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Glossary: 117 software-led payments terms to know

Payrix

Check verification Process that screens checks and check-writers against a negative database at the point-of-sale (POS) when the customer presents a check as payment. Duplicate checking The policy and procedures that prevent identical sales records from being processed. eCheck, PayPal, etc.)

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5 Secrets to Moving Upmarket – How the Right Sales Tax Technology Can Support SaaS Growth

SaaStr

The risk in failing to comply with one state’s sales tax laws is that you could be subject to an intense audit where the state’s auditor scours your books for every instance of uncollected sales tax. . And, not to get too scary, but sales tax obligations can’t be discharged by bankruptcy. Mark earned his B.A.

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Glossary: 117 software-led payments terms to know

Payrix

Check verification Process that screens checks and check-writers against a negative database at the point-of-sale (POS) when the customer presents a check as payment. Duplicate checking The policy and procedures that prevent identical sales records from being processed. eCheck, PayPal, etc.)

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Are Debit Card Surcharges Legal? What Businesses Need to Know

Stax

On a federal level, the Durbin Amendment , part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was introduced in 2010 and limits transaction fees. It is important to note that if there is a difference between the card and cash price, it is essential to clearly communicate through proper signage at the point of sale.

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How to Create Complaint Cash Discount Signage in Your Business [TEMPLATE INCLUDED]

Stax

A verbal explanation at the point-of-sale of your cash discount program to customers is also required by most card issuers. Meanwhile, cash discounts are legal in all 50 states according to the Durbin amendment of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law , and don’t require any registration.

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8 Tough Lessons from Closing 12,000 Customers at WebPT (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

We hit a million dollar run rate by 2010. In 2010, we decided to go out in Phoenix to do an angel round of funding. One of the largest point of sale services in the world, platforms in the world. What we were looking for at that point in time was SaaS experience, but also expertise and had a scale.

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My First 16: Welding Yourself to Early Customers with Marqeta’s Jason Gardner

Andreessen Horowitz

So, we started the company, it was about January 15th of 2010. And how we did that was, it’s a card that’s already linking to the point of sale device. So there’s no way that you’re going to be able to do it because there’s a bunch of other people that have done it before.