Is your business on the terminated merchant file (TMF) list? The TMF list is also known as the MATCH List. It is a system created and managed by MasterCard. It is mostly a list of businesses and owners whose credit card processing privileges were terminated. Why is this list important? Acquiring banks use the list to screen potential applicant merchant...
Every few days, several businesses report to us that they have been added to the Terminated Merchant File (TMF) or what is commonly known as the MATCH (Member Alert To Control High Risk) List. It can be a very trying period especially if you have never even heard about TMF and how it works. Many times you don’t even know...
If you wind up on the Terminated Merchants File (TMF) list, it can feel like the end for your business. This list is a compilation of merchants whose accounts have been closed because they ended on bad terms with a bank processor. Once placed on the list, your business and others related to your business could possibly be banned by...
At eMerchantBroker.com we can approve all retail accounts, even if you, or your business is on the TMF list. We can provide a Visa and MasterCard processing solution that allows for your business to accept credit cards in a face to face environment. Even if you have been declined by multiple credit card processing companies, we can get you processing...
TMF? Terminated Merchant File! A merchant that is on a TMF list can find it almost impossible to get a merchant account. There are a variety of reasons a merchant may be placed on the “terminated merchant file”, most commonly it is due to an excessive amount of chargebacks or large unpaid chargebacks. Unfortunately some merchants may have had a...
