Yes, plastic bags are disappearing in cities nationwide. Plastic bag bans and plastic bag taxes, have been taking over major cities like Seattle and San Francisco, hoping to reduce the production and use of retail plastic bags. Body:  Yes, plastic bags are disappearing in cities nationwide. Plastic bag bans and plastic bag taxes, have been taking over major cities like Seattle and San Francisco, hoping to reduce the production and use of retail plastic bags. This type of disappearing act... Read Full Story

Yes, plastic bags are disappearing in cities nationwide. Plastic bag bans and plastic bag taxes, have been taking over major cities like Seattle and San Francisco, hoping to reduce the production and use of retail plastic bags. Body:  Yes, plastic bags are disappearing in cities nationwide. Plastic bag bans and plastic bag taxes, have been taking over major cities like Seattle and San Francisco, hoping to reduce the production and use of retail plastic bags. This type of disappearing act... Read Full Story

If you’re still deciding, think no more. These days, it’s almost mandatory for a business to provide credit card processing services as people rarely have cash readily on hand. It could be for many reasons such as safety issues, convenience or great return incentives when using their credit card/debit. Accepting more payment options means more business for your company. Most businesses today have a credit/debit card terminal as well as an internet merchant account if they own a web business... Read Full Story

Leaders Merchant Services in Camarillo, California, has an amazing outside agent program designed to offer merchants quality credit card processing and service while providing outside agents with an easy way to make a substantial living. Whether an agent has merchant service experience or is brand new to the industry, LEADERS is looking to help every agent succeed! LEADERS’ National Sales Agent (NSA) program was developed and introduced in August of 2006 by Director of Operations Sarah... Read Full Story

Leaders is a merchant services company which specializes in credit and debit card processing for companies of all sizes. They are one of the fastest growing merchant accounts provider of credit and debit card based transactions in the country. Their merchant account services allow merchants to process both traditional card-present with a terminal or card-not-present transactions with an internet merchant account. Merchants who accept credit cards, atm/debit cards enjoy greater sales than... Read Full Story

One of the important factors of a successful online business is a good merchant services provider. In other words, it is your credit card processing company. I have heard countless stories in which ecommerce website owners (or even website designers) have been taken for a ride by the credit card processing company. A few bad apples does not make a bad harvest True, there are companies just out there to get your fees. No question about it. But then there are some honest ones out there as... Read Full Story

Leaders Merchant Services, merchant account company and credit card service provider, encourages its merchants to learn the Visa and MasterCard Association rules and regulations, as well as their state legislation rules and regulations as it pertains to their merchant accounts. All merchants must follow the compliance guidelines in relation to credit card transaction receipts. The card Associations, as well as legislation in some states, require that the credit card number be masked so that... Read Full Story

In the past year and a half, there have been many stories in the news regarding compromised credit card cardholder data at merchant locations. To prevent this, Visa Inc and MasterCard Worldwide have set requirements governing the safekeeping of cardholder information. The industry standard is PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) Compliance. To protect a business and its customers (cardholders) there are certain safeguards that must be in place. DO NOT: Store the full... Read Full Story

The U.S. economy has been hard hit with the very ugly term "recession". In fact, with the increase in the price of living – housing, energy prices, gasoline – and the downturn in the economy, the U.S. is facing stagflation – the combination of a recession and inflation. The consumers of the world are feeling it. How is it affecting the card payment industry? More specifically, how does it affect merchant service providers like Leaders Merchant Services? One way the downturn in the economy has... Read Full Story

Leaders Merchant Services is a California-based merchant account provider company which specializes in debit and credit card processing for businesses of all sizes all over the U.S. as well as internet merchant accounts. Leaders Merchant Services, LLC, a merchant account company and registered ISO/MSP of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., located in Camarillo, CA, has recently partnered with Business Financial Services (BFS) to provide cash advances to its merchants. Sarah Tieman, Director of Operations... Read Full Story