Blogs
Understanding how consumers will use cards, and some of the financial jargon they understand and may demand from your business will be vital in remaining successful. Our blogs about payments and merchants will go into detailed explanation of topics the consumers will care about the most.
Here’s Why You Should Switch To Digital Money Now
In 2021, 90% of card transactions were contactless payments. Apps such as Apple Pay and the Google Wallet have given consumers the choice and flexibility to pay extremely quickly using their smart devices. We wanted to see how widely adopted digital wallets have become and why.
How To Avoid Unnecessary Charges On Your Merchant Bill
Business growth can lead to increased security risk. For SME’s, much of the mitigating risk management will rely on the tools available. BMS can help ensure compliance.
Why Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) Matters In-Store
Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is a security measure embodied within The Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) as a set of regulations for payments which came into force last year. We’ve devised a quick guide to understanding SCA for your customers, and how BMS can help.
The Impact of the Interchange Fee Dispute
Tensions between retailers and card networks have been at an all-time high as of recent memory due to the interchange fee increase.
How Your Business Can Prepare For Black Friday
We are anticipating a Black Friday boom! Are you well prepared? You want to have extra terminals during this period!
Top Reasons Why Your Business Needs An Additional Card Machine
Some businesses think they can go into the busy period with one card machine. If this is you, your business may run into some difficulties.
The Cost-of-Living Crisis: How To Reduce Your Business Expenditure
The cost-of-living crisis is making it challenging for firms to control their rising costs. Here are five tips on how you can save money.
The Pandemics Impact On The Digitisation Of The Payments Industry
The pandemic has accelerated the digitisation of the payments sector at undeniable speeds, so what are the top payment trends of 2022?
How To Maintain Efficient Business Cash Flow: A Brief Lesson in Liquidity
The importance of business cash flow cannot be understated. It is the foundation of any business that directly affects how it can operate.
5 Reasons Why Your Business Needs A Card Machine
Are small business card payments worth setting up? This blog discusses the top 5 reasons why small businesses need a card machine.
Why Local Businesses Are Important
We understand why local businesses are important, that’s why we do our best to provide unique solutions for local businesses.
Can Business Growth Lead To Increased Security Risk?
Risk management is essential for any business, big or small, and especially those that leverages customer data.
What You Need To Know About PCI Compliance
PCI compliance is one of the most important aspects of a modern business. BMS simplifies this process to help you achieve compliance easily.
How to Create an Inclusive POS System for Visually Impaired Customers
We’ve developed a helpful guide for businesses to create an inclusive POS system for visually impaired customers.
Everything You Need to Know About Interchange Fees
Our latest blog post outlines how interchange fees work, the factors involved in their changes and their potential future.
Tap into the Power of Virtual Terminals
The diversity of payments encourages consistent customer relationship building, placing accessibility above all. While hardware…
Next Day Funding: A Powerful Tool in the Merchant’s Arsenal
Within over-saturated markets, businesses can find themselves stumbling in in the first hurdle of attempted growth. It becomes imperative that merchants maintain a competitive edge…
How to Scale Efficiently: The Small Business Guide
Within over-saturated markets, businesses can find themselves stumbling in in the first hurdle of attempted growth. It becomes imperative that merchants maintain a competitive edge…
Understanding E-wallets for Seamless Transactions
Going ‘wallet-less’ refers to the new age technology, the digital wallet, here’s why merchants should be utilising this for their customers
Cashless Societies: Turn Rapid Changes into Opportunities
Cash is king, or so the saying goes, however, it seems like a royal coup in the form of a cashless society is taking place…
How To Reduce Risk For Your Business
We’ve developed some important insights into the most common fees found with payment processing, and how BMS can help reduce risk for 2022.
Understanding Your Customer’s Payment Security
The world of payment security can be daunting as a business. Managing your PCI compliance may be the closest you come as a merchant to…
Contactless Payments Explained: A Look into NFC
There is no beating around the bush, convenience is king when it comes to payments. Currently, contactless payments are set to reach $2.5 trillion in 2021…
The Contactless Limit is Raised, your Business will Need to Know Some Details.
We have a short retrospective into how the contactless limit rising has impacted the industry and merchants, and what BMS can do to help.
What You Need To Know About Chargebacks, And How They Affect Your Business
BMS delves into the Chargebacks, which in simple terms – is a reversal of a card transaction as a refund directly from the bank…
How To Prepare For a Summer of British Staycations
The pandemic has created uncertainty for foreign travel, with many UK holiday goers choosing a staycation instead
Minimum monthly charges: a lurking menace punishing small businesses
Merchant service statements are often a jumble of disjointed jargon. There are many words on a bill that business owners might not understand. Transaction charges, safer payments…
How to Save Money With a Pay-As-You-Go Card Machine
Card machines come in all manner of shapes and sizes; ecommerce, handheld, countertop, remote, pay-as-you-go. They are all so unique. The latter of these devices, the pay-as-you-go…
Why a Card Machine is the must have tool for businesses in 2021
If the tsunami of the pandemic has proven anything, it is that businesses have a strong ability to adapt. Leading the forefront of this evolutionary process is the sacred card machine…
