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FAQs About QuickBooks® Integrated Credit Card Processing

Posted on Fri, Jan 16 2015 @ 11:44 AM

Many business owners struggle with getting business data from manual processes, varied software programs, and remote employees. The unfortunate result is lost data, poor customer service, and management decisions based upon inaccurate customer and financial data.

The solution is implementing an integrated credit card payment system with your QuickBooks® accounting software. By integrating your accounting system with your business processes and other programs, you can dramatically improve the effectiveness and profitability of your business. This eliminates manual processes, connects remote employees and has accurate customer and financial information automatically updated within your accounting system to make a positive impact on your bottom line.

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Novera Payment Solutions offers a great QuickBooks® Plugin that seamlessly integrates your credit card and debit card payments with your business accounting system. Combined with our money saving flat-fee merchant account, business owners are saving tremendous amounts of money through both lower credit card processing fees and reduced labor costs resulting  from double entry processes.

Business owners considering the transition to a QuickBooks® integrated credit card processing system share common questions, so we thought we would outline some of the more common questions and answers here.

1. Why would I use your QuickBooks® Plugin (Instant Accept) and not just QuickBooks® by itself since it has the ability to integrate payments already?

A: Our plugin adds value to QuickBooks® and savings to your bottom line. If you are looking to process transactions through your QuickBooks® software, Novera's InstantAccept Plugin allows you stop using Intuit credit card processing (which is built in to QuickBooks). This can save you a substantial amount of money in your credit and debit card processing fees. Without the Plugin, you are limited to only the one merchant account provider (Intuit), which enables them to charge premium fees. By installing the plug-in, you are able to take advantage of Novera's low flat-fee merchant account and improve your bottom line. InstantAccept also has many enhancements that allow you to have more security and additional functionality that QuickBooks® does not offer alone.

 

2. What are the benefits of using Instant Accept and not just QuickBooks®?

A:  InstantAccept has several enhancements for QuickBooks®. This includes the ability to store customer credit card information in a PCI compliant vault, run transactions from other devices and pull those transactions to your local QuickBooks®. InstantAccept also eliminates the need for a separate POS terminal eliminates the need for double-entry. 

 

3. Does the QuickBooks® plug-in work with Windows and Apple operating systems?

A:  No, currently only Windows based versions of QuickBooks® will work with the plugin.

 

4. I would like to learn more, what's the next step?

A:  It's easy!  Just setup a free consulation with one of our QuickBooks® merchant account plugin experts. Novera Payment Solutions also offers a transparent “FLAT FIXED FEE” pricing model. Our “FLAT FIXED FEE” lets you 
know exactly what they are paying for credit card services (merchant services) and is the most transparent pricing plan in the industry.

 

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Intuit® Credit Card Processing Can Come with a Large Price Tag

Posted on Fri, Jan 02 2015 @ 11:20 AM

With QuickBooks® being the number one small business accounting software in the country, there is no doubt that thousands, if not millions of businesses, are overpaying for their credit card processing service.

The Intuit® credit card processing service is built in to QuickBooks®, making it easy and convenient for merchants to sign up for their service. This convenience can also come with a large price tag.

Intuit® features a tiered pricing model, enticing businesses into the service with seemingly low rates for qualified transactions. What they fail to disclose is that MOST transactions don't fall under that category. The hidden fees and excessive surcharges can end up costing businesses more than they bargained for when they signed up for the service.

We took a few screen grabs from the QuickBooks® payments website to illustrate the point. Take a look at their published rate chart below.

intuit credit card processing price table

Seems simple enough ... low rates per transaction. Pay a monthly fee to get even lower rates.  What they don't disclose in the table is that these rates apply only to "qualified" transactions.  You have to scroll to the bottom of the page for more information and click on the "Important pricing terms" link.

 

intuit credit card processing fine print

Note the "additional pricing information" in the fine print.

Let's check it out. When you click on it, this is what you get.

 

intuit merchant account pricing information

So now we actually see the word "qualified" in the price table related to the discount rates. Note that there is an additional surcharge for non-qualified transactions. Is the discount rate higher too? Probably, but we can't tell from this price table.

There's more.

Another screen grab from the QuickBooks® payments website.

intuit credit card processing fees

If you happen to have a non US issued card transaction, there are addtional fees tacked on.

And still there's more! See the screen grab below.

Now we have the miscellaneous fees added in, including an PCI service fee of $100 for merchants who process more than 100 transactions each year ... which presumably is just about everyone.  Also notice in the table below, you may be subject to termination fees. You have to refer to three different sections of their 56 page merchant agreement to learn about that.

intuit credit card prcessing fees

 

But we were still curious about what they mean by "qualified" transactions ... is the merchant going to pay even higher fees for other transactions? So we had to dig further on the website.  We finally found a reference to this in their 56 page merchant agreement on page 29.

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So they finally define "qualified" here. But note, anything that doesn't meet the "qualified" definition, is charged at the "non-qualified rate which is HIGHER than the mid-qualified rate." And the mid-qualified rate is higher than the qualified rate!

Nowhere on the website were we able to find the discount rate percentages associated with mid and non-qualified transactions.

This is a classic bait and switch technique to get merchants to sign up for an over-priced credit card processing solution by way of convenience.

The good news is that there are now plug-ins available for QuickBooks® that give merchants choices when it comes to who they use for their merchant processing solution.

Novera Payment Solutions offers a completely transparent approach to credit card processing. Our innovative cost plus flat fee merchant account solution saves you money. You know up front exactly what the fees are so you are not surprised with hidden costs and excessive surcharges.

Contact us for a free QuickBooks® consultation. There's absolutely no obligation. We'll show how the Novera Solutions flat fee advantage can save you money over your current QuickBooks® integrated payments solution. Our QuickBooks® credit card processing plug-in, combined with our cost plus flat fee merchant account solution, makes the transition quick, easy, and cost saving for your bottom line!

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QuickBooks ® Integrated Online Credit Card Processing

Posted on Mon, Dec 15 2014 @ 01:31 PM

Process credit cards and checks for invoices seamlessly in QuickBooks®

Did you know Novera specializes in Integration for QuickBooks® payment processing for credit and debit cards, ACH (Automated Clearing House), EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer), and Electronic Check conversion using a powerful and secure Payment Gateway and Secure Vault Software. 

QuickBooks credit card processing

The Advantages of QuickBooks Integrated Credit Card Payments Are Many!

  1. No need for "double entry"
    You can now process recurring credit card payments set on a monthly schedule. No more need to ever perform double entry in two systems. Our solution also offers you the ability to take advantage of our revolutionary FLAT FIXED FEE merchant account pricing model.

  2. Easy to Setup and Start Using Right Away
    Our QuickBooks® online credit card processing solution is easy to use and is up and running within minutes. It is guaranteed compatibility for automated integration within QuickBooks®, so you can eliminate old outdated, unreliable, standalone credit card terminals.  If your business has customers present needing to make payments in real time, then a simple USB mag-swipe reader can be attached in seconds for “card swiped” transactions.

  3. 100% Secure
    Our solution is 100% secure, and PCI and PADSS certified. When transactions are sent from the software to the payment gateway it passes all data through a secure socket layer (SSL) to ensure all data is encrypted and cannot be compromised. Neither QuickBooks® nor Novera itself ever store any cardholder data; data is securely stored in a “Secure Vault”. This is what makes the software PCI and PADSS compliant so you never have to worry about your payment processing being up to the standards of the cards brands MasterCard/Visa/Disc.

  4. Flat Fixed Free Credit Card Processing
    In addition to an easy to use turnkey solution for QuickBooks® users, Novera Payment Solutions has also developed a simple, transparent pricing model utilizing a “FLAT FIXED FEE” for merchant services.

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The Novera Advantage

Novera Payment Solutions is a leader in the credit card payments industry, and we specialize in QuickBooks credit card payments integration. We are committed to helping businesses improve their bottom line by providing significant savings on credit card processing fees through our innovative and transparent flat fee merchant account pricing models for QuickBooks users.

Request a Complimentary QuickBooks Consultation Today!

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6.5 Benefits of QuickBooks Online + Save on QuickBooks Payments

Posted on Wed, Dec 10 2014 @ 10:21 AM

QuickBooks Online is tried and tested for small business accounting. Brought to you by Intuit, makers of the No.1 best-selling small business accounting software in North America, QuickBooks Online continues to be a top choice for business owners with over 4.5 million users worldwide.

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6.5 Benefits That Might Make You Switch to QuickBooks Online

  1. QuickBooks Online gives you the ability to access your business accounting anywhere you have an internet connection, from your smart phone, tablet, laptop, or a desktop computer.
  2. QuickBooks Online saves you time on your accounts. With easy access to all your figures, reports, invoices, customer details and more, it's easy to find the information you need - instantly, and from anywhere!

  3. QuickBooks Online automates your accounting. Unlike using pen and paper, it's harder to make mistakes because QuickBooks Online does all the calculations for you. You can drop the custom spreadsheets and complex formulas ... there's no need for them anymore.

  4. All your records are in one place with QuickBooks Online. This includes your customer records, contacts, and supplier details, as well as all your financials. Did we mention QuickBooks Online is searchable too? This makes all of your data easy to find and access.

  5. Takes care of everyday tasks with no hassle. With QuickBooks Online you can automate daily and recurring tasks, like generating quotes, creating invoices, creating reports, or viewing your business cash flow.

  6. Track every sale and all expenses in one place that is accessible from anywhere. Enter the details of sales and expenses as they happen so you have accurate cash flow information at your fingertips.

6.5  Accept credit card payments with QuickBooks Online. And guess what? You aren't tied to the premium Intuit QuickBooks credit card processing rates. With Novera Payment Solutions' innovative QuickBooks Plugins, you can take advantage of our lower flat fee merchant account rates and save considerable money on your credit card processing through QuickBooks.

 

The Novera Advantage

Novera Payment Solutions is a leader in the credit card payments industry. We are committed to helping your business improve its bottom line by providing significant savings on credit card processing fees through our innovative and transparent flat fee merchant account pricing models. If you want to accept credit card payments through QuickBooks, you are no longer tied to Intuit's costly merchant account program.

Contact Novera to learn more about how we work with businesses to provide the most fair and transparent pricing structure available on the market today for QuickBooks credit card processing and our InstantAccept plugin!

Our powerful InstantAccept plugin saves your busineses an incredible amount of time and money in reduced labor. When you pair that with Novera's innovative and transparent merchant account pricing model, it's even better!

 

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Free Privacy Policy Generator for QuickBooks Documents Users

Posted on Tue, Nov 25 2014 @ 01:47 PM

A good privacy policy is critical for online merchants. If you accept credit cards through your website, you are collecting personal information from your website users. Your online privacy policy informs users about how that information is stored and used.

If you are a QuickBooks Documents user, the Intuit website offers a free privacy policy generator that helps ensure you include all the essential components to protect your business and inform your customers.

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It's very easy to use and they offer a PDF or MicroSoft Word version once you've completed the privacy policy generator. The final product is downloadable from your QuickBooks Documents account.

Steps the create your privacy policy:

  1. Go to the Intuit QuickBooks priavy policy generator page.
  2. Select the state in which your business resides.
  3. Provide your company name.
  4. Enter your website address.
  5. Select all of the personally identifable information that your website collects from the list options available.
  6. Select whether you use the personal information to market to the customer after it is collected.
  7. Select whether the website collects log data from the user. In most cases, the answer to this question is "yes". For example, this data might include IP address, browser type, etc. Most web servers collect this data for use in reporting website statistics and analytics.
  8. Select whether you want to include a statement about the users responsibility for protecting their own account information.
  9. Select whether the website uses cookies. (Most do!)
  10. Select whether the website uses clear GIFs, web bugs, beacons or tags. If you aren't sure, check with your webmaster. This is a technique often used to statistical data about the web page.
  11. Select whether the website offers third party services (an affiliate program might be an exmaple of a third party service for an ecommerce site).
  12. Select whether the website will comply with government and law enforcement officials in order to comply with the law.
  13. Login to your QuickBook Documents account to download your new privacy policy.

The screen grab below shows page one of a sample privacy policy that we generated in about 20 minutes (of course, we blocked out the company name). The actual document is approximately 4 pages long and addresses all the major components that an ecommerce privacy policy should include.  It should be noted that the Intuit QuickBooks Privacy Policy generator is not intended to replace legal advice from your business attorney. As will any business documents you create and make available for public use, you should consider having your attorney review them before use.

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The Novera Advantage

Novera Payment Solutions is a leader in the credit card payments industry. We are committed to helping businesses improve their bottom line by providing significant savings on credit card processing fees through our innovative and transparent flat fee merchant account pricing models for QuickBooks users.

Contact Novera to learn more about how we work with businesses to provide the most fair and transparent pricing structure available on the market today for credit card processing and our QBPlugin for QuickBooks!

Our powerful QBPlugin saves your busineses an incredible amount of time and money in reduced labor. When you pair that with Novera's innovative and transparent merchant account pricing model, it's even better!

 

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InstantAccept QuickBooks Plugin Includes Built-in Fraud Detection

Posted on Fri, Oct 10 2014 @ 12:39 PM

Novera makes InstantAccept available to clients who use QuickBooks

The advantage is InstantAccept integrates seamlessly with the QuickBooks software for credit card payment processing. It allows you to accept and record credir card payments and updates QuickBooks® in real time with no extra steps on your part. Combine Novera's flat fee merchant account pricing model and InstantAccept's time-saving financial integration, and you save a significant amount of money annually over those using other processors and manually entering accouting data into QuickBooks.

In addition to it's time saving integration with QuickBooks, InstantAccept also offers built-in fraud detection tools.

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According to InstantAccept:

"Cybercriminals are more sophisticated than ever when it comes to conducting fraudulent transactions and accessing sensitive credit card data. InstantAccept™ works with some of the most cutting edge fraud solutions to date. This protects your QuickBooks® databases and records, keeping every transaction safe and secure."

Novera's clients using InstantAccept™ with our payment gateway integration have access to some of the most powerful credit card merchant account fraud prevention tools available.

These tools include:

IPViking

IPViking blocks suspect transactions before they are presented for authorization and payment. It works by evaluating the IP address and point of origin of every credit or debit card transaction. This helps identify and stop fraud before the transaction even takes place. Stopping fraud before the transaction occurs saves your business money in terms of preventing lost inventory, chargeback fees, and unnecessary administrative overhead.

eCommerceShield

eCommerceShield is a fraud prevention solution that protects your business pre- and post-authorization. It provides a triple layer of merchant account fraud protection that used to be available only to larger businesses.  It uses real-time threat intelligence and IP origination data to block almost all fraudulent transactions before they are sent to the issuing bank for approval.  If a fraudulent transaction does pass through for authorization, eCommerceShield features a "rules engine" that reviews high volumes of data in real-time. This offers a second level of protection for your merchant account. eCommerceShield's third layer of fraud protection offers a human element. Any transaction that gets flagged as suspicious is sent for analysis to a credit card fraud expert. The expert on the other end can then confirm valid customer orders or alert you to stop the fraudulent transaction before it is fulfilled.

Chargeback Alerts

eCommerce businesses need to take chargebacks seriously. Most business owners know that chargebacks cost the business money, but many don't realize thatchargebacks due to fraud can actually cost you your business. You can be banned from ever accepting credit cards again ... not a good situation.  Chargeback Alerts reduce the time it takes for you to be notified of potential fraud from weeks to hours. This gives you more time to nullify the chargeback or to issue a refund, preventing it from being counted toward your chargeback ratio.

The Novera Advantage

Novera Payment Solutions is a leader in the credit card payments industry. We are committed to helping your business improve its bottom line by providing significant savings on credit card processing fees through our innovative and transparent merchant account pricing models.

Contact Novera to learn more about how we work with businesses to provide the most fair and transparent pricing structure available on the market today for credit card processing and our InstantAccept plugin for QuickBooks!

Our powerful InstantAccept plugin saves your busineses an incredible amount of time and money in reduced labor. When you pair that with Novera's innovative and transparent merchant account pricing model, it's even better!

 

Request Info About InstantAccept

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3 QuickBooks Pinterest Boards You Should Be Following

Posted on Tue, Sep 02 2014 @ 12:30 PM

As a QuickBooks user for business, there's no doubt you're constantly looking for resources and short cuts to make your business accounting tasks quicker and more streamlined. In previous blogs, we've shared LinkedIn groups from QuickBooks users, as well as YouTube videos for QuickBooks users. One resource that may not immediately come to mind, however, is Pinterest!

We've uncovered three Pinterest boards that QuickBooks users may find extremely helpful.

 1. Fishbowl Inventory

This Pinterest board features an array of resources for QuickBooks users. Inventory management tips through QuickBooks is their primary focus, but what we love the most is the set of QuickBooks short-cut infographics on their board.

You can learn the following:

  • Keyboard shortcuts for Quickbooks
  • How to determine whether the hard copy or cloud copy version of QuickBooks is best for your business
  • Common error codes and their meanings
  • The ampersand shortcut in QuickBooks
  • How to use the "QuickMath" calculator in QuickBooks
  • Whether it's time to upgrade your version of QuickBooks
  • and just for fun ... you can learn a little about the manufacturing process for Hostess Twinkies (in case you need a mental break)

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Check out the Pinterest Board here:

http://www.pinterest.com/source/fishbowlinventory.com/

 

2. QuickBooks ProAdvisor

While this Pinterest board is really geared at helping bookkeepers grow their businesses and increase profitability, it's a gold mine for business owners who use QuickBooks. Here's why. This board has dozens of tips for power users, as well as little-known QuickBooks short cuts and productivity tips.

Most pins are linked to valuable articles on the Intuit website. For example, they feature:

  • the most common QuickBooks mistakes
  • how to correct items posted to wrong accounts
  • how to enter and pay bills with QuickBooks
  • how to enter custoimer refunds with QuickBooks
  • ... and so much more!

When you visit the board, you will see images with small captions. Click on the image and it will enlarge. If you've never really used Pinterest, then be aware, then the large image opens, you will need to click on THAT image to then be directed to the article that details the topic.

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Check out the Pinterest Board here:

http://www.pinterest.com/antoniamvirtual/quickbooks-proadvisor/

 

3. QuickBooks 2014 Tutorials

Oh how we love this Pinterest board! Yes, they are selling online training courses, BUT they have hundreds of free "clips" around 2 minutes in length from each of their full training courses. Spend 2 minutes watching any of their videos and we are certain you are going to learn something new about QuickBooks that you didn't know before. In addition to the videos, their other boards are littered with links to excellent Quickbook articles, time saving tips, and resources that are certain to make you a QuickBooks expert in no time.

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Check out the Pinterest Board here:

http://www.pinterest.com/teachucomp/quickbooks-2014-tutorials/

 

The Novera Advantage

Novera Payment Solutions is a leader in the credit card payments industry. We are committed to helping businesses improve their bottom line by providing significant savings on credit card processing fees through our innovative and transparent merchant account pricing models.

Contact Novera to learn more about how we work with businesses to provide the most fair and transparent pricing structure available on the market today for credit card processing and our QBPlugin for QuickBooks!

Our powerful QBPlugin saves your busineses an incredible amount of time and money in reduced labor. When you pair that with Novera's innovative and transparent merchant account pricing model, it's even better!

 

  Request a FREE QBPlugin for QuickBooks

 

 

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15 Time Saving QuickBooks Tips

Posted on Mon, Jun 30 2014 @ 10:48 AM

QuickBooks is by far the most popular business accounting software for companies small and large across the USA, claiming nearly 95% of the business accounting market with over 3.7 million users. With that many users, there are thousands of tips out there to help companies save time and be more efficient when using the software. 

Here are 15 of our favorite QuickBooks tips!

1. Know essential, basic keyboard shortcuts.

Rather than taking 2-3 clicks to get to a screen to perform a common task, QuickBooks keyboard shortcuts enable you to access screen in QuickBooks with a simple combination keypress. Here are a few of the essntial basic shortcuts.

CTRL-I = Create Invoice
CTRL-N = New invoice, check or bill
CTRL-F = Find Transaction
CTRL-W = Write a New Check
CTRL-A = Brings up Chart of Accounts

QuickBooks Shortcuts & Tips

2. Memorize Recurring Transactions

If you have a transaction that you frequently enter (e.g. recurring bills), you can save time by memorizing the transaction for future use. If you use the transaction on a regular basis (for example, monthly), you can set it up as a recurring transaction when you memorize it. Otherwise, you can use it as needed by entering it from the Memorized Transaction list.

3. Make use of customer notes.

Using the customer notes feature in your client records save you time. Collections calls can be notated, special client requests, and any other communication. Having this information in a central location is invaluable.

4. Make use of the built in field calculator

Simply position your cursor in an amount field, enter a number or highlight the whole number, and simply press a calculating key ( +, -, *, / , %). It's like magic!

5. Make use of the QuickBooks File Manager

The file manager organizes client’s QuickBooks files by type, by year and version. The Password Vault also secures login information, user names and passwords.

6. Use colors to identify accounts easily

If you using more than one checking account, you can change the background color for quick identification of which account you are using. Simply spen the register for a checking account and click "Edit" on the menu, then and select "Change Account Color."

7. Work in multiple windows

Be super productive by using several open windows at once. You can quickly and easily navigate between them by displaying a list of them. Click "View" in the menu, then click "Open Window List."

8. Set QuickBooks to automatically place decimal points

You can save time on data entry by setting QuickBooks to automatically place a floating decimal point when you enter a number. Click "Edit" in the menu, then "Preferences". Select "General", then "My Preferences".  Then check "Automatically place decimal point". Now if you enter 49, it will enter as .49. If you enter 3295, it will enter as 32.95. With this setting enabled, obviously you need to pay special attention to ensure if mean to enter $49, you enter 4900.

9. Use Batch Invoicing

Create invoices in a batch can save you a lot of time, if it makes sense your company. For example, a subscription based service may need to invoice 100 customer $9.95 each month. Using the batch invoicing feature, you can do this all in one step. Go to the "Customers" menu, then select "Create Batch Invoices." 

10. Prepare letters and envelopes for mailing

QuickBooks has a "Prepare Letters and Envelopes" tool offers an a good selection of templates and mail-merge capabilities. This enables you to generate custom letters for customers, vendors, and employees right from QuickBooks.

11. Use "Ask My Accountant"

If you not 100% certain how a transaction should be coded, put it in "Ask My Accountant." You can temporarily house transactions here if they need to be researched, or if you truly need to have your accountant review for proper classification. Set this account up as an "Other Expense" classification so it shows in the Profit & Loss statement.

12. Backup QuickBooks

Always, always, always backup your QuickBooks data file to the cloud. External hard drives or thumb drives are ok, but they can get lost or damaged. Try using DropBox or Google Drive. How is this a time saver? If you've ever had to rebuild a QuickBooks data file, you know!

13. Personalize Your QuickBooks Icon Bar

Every business is unique. At the top of your screen, QuickBooks has an icon bar that gives you quick access to a variety of tasks. You can edit the default icons in this tool bar. Add or remove icons to suit the needs of YOUR small business.

14. Use the right-click feature for quick access

From within various QuickBooks screens, you can right-click your mouse to get quick access to relevant menus. It can definitely be quicker to access a feature you need by right-clicking to bring up the menu, than to use the toolbar and main QuickBooks menu.

15. Expand functionality with QuickBooks Add Ons

One of our personal favorite add-ons is for credit card payment processing. Novera Payment Solutions' InstantAccept or QBPlugin, provides integration for QuickBooks® payment processing for credit and debit cards, ACH (Automated Clearing House), EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer), and Electronic Check conversion using a powerful and secure Payment Gateway and Secure Vault Software. Process credit cards and checks for invoices seamlessly in QuickBooks®.

Our QuickBooks® online credit card processing is easy to use and is up and running within minutes. It is guaranteed compatibility for automated integration within QuickBooks®, so no longer is the need to ever use old outdated, unreliable, standalone credit card terminals.  If your business  has  customers present to make a payment, then a simple USB mag-swipe reader can be attached in seconds for “card swiped” transactions.

In addition to an easy to use turnkey solution for QuickBooks® users, Novera Payment Solutions has also developed a simple, transparent pricing model utilizing a “FLAT FIXED FEE” for merchant services. This saves a TREMENDOUS amount money over the built-in Intuit payment processing offered by QuickBooks!

 

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Improve Sales with Mobile Credit Card Payments

Posted on Wed, Jun 11 2014 @ 11:08 AM

Do you want to improve sales?  Think mobile first. 

Mobile technology creates new opportunities for businesses to build their brands, increase sales and improve customer engagement, experience and loyalty. Sixty-two percent of Americans now own a smartphone and 88 percent of 18 to 29 year olds own a smartphone. Smartphones are now fueling spending and retailers must adapt.


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Check out these other statistics on smartphone usage in America from Mobile Payments Today.

Smartphone Shopping

  • 94% of smartphone users look for local information on their phone
  • 84% take action as a result, such as making a purchase or contacting the business
  • 79% of smartphone owners are “smartphone shoppers”
  • 17% use a smartphone to assist with shopping at least once a week
  • 62% use a smartphone to assist with shopping at least once a mont
  • 83% rely on their mobile device for dining decisions while traveling
  • 46% of consumers have tried a new restaurant or menu item as a result of seeing a mobile ad
  • Retailers’ total 2013 smartphone revenue grew 113% over 2012 and tablet revenue grew 86% over the same period

     

Smartphones for Directions and Dining

  • 70% of 18 to 34 year olds have looked up locations or directions on a smartphone in the past month
  • 35% of 18 to 34 year olds have placed food orders via smartphone or tablet
  • 4 in 10, 18 to 34 year olds say they’d like to pay for their quick-service restaurant orders by mobile or wireless device if they could
  • 98% of those who have ever paid a restaurant bill on a mobile phone say they’d be likely to do so again
  • 55% of consumers want mobile payments
  • On average, mobile payment users spend TWICE AS MUCH through digital channels

Technology Trends Having the Biggest Impact on Business

  • 71% of Retailers say Social Media
  • 52% of Retailers say Mobile / Online Shopping
  • 51% of Retailers say Mobile / Online Promotions & Coupons
  • 32% of Retailers say Use of In-Store Mobile Technology by Store Associates

Mobile Innovation

  • 53% of retailers say mobile efforts are a top priority in 2014
  • 49% of retailers say they can’t keep up with the new ways consumers are using technologies
  • Almost 50% of limited-service restaurants plant to spend more resources on customer-facing technology such as WiFi, iPads, tablets and smartphone apps
  • 16% of restaurants have a mobile app
  • Of those, just 35% of those restaurants provide an app with order-placing capabilities
  • 30% of restaurants say electronic ordering has increased volume of their orders
  • 23% of kitchens reported being overloaded with orders from this increase
  • 95% of independent restaurants don’t have mobile sites

Mobile Payments are a Necessity

Many businesses struggle to keep up with the pace of mobile innovation.  Will you accept the challenge?  Novera Payment Solutions is here to help you get setup to accept mobile credit card payments. We even offer a QuickBooks Plugin so can seamlessly accept credit card buttons directly through your existing QuickBooks software.  We are a leader in the credit card payments industry and we are committed to helping businesses improve their bottom line by providing significant savings on credit card processing fees through our innovative flat fee merchant account pricing model. 

Contact Novera today to learn more about how we can help you!

 

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QuickBooks Users No Longer Required to Use Intuit for Credit Card Processing

Posted on Wed, May 28 2014 @ 10:37 AM

For years, QuickBooks users were forced to use Intuit credit card processing services if they wanted to integrate their credit card processing with their QuickBooks software.  Based on CardFellow research, they found Intuit's credit card processing charges to be 40% - 50% greater than the rates businesses receive in the free marketplace.

Intuit's Quickbooks accounting software makes it possible for  their users to process and record credit card transactions in one easy step, but until recently,  this convenience came with a very big price because Intuit monopolized the capability, enabling them to charge whatever they wanted. Enabling competition from other credit card processors would drive processing costs down, so the Intuit basically designed Quickbooks so it will only work natively with Intuit's own credit card processing service.

Good News for QuickBooks Users!

In spite of Intuit's efforts to lock out other processors, software companies created plug-ins that serve as a work-around. This enables businesses to install a plug-in on their QuickBooks software and thereby offer credit card processing for Quickbooks through other providers.

QuickBooks Integrated Credit Card Processing

Introducing InstantAccept for QuickBooks

InstantAccept provides an plug-in that integrates with QuickBooks®, enabling you to process transactions as the point of sale either online or via a mobile device or tablet.  Customers can pay using any method they'd like: cash, credit or debit cards, ACH, electronic check or Check21.  Without even opening QuickBooks®, business owners can assign payments to an invoice or customer.  The seamless, time-saving, two-way data exchange allows the data  created in InstantAccept to automatically generate a corresponding record in QuickBooks®.

Novera Integration

The best thing about the InstantAccept QuickBooks plug-in is that you can easily use Novera Payment Solutions as your payments processor, taking advantage of our money saving flat fee merchant account pricing model.  We provide the InstantAccept plugin for  our customers who are QuickBooks® users!. We are committed to helping your business improve the bottom line, and Novera Payment Solutions is a leader in the credit card payments industry.

 

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