High Risk Merchant Accounts

The TMF was created by Visa in 1991 as a way to track businesses that had their merchant accounts terminated.

If you've landed at this post, you probably already know a thing or two about merchant accounts, but let's review ...

If you run a business that sells products or services online, you'll need to set up a merchant account with a payment processor in order to accept credit and debit card payments.

Prepare for your financial statements to be scrutinized.

Electronic payments and credit card processing are essential to any online business, and merchant accounts are a key component of online transactions.

It's estimated that one in seven businesses are on the TMF/MATCH list.