Growth strategies

Finding the right partner model for your payments business

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.

How to fulfill the Merchant Hierarchy of Needs as a payment service provider

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?

Ecommerce Chargeback Solutions

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

Understanding PCI DSS and its critical role in payment security

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

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

Small business success spotlight: Elena Carnè and T31 Apparel

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.

Setting business goals in the new year

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

How to Use a POS System to Help Your Business

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.

How to Manage Cash Flow

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.

How to grow your business and have a life

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

4 benefits of integrating payments with your software solution

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.

Get Small Business Payment Processing Faster

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.

Ask these questions to get to the heart of healthcare payment 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.

Avoid transaction downgrades and optimize your payment processing

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.

Creating the blueprint for strategic growth

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.

Optimizing payments and financial services

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.

No need to be scrappy when you can have SaaS

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.

How to partner with your payments processor to drive ecommerce 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.

Tap-and-go transit payments: Easy for riders and cost-saving for operators

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.

Reduce cart abandonment by creating a great online shopping experience

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.

Payment optimization for airlines

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.

Leveraging APIs and open banking to provide more value

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?

How to choose a payments provider for your public sector organization

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.

Evolving your partner model to adapt to a changing payments landscape

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.

Innovative payment solutions for Financial Institutions Partners

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.

Accelerating growth for your merchants with real-time payments

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.

How To Offset Credit Card Processing Fees

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

Small Business Success Spotlight: Steven Lee

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

Small Business Success Spotlight: Monica Fullerton

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

20 Questions to ask before committing to a payment processor

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.

Medical Cents: Understanding Healthcare Payments Podcast

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.

The smart payments choice for franchises

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.

The Need-to-know of PCI DSS Compliance

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.

Six ways to increase transaction approvals

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

Security

How to defend against cyberattacks

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.

How To Protect Cardholder Data

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.

Accelerating growth for you and your business customers

Thanks to the rapid pace of innovation and advances in payments technology, staying ahead of competitors in an increasingly demanding environment is crucial for the success of your business clients. This guide from Elavon will provide four considerations to look for in a payments partnership.

Trends and insights

Build Up Pride and Your Small Business

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

How to use data analytics to grow your business

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.

How Do Small Businesses Help The Economy

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

Expand Payment Methods with Modern Payment Technology

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.

Why it’s time to upgrade your healthcare payment solutions

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

Turning payment data into business intelligence gold

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.

Top talent for your small business

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.

Payment processing trends for 2023

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!

Embracing new payment methods

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.

Unlocking the Small Business Opportunity in Financial Services

Learn how Elavon can help unlock the small business opportunity in financial services. Addressing the unique financial needs of small and medium businesses.

Four ways innovative payment solutions can help healthcare providers

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.

Uniting digital and human partner experiences

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

Safeguarding Your Restaurant Against Fraud in the Digital Age

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.

How to bust holiday checkout lines with innovative payments

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.

Fintech solutions driving competitive advantages for community banks

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

Evolving your payments strategy for the new consumer experience

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.

Shanita Miller - Black Girl’s Guide to Atlanta

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.

How to beat the big box retailers at customer service

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.

Unlocking ISV potential through embedded finance

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.

Payments

Payment Processing for New Businesses

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.

How to reduce business costs

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.

Customer stories

Wholesales Distributor Case Study

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

Monetizing payments to maximize your revenue and scale your business for sustainable growth

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.

Streamlined Practice Management System Improves Efficiency

Streamline your healthcare practice management system with Elavon healthcare payments.

Streamlined Payment Acceptance Increases Bill Collection Efficiency

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

Operations Become Efficient with a Streamlined Payment Process

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