New entrepreneurs are faced with a multitude of information they need to learn and apply in order to be successful. A fundamental concept that must be taken from the beginning, is the difference between a bank account and a business merchant account.
A business account is used to manage expenses associated with establishing and maintaining a business – rent and utilities, for example. In addition, a merchant account is a bank account that was settled with the merchant service provider to deal with one thing: the processing of credit cards.
Think of a merchant account as a business agreement between you (the merchant) and a processor card that allows you to payment cards (credit, debit and prepaid) customers can accept. The processor it uses the technology (including credit card terminals, and various treatment options, including wireless and mobile), manages the authorization of your sales transactions by the issuing bank and deposit products in the bank account.
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