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Learn how Monica Fullerton’s small business, “Spouse-ly”, provides services & goods made by members of the military community.

Doing business comes with costs – new equipment, payroll, taxes, and more. While many of the fees and expenses that small businesses incur are out of their control, there are opportunities to more closely manage credit card acceptance costs and optimize interchange costs. One popular way to do this is surcharging – adding a percentage-based fee on top of the regular posted price when a customer uses a credit card to pay.

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Elevating the consumer payment experience. Setting the stage for merchant growth.

Whether a shopper is checking out at their favorite clothing store or a large enterprise is invoicing a client, transactions go through a vast ecosystem. Beyond traditional interactions between banks, issuers, and acquirers, software companies are playing increasingly important roles in this ecosystem Elavon can help you find the right model.

Merchants are the backbone of the payment ecosystem and need careful nurturing and support to drive long-term portfolio growth for payment service providers. By understanding and prioritizing the needs of merchants, payment partners can position themselves for mutual growth – but how can you get started?

Credit card chargebacks are a costly reality for online merchants. Elavon can provide you the knowledge you need to avoid costly chargebacks.

Businesses that process, store, or transmit cardholder data must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). While these standards are in place to help protect you and your customer’s payment data, validating and maintaining PCI DSS compliance can be costly, complex, and time-consuming – but it doesn’t have to be. Elavon is here to help

Get paid faster with talech digital invoicing. A no-cost service for web billing and invoice management within your talech dashboard.

Learn how T31 Apparel’s business focus shift helped it grow during the pandemic & why it is so important for small businesses to be able to adapt.

Interested in how to succeed in business? Take a look at these key steps for setting business goals and achieving them this year.

Learn how to use a POS system to create efficiencies for your business to manage tasks for restaurants, retail stores & other service industries with Elavon.

Cash flow management is critical in the success of a business so that you know what payments are coming in & going out. Manage your cash flow with Elavon.

Learn how Elavon can help you with work life balance using tools to streamline payment acceptance, managing your business & security information & more.

As the worlds of technology and financial services converge, providing your merchants and their end users with a connected buying experience is crucial to differentiating your software in an increasingly crowded and competitive market. Learn from Elavon the benefits of integrating payments with your software solution.

Businesses rely on consistent cash flow to help run efficiently. Help remove the guesswork on when you get paid with small business payment processing that's scheduled to your cash flow needs.

Healthcare organizations of all sizes and specialties – from small dental offices to large medical systems – need holistic payment acceptance solutions that create a simple, positive experience for patients and providers. Elavon provides 3 simple questions to ask to determine your healthcare payment needs.

For most small businesses, finding new ways to cut costs or avoid fraud and chargebacks is critical for daily operations and business growth. Elavon is here to help with four ways to avoid downgrades and ultimately optimize your payment processing.

The concept of composable commerce, or a component-based approach to creating a customizable technology stack, is at the forefront of delivering the business capabilities ISVs need. Let Elavon show you how can you apply this methodology to your payments strategy.

As payments technology innovation continues to evolve exponentially, today’s consumers expect a seamless, connected, and personalized buying experience. Elavon can help you optimize payments and financial services to exceed your customer expectations and maximize revenue.

Whether you want to enhance your customers’ digital buying experience, customize your checkout process, or personalize payments, you can utilize an Elavon integrated payment solution for a frictionless boost to your value and growth.

With Elavon, businesses can quickly reach a global audience without the costs associated with operating multiple physical locations. Customers have more buying options than ever before and enjoy the convenience of products delivered directly to their home.

Cities around the US are revolutionizing their public transportation systems to enhance urban mobility, boost sustainability, and increase access for their residents. The key to this transformation is contactless payments – replacing tickets, prepaid cards, and other inefficient traditional payment methods in mass transit systems.

While online cart abandonment continues to be a pain point for ecommerce retailers, there are steps you can take to increase sales conversions and drive loyalty. From transparency to security, there is much within your control to improve the online customer experience.

In the dynamic landscape of the airline industry, optimizing revenue streams and enhancing payment performance are essential to success. Airlines can unlock hidden revenue and bolster their financial health by implementing a series of best practices when partnering with Elavon.

The emergence of open banking, financial services APIs, and banking as a service has changed the landscape of the payments ecosystem. It is no longer enough to offer integrated payments with your software solution, but rather it’s table stakes. So how do you differentiate yourself from the competition and future-proof your business for sustainable growth?

Your public sector organization needs a trusted payments partner, like Elavon to help you deliver more modern payment solutions to your residents as you take control of revenue, reduce administrative costs, and streamline financial operations.

Whether you are looking for a market entry point or planning your exit strategy, establishing a long-term payments strategy is critical for sustainable growth. At Elavon, we have different partner models that can help your business evolve.

Whether you’re starting a new business, selling online for the first time, or looking for a payment processor to better meet your needs, this guide by Elavon, is a great resource to help you understand what factors you need to consider. It covers the four main areas you need to pay attention to: funding, processing fees, security, and integration with ecommerce platforms.

The past two years have brought unprecedented change to both business and consumer behavior. 2020 was the year small businesses needed to find a way to adapt their operations to survive in a changing economy.

Accepting credit card payments can become expensive for businesses. Learn how to minimize payment processing costs with Elavon.

Steven Lee of Gillian's Cafe partnered with Elavon to provide his customers with smooth payment processing through our restaurant POS systems.

Whether you’re starting a new business, selling online for the first time, or looking for a payment processor to better meet your needs, this guide by Elavon, is a great resource to help you understand what factors you need to consider. It covers the four main areas you need to pay attention to: funding, processing fees, security, and integration with ecommerce platforms.

Patients and providers need help navigating the healthcare system – from emerging medical technology to paying for services. That’s why Elavon partner's with providers – hospitals, clinics, outpatient treatment centers, and more – to provide seamless practice management tools and integrated payment solutions.

With the convergence of payments and software technology, ISVs that integrate payments with their platform reap the benefits of increased revenue streams, stronger company valuations, and a stickier relationship with their end customers. Partner with Elavon to monetize and maximize your revenue.

Elavon has put together this helpful guide that highlights the need-to-knows of validating PCI DSS compliance and how you can protect your business and customer payment data today and in the future.

Elavon payment processing can help business owners increase authorization rates, which results in more sales and revenue.

On April 1, 2024, the PCI Security Standards Council launched PCI DSS 4.0* – a comprehensive step forward in continuous improvement, flexibility, and enhancements to payment industry security. This article examines the updates.

Learn the first signs of a cyberattack to prevent fraud and hackers from effecting your business. Elavon can provide your business with the security it needs to succeed.

With a rise in online payments comes the increased risk of hacking. Find out how you can protect cardholder data with Elavon’s PCI compliant solutions.

Celebrate Pride Month with Elavon and learn more about how you can support the LGBTQ community all year round as a small business owner.

All businesses want to grow, cut costs and be efficient. A great resource to help achieve these goals is using business data. Learn how you can use business data to help grow your business with Elavon.

Learn how small businesses still helping the economy during this challenging time, and how they can get the support they need from Elavon.

Learn how to expand payment methods for your customers with modern payment technology. Elavon's payment solutions can help protect cardholder data and streamline checkout.

Healthcare solutions providers can capture market share by enabling greater efficiency and better patient experiences with Elavon payment processing solutions.

Small business owners don’t have to navigate daily and strategic challenges alone – Elavon payment processing offers numerous ways to find, collect, and analyze information to inform decisions about managing your organization.

From finding qualified talent to offering benefits and opportunities to retain workers, Elavon explores how small business owners should consider the following tactics to build and grow a consistent workforce.

As a business owner, it’s vital to stay on top of the trends when it comes to payment processing. Let’s take a look to see what’s new in payments for 2023!

Elavon stays up-to-date on how consumers prefer to make payments. By investing in new payment technology, we help businesses accept payments the way their customers want to pay.

Healthcare payments in the US are often complex, time-intensive, and costly – for both patients and providers. Clinics, hospitals, and specialty medical practices often struggle to make the billing and payment process easy for all parties involved. Elavon shows you four innovative ways payment solutions can help.

Elavon is uniting digital and human partner experiences as community banks enter the digital world.

Operating a large enterprise restaurant is a complex undertaking with many moving parts, including booking events, managing staff and even managing multiple locations or franchises. But one thing that is becoming increasingly top of mind for management and executives is payment security, as news headlines remind businesses of the consequences of a data breach.

The holiday shopping season is fast approaching. Elavon has the most seamless experiences for your customers will come from thoughtfully choosing the right mix of POS technologies and staffing strategies for your business.

Elavon helps community banks with fintech solutions are driving competitive advantages.

As AI, ChatGPT, and the increased adoption of instant payments become more prevalent in our day-to-day lives, the impact of truly connected payments is upending the traditional consumer experience. Let Elavon help you maximize your revenue potential, accelerate your speed to market, and scale your business for sustainable growth.

We’re not only committed to helping small business owners, but also to uplifting their voices. Meet Shanita Miller, founder of Black Girl's Guide to Atlanta.

With the holiday shopping season underway, small businesses are looking for ways to compete with big box retailers. Elavon payment processing can help you beat the big box retails with small changes in customer services.

As payments technology and business models continue to advance and change at a rapid pace, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) have new opportunities to monetize their services and provide valuable tools for their customers. Learn how Elavon can help find new opportunities.

Learn how to manage cash flow with payment processing for your new business. Elavon can teach you everything from handling fees to security and compliance.

Inflation and labor shortages are some of the many small business challenges owners are facing currently. Learn how to reduce costs for your small business with Elavon.

With about 8,500 staff and flights to 30 destinations across four continents, Virgin Atlantic is a massive global enterprise. So, when the airline set out to introduce a multi-acquirer strategy, it found that payments provider Elavon went above and beyond.

Elavon provides solutions to manage card brand interchange rates for a global industrial products and services supplier.

With the convergence of payments and software technology, ISVs that integrate payments with their platform reap the benefits of increased revenue streams, stronger company valuations, and a stickier relationship with their end customers. Partner with Elavon to monetize and maximize your revenue.

Streamline your healthcare practice management system with Elavon healthcare payments.

Streamlined payment acceptance increases bill collection efficiency with Elavon healthcare payments.

Operations become efficient with a streamlined payment process by partnering with Elavon healthcare payments.