Category: Onboarding
TurboApp Merchant Boarding – How IRIS CRM’s Revolutionary Boarding Tool Can Benefit Your ISO
Merchant onboarding is one of the key functions your ISO’s team handles. Once an agent has recruited a new merchant and closed the deal with a signed MPA, it’s the boarding process that facilitates getting that merchant to a point where they’re actually processing transactions and, most importantly, earning your ISO residuals! That means handling […]
IRIS CRM Help ISOs Improve Their Operational Efficiency
Inefficiencies drive up costs in all industries, and the cost is the mortal enemy of profit. In the payment processing industry, eliminating inefficiencies can both reduce costs and help to maximize an ISOs residual portfolio, and IRIS CRM – the payments industry’s leading customer resource management tool – has been designed specifically to help with […]
Payments 101: What Is ISO Credit Card Processing?
Once upon a time, cash was king, but in today’s digital world, electronic transactions have usurped the throne. According to a poll conducted by payment processing giant TSYS, 80% of consumers prefer debit and credit cards compared to just 14% who said they prefer cash. Merchants have long understood how important it is to accept […]
Residual Splits: The Importance of Accuracy and Clarity in Residual Calculations
An extensive, healthy residual portfolio is the goal of every independent sales organization, and the independent agents working for them. So, it should come as no surprise that the way you split those all-important residuals with your agents is fundamental. Not only do split percentages and residual agreements impact your bottom line, but they also […]
IRIS CRM Sales Tools Your Team Will Use Every Day to Drive Up Conversions and Close More Deals
Payment processing is a competitive industry, and to ensure your independent sales organization’s continuous growth and the health of your residuals portfolio, it’s crucial that you provide your team with the most modern tools available to help them succeed. IRIS CRM, the payments industry’s leading customer resource management platform, is designed specifically to help agents […]
IRIS CRM’s Advanced Merchant Portfolio Reporting Tools
You can’t manage what you can’t measure. Knowledge is power, and your ability to manage and lead your independent sales organization is directly related to the quality of business intelligence you have available to you. IRIS CRM, the payments industry’s leading customer resource management tool, understands that, and as a result, it includes one of […]
What Does ISO Mean? An Overview of Where an Independent Sales Organization Fit in Credit Card Processing
If you’re new to the payment processing industry, one term you’ve likely seen over and over again with no real explanation is “ISO.” ISO stands for independent sales organizations – a term for businesses that resell payment processing services on behalf of the larger players like major banks, VISA, and Mastercard. Essentially, when a new […]
Is Speed Important when Processing Merchant Applications? How TurboApp Can Help Your Team Work Faster
Your merchants are everything to your ISO because it’s through them that you build the all-important residual portfolio that will drive your success not only today but well into the future as well. Your formal business relationship with those merchants generally starts with the onboarding process – getting your newly signed merchant submitted to, and […]
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 […]