While “Cash Is King” is still a viable mantra, credit card usage is fast becoming the queen.
Most gun dealers use both payment methods, but more are opting to accept credit cards to process customer payments, for varying reasons, with the biggest one being not having to make frequent nightly bank deposits when you close your store for the day.
If you are one of these dealers who currently do not accept credit cards, but would like to, you need to invest in and set up an account with a reliable credit card gateway vendor, one whose system is PCI-compliant and easy to set up and configure. That is why FFLAssist partnered with the gun friendliest credit card payment gateway in the world…EBizCharge, so gun-friendly in fact, they even have a booth at the annual S.H.O.T. show in Las Vegas.
EBizCharge is not some credit card payment gateway that “hooks” into FFLAssist, because it IS part of FFLAssist, whether you choose to use it or not.
FAQs regarding EBizCharge:
- I’m happy with my current credit card processor. Do I have to switch immediately? No. You can continue with your current processor until you switch and are comfortable with the switch. But the one immediate benefit is that EBizCharge will give you time back in your day, because there is no daily settlement that has to be reconciled since it is integrated into FFLAssist.
- Do I need a merchant account with EBizCharge? Yes, each FFLAssist customer who wants to use EBizCharge needs their own secure account and be assigned a dedicated account manager, the introduction of which is provided by the FFLAssist staff.
- Does the integration and setup take a long time? First, there is no integration because it is part of FFLAssist. Second, once you have established an account with EBizCharge, their customer support team logs into your FFLAssist session and configures the entire gateway in under 10 minutes.
- Can I use my existing credit card reader(s), or will I need to get one or more readers from EBizCharge? EBizCharge uses the very popular Ingenico brand of credit card readers, WHICH SHOULD BE PURCHASED FROM THEM. The reason is that they will configure each reader to work with FFLAssist before shipping the reader to you, which is shipped FedEx overnight on their dime. Upon receipt of the reader, all you need to do is plug the reader into an electrical source and connect to the internet, and you are all set to begin accepting credit cards.
- Will training my staff take a long time? No. It just takes a matter of minutes. After you finalize an FFLAssist sales invoice, you instruct the customer to tap/insert their credit card on the Ingenico brand reader, then click a button on the FFLAssist sales invoice screen to process the credit card.
- Can I use EBizCharge and its associated credit card reader(s) for gun shows? Now you are cooking with gas, because FFLAssist was created from the ground up for dealers who work gun shows, including EBizCharge and its Ingenico card reader(s).
- Will I be locked into a long-term contract with EBizCharge? No. EBizCharge does not like those credit card processors that lock users into long-term contracts whose services may not be the best for the customer. To that end, EBizCharge does not require long-term contracts and can even help FFLAssist customers exit the contract with their existing processor.
- Does EBizCharge tokenize and encrypt customers’ sensitive payment information? Yes, it is fully PCI-compliant and TLS 1.2-compliant. Customers’ payment information is stored off-site, reducing your liability of a data breach.
- Can I research the EBizCharge solution for myself? Yes, click here to download their product fact sheet, and click here to visit their website.
To discuss what FFLAssist can do for your business, click here.
To schedule a no-obligation 1-hour demo, click here and select which date/time works best for you.
