Offering high risk offshore merchant processing accounts has changed more in the last five years than the last 20 – certainly for the better. For many (and obvious) reasons, the card issuers are flexing their collective muscle, issuing a host of operational changes for merchants and acquirers in order to stamp out fraudulent and unsavory…
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Instabill seeking like-minded payment service providers, acquirers at ICE Totally Gaming
Instabill is pleased to announce it is attending ICE Totally Gaming 2018, Feb. 6-8, at the ExCel London in search of new acquiring banking options as well as payment service providers – competing and otherwise – interested in a revenue-sharing partnership. ICE Totally Gaming, which attracts more than 30,000 gaming industry professionals each year, is…
Payment Service Providers are the Beneficiaries of PSD2
The way European businesses and consumers pay for goods and services online is about to change with the second edition of the Payment Service Directive (PSD2) regulations, to go into effect Jan. 13, 2018. And it is payment service providers and third party payment platforms who will be the beneficiaries. Through PSD2, the stronghold that…
When You Need to Change Offshore High Risk Merchant Account Providers
Sometimes offshore high risk merchant account providers aren’t what they appear to be. We’ve been in the high risk credit card processing space since 2001, and the landscape continues to change and evolve with new regulations, set forth by the major card issuers and governments. Staying on top of these changes is paramount to remaining…
What We Tell High Credit Card Chargeback Merchants
As a high risk merchant account provider, we receive countless inquiries from high credit card chargeback merchants. Sometimes we can help these merchants. Other times, however, when their chargeback rates are particularly high, we don’t have a solution. In cases of the latter, we often get the response, ‘But you’re a high risk provider. Why…
5 Common Questions (and Answers) We Get About an Offshore Credit Card Merchant Account
We liken the business of offering offshore credit card merchant account solutions to trying to rank high on Google for certain search terms: Google is always changing (it performs two updates every day, unannounced). Certain strategies and practices that used to help business websites rank high are now detrimental in search. Acquiring banks can be…
When an Offshore Merchant Account for Credit Card Processing is a Necessity
A common misconception in payment processing is that an offshore merchant account for credit card processing is necessary if your high risk industry touches upon any or all of the following issues: Legal (such as medical marijuana) Reputational (payday lending or adult content) Health (e-cigarettes or tobacco) Hence, when we receive merchant account inquiries that…
Instabill CEO Jason Field Joins ‘Operation Airway Team’ for 2018 Boston Marathon
Instabill Founder and CEO Jason Field has joined the Operation Airway Team from Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, participating in the 2018 Boston Marathon, to raise funds in honor of his late brother, Dr. Richard Field, and his late fiancée, Dr. Lina Bolanos. Mr. Field has partnered with the Operation Airway Team to raise money…
Instabill Co-Hosting Webinar to Prevent Credit Card Chargebacks
It’s not just holiday shopping season. It’s the season of preventing credit card chargebacks, which can cripple a business and eventually cause a merchant to lose his/her merchant account. Hence, Instabill has partnered with Chargebacks911 to host the webinar, Keeping Clients Happy and Accounts Healthy in a High Risk Environment, Thursday, Dec. 7 at 1…
Transaction Laundering: The Reasons Why Fraudsters Do It
For payment service providers, knowing why transaction laundering occurs is important to stopping it. We feel there are three reasons fraudsters turn to transaction laundering: To sell illicit and/or illegal goods, such as drugs To get better rates, both credit card acceptance and processing To lure consumer credit card data As we’re days from holiday…