you see on your monthly statement. But every now and then you find yourself wondering about all those line items. You’ll notice all […]

Craziest Things I’ve Seen In The Credit Card Processing Industry

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Every industry has a few crazy stories. Today I wanted to outline a few zingers from the credit card processing industry with my guest, Michael Goldsmith. The Classic Cord Debacle I’ll be out setting up a new system and the client has a rat’s nest of cables piled up and we don’t touch them because […]

Who Is Really Watching Your Money (Feat: Jeremy Lock)

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If you’re using PayPal, Square, or Stripe, they’re watching your money go into their coffers. Credit card processing is a slimy business made to appear more complicated than it really is. I’m here to help educate retailers and anyone who accepts credit and debit cards for payment in their business to think about who’s really […]

When A $922,412 Transaction Goes Wrong

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A few years ago, I did a YouTube video goofing up a $922,412 transaction. Ouch. That’s a lot of money. What would happen if you did a transaction just like that and now your money was held because your credit card processing company doesn’t know what they’re doing? It happens! And most people are shocked […]

Are you trapped in your current credit card processing company...

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When signing on the dotted line for credit card processing, many forget that they are signing a contract that’s been written by a bunch of attorneys who aren’t there to help you. Their goal is to help the organization that hired them. (You know, the ones who are shuffling YOUR money around.) It’s key to […]

Title: Stop! You’re Paying A Fortune in Processing Fees

You’re likely processing your credit card transactions the wrong way, getting your merchant account dinged with extra fees left and right, and most likely making you pay as much as 40% more than you should be paying. Do I have your attention now? Of course I do! Let’s look at the common mistakes that merchants […]

We’re Refreshing and Revamping at Swypit

We’re Refreshing and Revamping at Swypit Big changes that will help your business be more profitable are in the works at Swypit. We are changing things up, getting a refreshed look on our website and an exciting new logo. We are reviewing and revamping in order to take care of our clients even better. Don’t […]