When it comes to accepting credit card payments as a small business, there are many gains. Some of these benefits, as listed by Small Business Trends, includes (but is not limited to):
- 58% of small businesses are asked by customers to accept credit cards, on a regular basis.
- By 2017, credit card purchases are expected to rise to 33%.
- Meanwhile, by 2017, cash purchases will decline to 23% of the total.
Source: Community Merchants USA