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Running a small business is never easy, not least because of the payment process. You have to be self-sufficient and still provide the customers with a payment gateway that can accommodate different customer preferences.

Household services are jobs of a domestic nature requested by homeowners for the proper running and maintenance of their property. They include everything from cleaning to cooking, and basically, everything else that keeps a house in running order.

In mid-2020, a US Bank study found 82% of the time that businesses failed had to do with the fact that they didn’t understand their cash flow. The lockdown only made things more unpredictable for small businesses and created an 'all bets are off' situation for those who did manage their cash flow properly.

Tis the season of falling leaves, pumpkins, and all-things-orange. It’s also the time of year when people would prefer staying indoors over leisurely strolls in the outdoors. If you’ve just opened a small business, you may not attract many customers with traditional marketing efforts like attractive signage and billboards.

Technology has revolutionized many commercial sectors and made matters convenient for organizations and their clientele. Newer ways for information exchange and financial transactions are making operations more productive.

QR code payments are short for Quick Response code payments because they allow users to access information almost right away. Like all things electronic, their usage grew by an impressive 11% in the pandemic’s wake.

Are you a retailer sick and tired of your enterprise’s billing problems? As a retailer, billing is something you can’t avoid. It’s one of the busiest sides of the business. You have to be careful to charge the customer correctly.

ScanPay is unique in that it allows service providers to create invoices and collect payment immediately on the job site without the need for additional hardware or card readers.

Bookkeeping is essential to the running of a small business. It’s only by keeping a record of your business that you’ll have a fair idea of how well you’re doing and take preventive measures when the situation calls for it.

Small businesses have always been first hit by economic changes. The pandemic making maintaining cash flows for small business owners irregular is the most recent example. A report by JP Morgan Chase revealed that many businesses were affected primarily because consumers cut their spending.

According to a 2020 report by the Insurance Information Institute, consumers collectively lost $3.3 billion to identity fraud. The scares of Halloween may not be real, but if this statistic is anything to go by, the scare of choosing and using the wrong payment solution is quite realistic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the way businesses operate. Health concerns, the need to reduce human contact, and changing shopping habits have increased the use of contactless payment options.