Have you ever needed to transfer one or merchants from another IRIS CRM site to your site to support your merchants through a single source? IRIS CRM’s Merchant Data Sharing feature is here to deliver client-to-client transfers quickly and securely without requiring IT resources to set up and maintain these data transfers. ISOs with […]
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Getting help in your favorite Merchant Services CRM has just gotten easier! We’re pleased to announce the release of a new feature that provides users with contextual help based on the page they’re viewing. To bring up help resources on any page, simply click on the Help link in the dropdown below your username: […]
As we recently wrote in our article on Fiserv PASO Reporting, Fiserv has moved from the Legacy Residual reports to PASO (Product Reporting And Sales Compensation Overhaul) reporting. To prepare for this important change, IRIS CRM has updated the residuals report templates of Fiserv Omaha and North ISOs in due course, so that they […]
TSYS is one of the world’s most popular payment processors, serving over 800,000 merchants and processing a combined 32 billion transactions representing $4 billion in revenue in 2018 alone. A big driver of the company’s success is their commitment to developing a strong network of independent sales partners, a job TSYS takes seriously. The TSYS […]
Independent sales organizations are companies that partner with payment processors to resell their services to merchants. ISOs act as representatives of the payment processors, acting as intermediaries and handling customer service and merchant management while the payment processors handle the actual credit card transactions. Many ISOs also employ independent agents to act on their behalf […]
We have just released two new enhancements in your favorite Merchant Services CRM, enabling users to add comments in Helpdesk Ticket Checklists and to reorder the checklist items. A Helpdesk Checklist consists of one or more tasks that need to be completed before a helpdesk ticket can be changed to a Resolved status. Each […]
We are excited to share that your favorite Merchant Services CRM now comes with support for client invoicing! Generate one-off or repeating invoices from the lead and send them to your clients in just a couple of clicks. The clients can pay for the invoices using a credit card or ACH payment. A complete history of […]
We are proud to announce that your favorite Merchant Services CRM now supports the TSYS ELAPP processing platform for merchant boarding! TSYS ISOs can now submit a merchant from their CRM site without having to log into the different processor tools and re-key the data that’s already collected. CRM-direct onboarding will save you time, […]
The key to success as an independent sales organization is establishing and nurturing strong partnerships with leading payment processors to ensure that you can offer your existing merchants and prospects the best possible payment solutions to meet their needs. Fiserv, which acquired First Data in July of 2019, is one of the world leaders in […]
We are happy to announce that IRIS CRM has completed its integration of Merchant e-Solutions (MES) transaction reporting. MES ISOs are now able to view merchants’ deposits, batches, account status, retrievals, and chargebacks right inside the Merchant Services CRM. Below are a few highlights of the new integration. Viewing Merchant Deposits To view the merchant’s […]
Independent sales organizations are third-party businesses that resell payment processing services from the major merchant services companies like Fiserv, TSYS, Worldpay, and many others. Independent agents work on behalf of the ISOs and do the sales work of bringing in new merchants to sign. When a merchant signs on with an ISO, their payments are […]
Independent sales organizations are essentially payment processing resellers that act as middle-men between the major processors and merchants in need of processing services. It’s a potentially lucrative field, and as such, there are constantly new entrants looking to jump into the game to claim their slice of the payment processing pie. The rules for becoming […]
Getting as many new, high-quality merchants as possible signed up for payment processing services is the key to success for independent agents, independent sales organizations, and payment processors alike. But many would-be merchants are hesitant to get started due to an inherent lack of understanding of how the entire process of getting signed-up works. Instead, […]
If you’re familiar with IRIS CRM, the payments industry’s leading customer resource management platform, then you know we never stop improving and adding features, and 2019 was another big year! Our development team added a lot of exciting new features to the CRM in response to the needs of our valued customers, ranging from improvements […]
As an independent sales organization, ensuring a steady stream of new, quality merchants are constantly being brought on board is the key to growing your residuals portfolio and maximizing profitability. The heavy lifters in accomplishing that goal are your agents, and keeping them happy and productive is crucial to your success. That means, whenever possible, […]
Outlook is still one of, if not the most popular email tools being used in offices. That might seem confusing to Google and Apple users, to whom Outlook might seem like an outdated application. And, to be fair, Outlook has been around for a long, long time, and it didn’t always have the greatest reputation […]
Residuals are the lifeblood of independent sales organizations, and understandably, ISOs and agents alike have a vested interest in ensuring the health and consistent growth of their residual portfolios. But residuals aren’t straightforward, and new agents and ISO employees often lack a clear picture of exactly what residuals are or how they impact ISOs and […]
Paysafe is a global leader in electronic payment processing, providing services to merchants all over the globe, both direct and through independent sales organizations like yours. Their robust set of merchant solutions makes them a popular choice for both online and in-store processing, and more recently, even in-game payments. Partnered ISOs reselling Paysafe’s services benefit […]
Ecommerce is rapidly becoming the go-to shopping method for an entirely new generation of consumers. In 2018, almost 40% of holiday sales were made on the web, and brick and mortar stores all over the world are feeling the pressure of online competitors ranging from giants like Amazon to the smallest mom-and-pop web stores. As […]