Higher Standards Blog

5 Things Your Business Can Do to Beat the Coronavirus Crisis

How can your business survive — and thrive — during the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus crisis? Here are five tips to help you come through the crisis stronger than ever.

Payment Solutions for Delivery and Curbside Pickup

To help your business expand into deliveries and curbside pickup, consider the Clover Flex POS System, a self-contained device that lets you accept mobile payments from customers.

Coronavirus Update

A quick update on Higher Standards’ response to the coronavirus situation.

8 Effective Ways to Reduce Customer Chargebacks

How can your business avoid costly customer chargebacks? Here are 8 things you can do to ensure happier customers and lower the chance of credit card fraud.

A chargeback occurs when a customer disputes a charge on his or her credit card bill. Some chargebacks are legitimate, some deliberately fraudulent, and some are in-between. What all chargebacks have in common is that they cost your business real money.

How to Accept Credit Card Payments in the Field

How can you take credit card payments on the go, when you don’t have a fixed place of business?
The answer is to utilize a mobile payment solution, such as Clover Go, that works with your mobile phone.

What You Need to Open a Merchant Account

Before you open a merchant account with Higher Standards, you need to assemble a few pieces of information. Your Expert Advisor can help you with all this, of course, but here’s a short list of what you need to be prepared to provide.

What is a Virtual Terminal?

A virtual terminal is a cloud-based payment processing application that runs on any computer, tablet, or mobile device. Retailers use virtual terminals to accept credit card payments remotely. Virtual terminals let retailers create transactions, enter payment information, and process those payments. They do everything that traditional credit card terminals do, and a lot more.

Debit Cards vs. Credit Cards: Which Should Merchants Prefer?

Many people carry both credit and debit cards in their wallets. As a merchant, which kind of card would you rather have customers pay with – debit or credit? There’s a clear choice here.

Tariff-Related Price Changes

Due to the government’s recent imposition of tariffs on certain goods manufactured in China, prices are increasing on many of our credit terminals and related equipment. These price changes affect equipment sold both by First Data and Clover.