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USAePay and Apple’s iOS 7 Update When you update your Apple device to iOS 7, you will need to adjust your microphone in order to swipe cards with your PaySaber Jack card reader. Once you have iOS 7 installed, follow the instructions and screen shot examples below to allow the USAePAy app to access the […]

Merchant of the Month – Northwest Earth Institute We have overworked our planet. In the pursuit to improve our lives, we have risked our own survival. The result has been global warming, depletion of the ozone layer, pollution and even the extinction of certain species! Now, more than ever there is a growing awareness of […]

Where’s my money? We recently had a merchant who told us on their original application that their maximum transaction amount would be $5,000.00. Then, they ran a transaction for $60,000…yikes! Because the sale was over ten times the high ticket amount reported on their original application, this set off a big red flag in the […]

What’s New! Marketplace Fairness Act We like to keep our merchants and partners informed about rules and regulations that affect how payments are transacted, and this month we are writing about recent legislation which has already passed in the Senate and is working its way through the House called the Marketplace Fairness Act. This law […]

Support Tip of the Month – Settle Your Account Every Day Did you know there is one final step to send your daily transactions to our bank for processing after the original point of sale transaction? This final step is called “batching out” or “settling,” and is necessary in order to transmit your daily sales […]

Merchant of the Month – LocalHarvest The best organic food is what’s grown closest to you. Dharma client and partner Local Harvest is well aware of this and developed a website to help consumers find farmers’ markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food locally. LocalHarvest is America’s #1 organic and local food […]

5 Tools for Mobile Marketing Success Have you embraced mobile marketing yet? SteamFeed recently reported that 37% of internet usage in the U.S. is on a mobile device. That is a huge demographic your good cause could be missing out on if it isn’t mobile-friendly. Our friends at 4AGoodCause compiled a list of the top […]

Merchant of the Month – ECOLunchbox ECOlunchbox was founded out of a California eco-mom’s need and desire: a need for sustainable and non-toxic lunchware for her children’s school lunches & a desire to reduce lunchtime waste and our world’s increasing dependence on plastics. Chief Eco-Mom and Founder Sandra Harris says the company’s mission is to “reduce […]

Partner of the Month – Green America Since Dharma Merchant Services’ inception, our intention has been to align ourselves with organizations that have made significant contributions to educating and promoting sustainable choices that benefit people and the planet. One such organization is Green America, of which our founder has been a member for 20 years! (Even […]

Support Tip of the Month – Daily Velocity Filter Welcome to the first ever support tip of the month! As the Support Manager here at Dharma, I learn something new every day and there’s never a dull moment. Every month I will be sharing the lesson I found to be the most influential and impactful […]