Harley Orion joins NMA as Chief Marketing Officer
NMA is proud to announce that Harley Orion has joined as its new Chief Marketing Officer, returning after previously serving in this role in 2016. Orion is a proven executive and leader in agency, corporate and direct response marketing roles, and also a nationally recognized speaker appearing on behalf of Fortune brands on business growth […]
Aran January Joins NMA Team as Vice President of Risk & Underwriting
TEMECULA, CA – National Merchants Association (NMA) is pleased to welcome the new Vice President of Risk & Underwriting, Aran January. He brings a wealth of financial industry experience. Aran previously worked as a Director of Fraud Strategy and Operations at Green Dot Corporation, a pioneer in prepaid debit cards. He has also served in […]
How Unfair Chargeback Policies Affect Merchants During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit many merchants hard. The pandemic has slowed down the economy, closed down businesses, and prevented international travel leading to a reduction in sales. Some industries such as travel, entertainment, accommodation, events, and retail have ground to a halt with some businesses filing for bankruptcy or even closing down. But in […]
Your Complete Guide to Managed-Risk Merchant Services
As a merchant advocate and industry-leading provider of managed-risk merchant services (often referred to as “high risk”), we’re often asked for guidance by merchants on how to successfully scale their businesses while maintaining durable processing and avoiding the issues with chargebacks, reserve increases, and terminations that are so frequent with other processors. We recognize that […]
NMA Expands Sales Team with New Hires Amy Olup and Zhana Brown
TEMECULA, CA – National Merchants Association (NMA) is pleased to welcome our newest relationship experts, as we continue to scale up to support more partners and members.. With this addition, NMA expects to increase the quality of ISO Relations and new member experience. Both new additions are specialists in relationship management and have years of […]
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CBD BUSINESS OWNERS Payment Processors Can Freeze Your Revenue And Terminate Your Account At Any Moment Continue Reading… It Happens All The Time There are horror stories. CBD business owners having their payment processing deactivated overnight. If you don’t think it’ll happen to you, just ask Sara… Sara was excited to start her CBD store. […]
How NMA Benefits the E-Commerce Merchant
The worldwide lockdowns in response to COVID-19 highlighted a new way of living and doing business. Many companies went virtual, and consumer demand for eCommerce solutions surged in the aftermath. Although the lockdowns (and the related panic buying) were temporary, consumer purchasing behaviors have forever changed in response to this unprecedented event. Businesses are now […]
NMA Acquires New CFO, Jeff Socha
NMA Acquires New CFO, Jeff Socha TEMECULA, CA – National Merchants Association (NMA) is proud to announce its appointment of Jeff Socha as Chief Financial Officer. As one of the founding partners of Ark Financial Group, Jeff brings extensive experience in developing financial solutions for business owners in real estate, construction, software, and other industries. […]
The Lowdown on Load-Balancing
As rewarding as owning your own business can be, when it comes to merchant accounts, certain challenges have the potential to be catastrophic. In fact, one of the worst things that can happen to a small business is to have their merchant account suspended. That’s why some business owners do everything they can to avoid […]
Card Brand Changes are Coming. NMA Can Help!
Throughout the course of the past year, the payments industry, as a whole, has been on edge – awaiting the storm caused by the new/revised card brand rules and recent crackdowns from a few prominent regulatory bodies. Well, the storm has finally arrived. But thankfully, NMA has great news… WE’VE GOT A PLAN! Since word […]