Free Merchant Accounts Do Not Exist.

Written By Mike Wesley
Free merchant accounts don’t exist.

Regardless of how many times you see an ad like this on Google, rest assured, free merchant accounts don’t exist. When processors advertise “free merchant accounts,” they are usually referring to equipment or application fees.

All businesses have to pay interchange fees to card-issuing banks, assessments to the card brands (Visa, MasterCard, and Discover), and a markup of some sort to the processor. Don’t waste time looking for a free me

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