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Merchants are increasingly recognizing the advantages of eChecks or ACH transactions over traditional checks and credit cards due to significant cost savings. Electronic check conversion makes check acceptance less risky and more streamlined by turning paper checks into electronic transactions at the point of sale. This process offers benefits like lower processing costs, integration with accounting software, reduced data entry errors, and simplified reconciliation.

Businesses seeking to accept credit cards to satisfy customer demand should obtain a merchant account, which is categorized based on business type like eCommerce, retail, or mail order/telephone, influencing pricing and processing tools. eCommerce businesses require virtual terminals and payment gateways, retail uses point-of-sale terminals, and mail/telephone can utilize either. Selecting the right merchant account type is crucial for businesses to efficiently process credit card payments based on their specific sales environment.