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Elavon and Other Global Payment Providers: Insights & News 2025

In‑depth guides for SMEs: how card payments flow, PCI in practice, fees, POS, gateways, chargebacks. Independent and vendor‑neutral.

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How Card Payments Work — From Tap to Settlement

Every card transaction passes through authorization, clearing, and settlement. Providers offer PCI‑compliant solutions, tokenization, 3‑D Secure, and reporting that simplify reconciliation and reduce fraud.

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Understanding Fees

Interchange, assessments, markup models, and comparing offers.

PCI DSS Made Practical

Which SAQ applies and how tokenization reduces scope.

Chargebacks Playbook

Prevention, evidence, reason codes, timeline.