A long time ago, Instabill thrived on providing business owners with pharmacy merchant accounts until some of our high risk acquiring banks banned these types of online sales. Fraudsters worldwide were processing thousands of dollars worth of illegal, controlled substances and something had to be done to stop it. Recently, acquirers have been easing up…
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Pet Supply Merchant Accounts on the Rise at Instabill
Over the past few months, we have seen a new trend in inquiring merchants. You may not consider a puppy or kitten as high risk, but several pet supply merchants have been turning to Instabill for credit card processing services. Many merchants and affiliates do not realize that we work with a large number of…
Quick Approvals for High Risk Merchant Accounts
If you need to open a merchant account quickly, then you are in luck. Instabill has some new solutions that offer fast approvals for high risk merchant accounts. These high risk solutions are perfect for merchants working in e-commerce industries such as nutraceuticals, herbal supplements, licensed pharmacies, MLM, e-cigarettes, and file sharing and downloads. High…
Large Credit Card Processors Are Not Always the Way to Go
We may sound like we are trying to toot our own horns, but it is true—large credit card processors are not always the best way to go. Just because they are well known and process for many mainstream businesses does not mean they know how to fulfill your specific merchant account needs. Here are a…
How to Avoid an Online Business Failure
Instabill has been in the credit card processing business for more than a decade and we have seen our fair share of successful and not-so-successful startups. The reason why nearly 90% of businesses fail is that the owner lacks experience and knowledge. However, we are here to support new e-commerce business ventures and do all…
Advice for Startup Online Gambling Merchants
Starting an online gambling business is a lot different now than it was a decade ago. Until the end of 2011, the United States had banned all forms of online betting. Other countries have heavily regulated it, Visa created the 7995 code to identify online gambling transactions, and acquiring banks oftentimes make it difficult to…
High Volume Credit Card Processing with Instabill
Instabill works with a wide range of business owners who work in many different industries and process various monthly sales volumes. We can provide merchant accounts to storefront businesses, MOTO businesses, and e-commerce businesses. We can even help you register your business in another country. However, we would be lying if we said that we…
Grow Your Business with a Direct Merchant Account from Instabill
What could be more liberating than having your own direct merchant account? By breaking free from restrictive third party credit card processing services like Google Checkout and PayPal, you can help your e-commerce business grow. Although third party merchant accounts can be a saving grace for some—such as helping startups gain credit card processing history or allowing…
Learning About the Instabill Merchant Account Rolling Reserve
A rolling reserve, also known as a holdback, is an element of an offshore merchant account that acquiring banks require. Rolling reserves help reduce risk factors when selling large ticket items or services, processing high monthly volumes, or simply working in a high risk industry. The Instabill merchant account rolling reserve is a fixed percentage…
Instabill Provides Direct Response Merchant Account Services
If you have a product that you want to sell to your customers directly and eliminate the need for a third party to represent your goods, then you will need a direct response merchant account from Instabill. As a direct response merchant, you can take your goods or services to the end user without having…