How do credit card terminals work?
Sep 07, 2009 in
Small Business
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Im starting a dj business for myself. I plan on purchasing a credit card terminal for my business.What is the process of getting it connected to my bank account?
Im starting a dj business for myself. I plan on purchasing a credit card terminal for my business.What is the process of getting it connected to my bank account?
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5 comments
jyoti on September 10, 2009 at 5:51 pm
This is what you do:
You can purchase a terminal or rent it
Then you need to find credit processor company who will process these transaction for you
For example…Each day you do transactions….then end out day you batch out those transaction and your credit processor company will get this batch report and the bank account number you provide them that where they will put your money. Now if you batch everyday then you save money also quicker your money will go in account.
Jessica on September 13, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Terminals work in conjunction with a merchant account through a bank or third party processor. The bank or third-party actually processes the transaction, charging a flat-fee or percentage of the purchase price per transaction. There may also be monthly or annual fees. This link (on a third-party processor’s site) explains it pretty well:
John R on September 14, 2009 at 7:52 am
In terms of getting your terminal connected to your bank account, that will be your credit card processing company that will do that for you. They will be able to set you up with a terminal with a secure bank so the money from your customers credit card will be put into your bank securely and in a speedy fashion. You may want to use a wireless terminal because you will be doing on location jobs and a phone line may not always be accessible. You can usually rent, lease, or buy these terminals and they work great. Our company deals with merchant accounts, we have rock bottom rates, great terminals for our merchants, and 24/7 customer service and you can email us at. com and we could help your dj business get going. A known fact, people always are willing to pay more and tip more when they are using plastic, its the power of money not being present. We look forward to an email from you to compete for your business, good luck.
gootc on September 14, 2009 at 1:35 pm
You need two things: 1) a merchant account and 2) a credit card terminal (or virtual terminal).
Merchant Account:
Your rates will depend on how you will accept the cards from your customers. Will they be present in front of the machine so you can swipe their card? Or will they give you their cc number over the phone and you will hand-key the transaction?
The merchant account that is setup by your merchant account provider will direct the funds into your bank account. You won’t need to change banks or anything like that. Make sure you don’t sign any merchant account agreements that have a long-term contract.
Credit Card Terminal:
If you want a low cost, reliable, easy to use dial up machine, then look at the Nurit 2085. It’s my favorite by far. Only $139 brand new.
If you want a wireless credit card machine, my favorite is the Exadigm XD2000. It is only $645.
If you are going to hand-key your transactions, you may just want to get a virtual terminal. You can get a virtual terminal for free, and pay 10 bucks a month for the service. This lets you get on any computer that has an internet connection and hand key the transaction. It will email a copy of the receipt to you and to your customer. Pretty cool and inexpensive.
It only takes one day to get a merchant account, and there are no setup costs. The following day your terminal will be programmed and then you are ready to start accepting credit cards from your customers!
seafairy2005 on September 17, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Don’t purchase or lease a credit card terminal it isn’t necessary at all. (Especially leasing them, that’s is a total waste of money!) I have mine for free and also free software so you can sell online if you have a web site. For the credit card terminal you just swipe the card through the machine and the money is deposited into your bank account in 24-48 hours. You can also ask to have your credit card terminal programmed to electronically deposit checks into your bank account from your place of business.If the check is bad you know right away too. Some credit card terminals can do this but not all of them. So read up on them or ask questions. Read all contracts before you sign them to protect yourself and your business. I use Simple Payment Systems and have never had a problem ever. They train you for free, your equipment is free and they beat all quotes from other companies. I recommend them because I have done a lot of looking into this before, and they are the best all around that I found and cheapest. I will put the link in below for you to view. Either call them or fill out the form and they will call you.
To get it connected to your bank account you need to apply for the merchant account. Your credit card terminal is programmed so the money goes directly into your bank account.
Congrats and best wishes!