Accepting credit cards

Don't lose another sale because you're still not accepting credit cards. Accepting credit card payments is very important for your business. In fact, it's almost a necessity in today's marketplace.

First Data Independent Sales enables you to accept credit cards online. Whether you're a pure online business or a brick-and-mortar entity looking to establish an online presence or even a home-based business, accepting credit cards has become crucial to achieve any degree of success.

First Data Independent Sales is an independent credit card processor and is one of the fastest growing transactions processing companies in the United States. We serve over 185,000 merchants and process over $12 billion in bankcard volume annually. We provide the most advanced and reliable equipment available for accepting credit cards online.

Benefits of accepting credit cards

Accepting credit cards online is proven to boost orders by nearly 400%.

Online orders increase your profit per sale because (1) they eliminate the cost of using 800 numbers and live operators, and (2) credit card buyers are less concerned with price than cash buyers -- which means, you can raise your prices and lose almost no business.

Customers trust you more, because you look like a real business -- not a fly-by-night operation, or a hobbyist working from your kitchen table.

Without a merchant account, you're at the mercy of your customers (who often get distracted and forget to send their checks), the Post Office (which takes at least three days to deliver your checks), and your bank (which makes you wait several more days for the checks to clear your account)!

With the right merchant package, your customer's money is instantly and automatically wired into your bank account, ready to spend within 24-48 hours.

With online credit card processing, you'll capture many more orders from people buying on impulse.