Video: How does credit card processing really work?

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Video: How does credit card processing really work?

You've got your merchant account, you accept credit cards and you know your business would be hit hard if you couldn't. But just how much do you know about how those credit cards actually get processed?

It's a terribly complex process, involving many parties. In this video, CreditCards.com's Tyler Metzger tries to distill the process into an easily understandable format.

Published: August 3,2023

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