Category: ISOs
Merchant Account ISOs Explained – What Are They, How Do They Work, and How Do They Make Money
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 […]
Fiserv Credit Card Processing – Is It Good for My Business?
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 […]
Can You Make More Than $100k/Year Selling Credit Card Processing?
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 […]
How to Become an Independent Sales Organization
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 […]
What is Merchant Boarding? An Overview of the Onboarding Process and How to Make it Better
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, […]
IRIS CRM 2019 Released Features
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 […]
Helping Agents: Merchant Services CRM for ISOs
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, […]
Residual Income Definition – What Are Residuals and Why Are They So Important to Independent Sales Organizations?
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 […]