National Merchants

Today’s consumer enjoys both the convenience and security of buying with a credit card, particularly when it comes to online purchases. Yet, as a merchant, accepting credit cards can be quite costly if you are not aware of the potentially numerous charges you can incur by merchant service providers. If you are a small-to-mid-sized business owner frustrated by the unnecessary fees involved with credit card processing, then allow the experts at National Merchants Association (NMA) to Work For You®.

Heather Petersen, Chief Executive Officer and founder of National Merchants Association, created the Association as an advocacy group for small- and medium-sized business owners in 2004. Today, National Merchants Association is the only Association in the United States working on behalf of businesses to eliminate the unnecessary and unreasonable costs associated with accepting credit cards. In addition to interchange fees, retailers also pay other charges, which can include PCI compliance fees, statement fees, customer service fees and/or debit access fees. While businesses can't eliminate interchange fees, they can avoid overpaying by having a third party group like National Merchants Association optimize their processing contracts.

National Merchants Association facilitates transactions for thousands of merchants across the globe and educates business owners about merchant services rules and regulations while reducing fees. Through the recent global expansion with offices in Canada and Europe, National Merchants Association is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing merchant processors in the world.