{"id":11617,"date":"2025-03-12T21:19:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T21:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=11617"},"modified":"2025-03-12T21:19:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T21:19:14","slug":"how-to-accept-credit-card-payments-as-a-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=11617","title":{"rendered":"How to accept credit card payments as a business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"my-16\">\n<div class=\"ProductCard\">\n<div class=\"ProductCard-featured\">\n<div class=\"FeatureTag-container relative\">\n<div class=\"FeatureTag bg-teal-600 h-10 max-h-10 text-white flex flex-row items-center justify-center text-white gap-x-2\">\n        <span class=\"block Icon Icon--xs\"> <svg class=\"Icon-glyph\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" focusable=\"false\"><title>Badge Icon<\/title>\n<path d=\"M13.007 23.965c-.883 0-1.71-.335-2.336-.95l-.033-.033-.794-.793a1.549 1.549 0 0 0-1.095-.458H7.63a3.362 3.362 0 0 1-3.353-3.35v-1.128c0-.413-.156-.804-.458-1.095l-.782-.781a3.359 3.359 0 0 1-.023-4.736l.023-.022.782-.782c.29-.29.458-.681.458-1.094V7.548a3.36 3.36 0 0 1 3.353-3.273H8.75c.413 0 .805-.167 1.106-.458l.783-.781c1.307-1.307 3.431-1.318 4.739-.011l.793.792c.29.29.693.458 1.095.458h1.118a3.362 3.362 0 0 1 3.353 3.35v1.118c0 .413.157.804.458 1.105l.783.782a3.348 3.348 0 0 1 .011 4.735l-.794.793c-.29.29-.447.682-.447 1.095v1.117c0 .893-.346 1.73-.983 2.367a3.37 3.37 0 0 1-2.37.983h-1.128c-.414 0-.805.168-1.096.458l-.782.782a3.28 3.28 0 0 1-2.358.983h-.012l-.01.022Z\" fill=\"transparent\" class=\"icon-offset\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M9.665 22.008c.626.614 1.453.95 2.336.95l.011-.023h.011a3.28 3.28 0 0 0 2.359-.983l.782-.782c.29-.29.682-.457 1.095-.457h1.129a3.37 3.37 0 0 0 2.37-.983 3.319 3.319 0 0 0 .983-2.368v-1.117c0-.413.157-.804.447-1.094l.794-.793a3.348 3.348 0 0 0-.012-4.735l-.782-.782a1.545 1.545 0 0 1-.458-1.106V6.618a3.362 3.362 0 0 0-3.353-3.35h-1.118c-.402 0-.805-.168-1.095-.458l-.794-.793a3.354 3.354 0 0 0-4.739.011l-.782.782c-.302.29-.693.458-1.106.458H6.625A3.36 3.36 0 0 0 3.272 6.54v1.195c0 .413-.168.804-.458 1.095l-.783.781-.022.023a3.358 3.358 0 0 0 .022 4.735l.783.782c.301.29.458.681.458 1.094v1.128a3.362 3.362 0 0 0 3.353 3.35h1.118c.413 0 .804.168 1.095.459l.793.793.034.033Zm1.23-1.295-.023-.023h.011l-.771-.77a3.315 3.315 0 0 0-2.358-.972H6.636c-.86 0-1.565-.704-1.565-1.564v-1.128c0-.882-.346-1.72-.972-2.356l-.782-.782a1.563 1.563 0 0 1-.023-2.2l.794-.793A3.31 3.31 0 0 0 5.06 7.77V6.652c0-.86.704-1.564 1.565-1.564h1.118a3.36 3.36 0 0 0 2.369-.971l.782-.782a1.573 1.573 0 0 1 2.224 0l.783.782a3.314 3.314 0 0 0 2.358.971h1.118c.86 0 1.565.704 1.565 1.564v1.117c0 .893.346 1.73.972 2.367l.782.782a1.577 1.577 0 0 1 0 2.211l-.793.793a3.31 3.31 0 0 0-.973 2.357v1.117c0 .424-.167.815-.458 1.105a1.548 1.548 0 0 1-1.106.458h-1.13c-.871 0-1.732.346-2.357.972l-.783.782c-.302.29-.693.457-1.106.457-.414 0-.805-.167-1.096-.457Zm-.04-5.462h.006-.011.005Zm-.631-.257a.905.905 0 0 0 1.263 0l4.549-4.556a.896.896 0 0 0 0-1.262.898.898 0 0 0-1.263 0l-3.923 3.92-1.576-1.575a.898.898 0 0 0-1.263 0 .896.896 0 0 0 0 1.262l2.213 2.211Z\" class=\"icon-base\"><\/path><\/svg> <\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"block capitalize\">Best for online businesses that want to scale<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"w-1\"><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ProductCard-container\">\n<div class=\"ProductCard-headerContent\">\n<div class=\"ProductCard-infoContainer\">\n<div class=\"ProductCard-headerContainer\">\n                                        <!-- htmlmin:ignore --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ProductCard-header\">\n    Stripe<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>    <!-- htmlmin:ignore -->\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ProductCard-body\">\n<ul class=\"Accordion w-full\">\n<li x-id=\"['panel-details', 'heading-details']\" x-data=\"{ expanded: 0 }\" class=\"Accordion-item\">\n        <button class=\"Accordion-titleContainer py-4 px-3 sm:px-6 group sm:py-6\" type=\"button\" :id=\"$id('heading-details')\" :aria-controls=\"$id('panel-details')\" :aria-expanded=\"expanded ? true : false\" x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\" :data-outcome=\"expanded ? 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