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Am I required to have a separate merchant account if I will have both a storefront (face to face sales) and accept cards via mail / telephone or Internet?

April 26, 2017cards Face mail merchant account sales separate storefront

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Am I required to have a separate merchant account if I will have both a storefront (face to face sales) and accept cards via mail / telephone or Internet?

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In most cases a separate account may be required. Having a separate account does not allow for monitoring the potential risk involved in credit card transactions where the card is not physically present to the merchant. This type of business is traditionally referred to as “card not present”.