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Payment Processing Solutions for Service Businesses: The 2026 Guide to Maximizing Margins

Payment Processing Solutions for Service Businesses: The 2026 Guide to Maximizing Margins

by Carolina Aponte | May 15, 2026 | STRICTLY

What if your largest service contract didn’t come with a hidden 4% tax paid directly to a credit card company? For most providers, losing thousands of dollars to transaction fees feels like an unavoidable cost of doing business. You work hard to deliver...
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The Best Merchant Account for Service Business: 2026 Buying Guide

by Carolina Aponte | Apr 2, 2026 | STRICTLY

Why are you still handing over $175 to a credit card processor every time you close a $5,000 installation? If you’re like the 68% of service providers still manually reconciling paper checks, you know that waiting ten days for a payment to clear is just as...
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Merchant Account for Service Business: The 2026 Buyer’s Guide

by Carolina Aponte | Apr 2, 2026 | STRICTLY

In 2025, the average service provider lost 3.5% of their gross revenue to credit card processing fees. That is the equivalent of working for free until January 14th just to satisfy your bank. You’ve likely felt the sting of watching a hard-earned payment shrink...

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