I was using EMS off and on but their fee structure changed.

Anyone else I should be looking at for my gunsmithing operation?

Tony.

You have email, Tony.

The range I used to work for years ago in Winter Haven used someone the NRA endorsed.
I do not remember the name however if you are a member you may be able to call them and get some information.

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Originally posted by 71 TRUCK:
The range I used to work for years ago in Winter Haven used someone the NRA endorsed.
I do not remember the name however if you are a member you may be able to call them and get some information.

Years ago the NRA used/recommended First National Bank of Omaha.
FNBO went anti-gun a couple years ago.

Swipe Simple ,
easy to use app, they work thru Clearant,


Blue Dog cc processing is in FLA, I think, they have been calling me to switch, but I have been happy with Swipe Simple

Because of recent censorship and Cancel Culture actions of the Left, there has been a new movement by some Conservatives to create a new infrastructure known as the Parallel Economy, that is investing in and developing new social media platforms (Parler, Rumble, Truth Social etc...), new investment platforms that oppose the ESG movement, and new payment platforms that are opposed to Cancel Culture and support free speech and legal commerce by merchants.

Conservative radio talk show personality and political pundit Dan Bongino is one of the chief architects and investors in developing the platforms for the Parallel Economy movement.

Henry Rifles is one of the longtime regular sponsors on Bongino's show and he is a pro 2A guy.

As a new platform it wouldn't surprise me if there were some start-up bugs, and you may want to vet them with a little more scrutiny... but they are hungry for new business and appear to offer competitive rates to their merchants.

Parallel Economy payment system

If anyone decides to use this service I'd be interested in hearing what you think of them.

Texas is taking the lead against ESG, by now blacklisting financial companies who have ESG as part of their portfolio requirements.

Blackrock and others are now shut out from Texas Bonds. Texas under Republican leadership is protecting oil & gas companies.

This ESG stuff is Marxist, need other states to join in.

HK Ag

You have email.

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:

Parallel Economy payment system

If anyone decides to use this service I'd be interested in hearing what you think of them.

Parallel Economy (I'm not associated with nor have I used them) is just a merchant services outfit that works with gateways like Autorize.net or others. There are other merchant services outfits that are also firearms-friendly. I use one that has been great for years.

There are two components to this. The merchant service provider that you work with, and then the gateway. In many cases, you pay a monthly fee to the merchant services outfit, and then a percentage-plus to the gateway. The merchant services provider is the one that can point you in the direction of a good gateway to fit your specific business requirements.

Unless you go with something like Stripe or PayPal, you need both a merchant services provider and the gateway.

Thanks! Following up today.

Tony

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Originally posted by WaterburyBob:

FNBO went anti-gun a couple years ago.

Can you point me at anything that documents this?

FNBO sends me "you're approved!" solicitations for credit cards. If I can document an anti-gun policy, I will respond appropriately to these solicitations.

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Originally posted by steve495:

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:

Parallel Economy payment system

If anyone decides to use this service I'd be interested in hearing what you think of them.

Parallel Economy (I'm not associated with nor have I used them) is just a merchant services outfit that works with gateways like Autorize.net or others. There are other merchant services outfits that are also firearms-friendly. I use one that has been great for years.

There are two components to this. The merchant service provider that you work with, and then the gateway. In many cases, you pay a monthly fee to the merchant services outfit, and then a percentage-plus to the gateway. The merchant services provider is the one that can point you in the direction of a good gateway to fit your specific business requirements.

Unless you go with something like Stripe or PayPal, you need both a merchant services provider and the gateway.

Steve, it's been a lot of years since I last used a merchant CC service (at the operator level), and I've worked with them a couple times in a frenzied attempt to re-establish comms after a spontaneous reboot in the middle of a processing charge (NOT fun in a busy payment environment), or in working to get a payment that either failed to go through or had a duplicate charge get processed, and work to get the charge corrected.. but I've never had to set one of these payment systems up from start-up...so I greatly appreciate the time you took to explain this.

I think I more or less understand the merchant provider service side, but could you help me understand the "gateway" aspect to payment processing? Does the gateway provide the secure side to the transaction?

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by WaterburyBob:

FNBO went anti-gun a couple years ago.

Can you point me at anything that documents this?

FNBO sends me "you're approved!" solicitations for credit cards. If I can document an anti-gun policy, I will respond appropriately to these solicitations.

I don't have any links. I just remember the NRA sending me information on it and recommending not doing business through them any longer.

Edited to add:
On my tablet, complete links won't copy/paste - only the site is getting pasted.
If you search 'first national bank nra' several articles will come up.

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:
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I think I more or less understand the merchant provider service side, but could you help me understand the "gateway" aspect to payment processing? Does the gateway provide the secure side to the transaction?

I stole this from the Authorize.net website.

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A merchant account is a financial institution or bank account used by a merchant specifically for the purpose of collecting proceeds from a consumer bank account or credit card payment transactions.

A payment gateway is the infrastructure that enables you to accept credit cards and electronic check payments from websites, terminals or mobile devices. Payment gateways also provide merchants with transaction management, reporting, and billing services.

The merchant services companies - there are probably thousands of them - should help you select a good gateway plan for you based on your business requirements. Some of these merchant services companies are micro-businesses that work locally. Those are the folks who walk into your business (if you have a store front) and ask you how much you're paying in fees and they will try to get you to switch to them. They are the point of contact and should provide customer service for you.

Analogy: For home and auto insurance, you may work with a broker who provides you with information on insurance companies that may meet your needs.

PayPal, Stripe and similar businesses are really third-party processors who put all of their customers into one big merchant account.

(Note I am not an expert at all of this, and I certainly may have some of the terminology incorrect.)