Q1 – 2022 Quarterly news and updates

Credit Card Fee Increases
For the last couple years, many businesses have struggled to survive the COVID pandemic. As the state of our economy improves, credit card processors are implementing widespread fee increases. Merchants that don’t use Audit Advantage will see their credit card processing costs increase substantially; losing $1,000’s. Make sure you stay enrolled in Audit Advantage to
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Q4 – 2021 Quarterly news and updates

Monitor Statements
One of the most common things we hear from merchants is that they are not monitoring their credit card processing statements or their fees each month. Credit card processing fees can be confusing. Understanding the legitimacy and accuracy of all the fees on your statement is an impossible task without the right expertise. Additionally, processors
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Q3 – 2021 Quarterly news and updates

PCI compliance
PCI compliance can be a cumbersome and time consuming process. For years, merchants have suffered from avoidable non-compliance fees and placed their business at risk to a devastating data breach. Here are the Top 5 Reasons why you should avoid your processor’s self-service PCI program and stick with Audit Advantage PCI + Cyber: They don’t always
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Q2 – 2021 Quarterly news and updates

Level 2 and 3 processing
Learn how Level 2 and 3 processing can save your business thousands. Don’t overpay for commercial cards. Contact Audit Advantage for expert advice! For years, merchants have been under the assumption that corporate, business and purchasing cards are expensive to process. What most merchants don’t realize, is there are ways to qualify for better rates
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Q1 – 2021 Quarterly news and updates

credit card processing
Audit Advantage has a new look! Introducing Audit Advantage’s new logo! Same great results with a fresh look. Stay updated on credit card processing fee changes and simplify PCI compliance. For a long time, our customers have come to recognize the Audit Advantage stoplight logo. Our original MONITOR program helped customers identify payment processing savings
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Audit Advantage has a new look!

pci compliance and cybersecurity
Please welcome the new look of Audit Advantage. For a long time, our customers have come to recognize the Audit Advantage stoplight logo. Our original MONITOR program helped customers identify payment processing savings with a unique ‘stoplight’ approach. Our product offering has grown over the last few years, and we needed a logo that would
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Credit Card Brands Postpone April 2021 Interchange Increases

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The credit card brands (i.e. Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express) increase interchange and brand fees in April every year. Last year the major card brands decided, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, to postpone changes to interchange and brand fees until April 2021. As a result, the slated increases for April 2021 were quite extensive. In
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Every merchant should be using a processing consultant

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Credit card processing fees are one of the most under-looked areas to lower your operating business costs. As your organization grows, it’s more important than ever to pay attention to the fees you are paying. Save on credit card processing fees with expert consulting. Audit Advantage helps businesses navigate complex costs and uncover hidden fees.
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Audit Advantage PCI + Cyber outperforms the competition

PCI
Audit Advantage PCI + Cyber offers a comprehensive PCI and cyber security management service that can help any size merchant achieve PCI compliance and protect their business against cyber security threats. Most merchants don’t want to deal with the headache of validating PCI compliance. The process can be overwhelming and confusing at times. Audit Advantage
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Q2-2020 Industry Updates

Rising Fees
Processors are beginning to raise fees now that businesses are reopening The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many businesses to temporarily close their doors. As these businesses begin to reopen, we are seeing credit card processors begin to increase costs and add new ‘junk’ fees. These are the Top 3 areas our analysts will be monitoring
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