Payments Industry Blog
I often write about the different attributes of the merchant portfolio which factor into the valuation of the merchant portfolio, whether you're a buyer or seller. As I have stated many times in the past, the attribute which is arguably weighted most heavily is the attrition of , and associated...
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There are a few reasons why the age of your merchant accounts are relevant to the valuation assigned to your merchant processing portfolio, residual, or ISO. As a prospective seller, you should expect that the age of the accounts will be one of the many attributes a buyer will want...
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One of the most important attributes of your merchant processing portfolio that is considered by buyers when you go to sell your merchant portfolio or merchant processing ISO is attrition. Strangely enough, this attribute is not something that most owners of merchant processing portfolios (so I have found) understand correctly. Attrition by...
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Here's a real inquiry from one of our MerchantPortfolios.com members who is a merchant level salesperson (MLS):
"I have been an agent for an ISO for about 2 years. The other day I received a note that the ISO was doing their "yearly evaluation" of which merchant accounts in their portfolio...
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For many merchant level salespeople, selling your merchant processing residual can be an eye-opening experience. You had always heard of it being done, and in most cases, that the transaction itself was relatively simple. For the most part, this is true, at least comparatively speaking as opposed to selling a...
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In making acquisitions of merchant portfolios, residuals, or merchant processing ISO’s, would be sellers must
understand what will be expected of them in terms of what buyers will request of them pertaining to due diligence. Part of any due diligence request for these types of acquisitions
will be seller’s monthly...
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For sellers of merchant portfolios and sellers of merchant residuals, there are a couple of basic things you need to know about the process involved with these types of tranactions, especially as it relates to the initial information, or due diligence request, you should expect to receive from potential buyers.
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If you are attempting to sell your ATM business, ATM route, or ATM portfolio, you should be cognizant of the drivers that buyers assess to determine valuation. This holds true for all sellers of all types of opportunities. However, when it comes to ATM properties, you should know in most...
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With a 33% minimum increase in the capital gains tax effective January 1, 2011, now is the time to consider selling your ISO or portfolio.
Now IS the time to sell your First Data, TSYS or Global ISO or merchant portfolio.
Contact us today at:...
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In the “build-to-sell” world of merchant processing ISOs, sellers assume they are building a book of business that will have buyers beating a pathway to their door when they are ready to sell. ISOs may want to re-evaluate the notion that buyers will be coming out of the woodwork to...
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