A payment gateway encrypts and transmits customer data; a processor moves funds between accounts. Both are essential for online credit card transactions.

At Forbes Advisor, our team of experts select and test credit card processing companies across 31 key metrics that matter to small businesses. We analyzed everything from reliability and affordability ...

When it comes to processing credit card payments, you have to spend money to make money. Every player in the payments value chain, including the issuer, acquirer or processor and card network, deducts ...

Running a small business is tough, and dealing with credit card processing can make it even tougher. Many small business ...

For most small UK businesses it’s impossible to avoid taking customer payments by credit card. But the fees from these transactions can quickly eat into profits, making it particularly difficult for ...