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How Three Organizations Joined Forces to Turn Business Savings Into Community Change

A Partnership Built on PurposeI have always believed that payment processing can be more than a cost center—it can be a catalyst for meaningful change. That belief is what brought three organizations together: Real Merchant Services, Tiny ...

What Is Corporate Social Responsibility? 4 Types

Until fairly recently, most large businesses were driven almost exclusively by one goal: maximizing profits.Over the past few decades, however, more business leaders have recognized their responsibility to do more than simply maximize profits for ...

How to Create Social Change: 4 Business Strategies

Monumental challenges, such as climate change, social injustice, and poverty, are inspiring people worldwide to take action and find ways to better their communities and society at large. As efforts to solve these issues have grown over time, so has ...

14 Things To Consider When Buying A Pos System For Your Business

Running a business requires juggling dozens of responsibilities — managing operations, tracking finances, overseeing staff, fulfilling orders, and keeping customers happy. A modern Point of Sale (POS) system can dramatically reduce that ...

15 Eye-Opening Corporate Social Responsibility Statistics

Here's a look at 15 statistics related to customer, employee, and executive beliefs that make the business case for corporate social responsibility.Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to the concept that a business is not only ...

How Payment Processing Works

Payment processing happens in seconds — whether a customer taps a card in your store or checks out online. But behind that instant approval is a complex, highly coordinated system involving banks, card networks, processors, gateways, and ...

How to Choose a Payment Processor: Key Factors to Evaluate

Choosing the right payment processor is one of the most important financial decisions a business owner can make. The processor you select affects your costs, your cash flow, your customer experience, and your long‑term scalability. Below are the key ...

Payment Processing Interchange Rates: A Complete Guide for Business Owners

Interchange fees are one of the least understood — yet most important — components of payment processing. They determine how much a business pays every time a customer uses a credit or debit card. Because interchange is set by the card ...

C-suite metrics for a purpose-driven enterprise

Discover key metrics that help executives prove CSR’s impact, from employee engagement and innovation to compliance and long-term shareholder value.As leaders navigate the challenges facing businesses today – economic and geopolitical ...

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