Who is a High Risk Merchant? Any merchant who has one or more of the following characteristics is considered high risk: irregular high-ticket sales a record of high chargebacks Falls in an industry that major banks are not willing to support, or Any other highly regulated industry. Note that this high risk merchant account classification depends on your industry category...
While PayPal is one of the common options most retailers consider when looking to process credit card payments, there’s always the question of whether you can use it for your merchant account for high risk business. Unfortunately, you can’t, because they don’t accept merchants like you. Along with other payment aggregators like, Stripe and Square, PayPal is not willing to...
When applying for a merchant account, high risk retailers will wonder what the merchant account fees are up front once they are approved and begin running an account. This information is for your good; just so you understand why some deductions are made each time you make a card transaction. On top we’ll take you through a few merchant account...
There are several factors that might put your business in the high risk category. One of the main reasons has to do with the higher rate of chargebacks and disputes. As a high risk business, you’ll be unable to secure a standard account with the majority of acquirers, so you should look for a respectable payment processor specializing in the...
