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Your card number, digit by digit
Your card number follows a pattern. The first digit gives away the network, the last one checks your typing, and the ones in between lead back to you. The first digit: the network. A 4 is Visa, a 5... Read more
How to Send a Professional Invoice From Your Phone
The work is done, the client is happy, and the invoice is still sitting on your to-do list. If you and your client haven’t agreed on a payment date, they have 30 days to pay from when they get your... Read more
Which Merchant Category Code Does Your Business Need?
Look at your last card statement and you’ll see lunch filed under restaurants and a train ticket under travel. Those labels come from a four-digit merchant category code (MCC) that every... Read more
How to Read a Balance Sheet in Five Minutes
You probably know roughly what’s in your company account today. The balance sheet tells you the rest: what your company owns, what it owes and what’s left over. It looks like a lot of numbers,... Read more
What Is an Acquirer and How Does It Get You Paid?
If your business wants to accept card payments, you need an acquirer. Every card sale you make goes through one before the money reaches your account. What is an acquirer? An acquirer is the licensed... Read more
How Much Does It Cost to Set Up a Limited Company?
Good, the name works. You've checked it twice, said it out loud to a few people, and it's still the one. Now, how much does it cost to set up a limited company? If you register online yourself,... Read more
