Your Square account closes November 5. What to save and settle before it does.
Square closes CBD accounts on November 5. Before then: export your customer list, reports and catalog, call about saved cards, and settle refunds and loans. Then check which products the November 12 and December 11 hemp changes touch.
November 3, 2026
Payment processor switch: The document checklist that keeps you selling
Last updated: November 2, 2026 The merchants who switch processors without losing a day of sales aren’t lucky. They’re ready.…
September 25, 2026
The MATCH List and TMF: How terminated-merchant listings work
The MATCH list and VMSS follow a merchant and its owners for five years. How listings happen, the thresholds that trigger them, and what can be undone.
The CBD seller’s calm guide to switching processors
Last updated: November 2, 2026 If you got the notice, you already know the feeling. One email, and the processor…
Shopify banned vape eCommerce. Here’s how high-risk payment processing actually works from here.
Late last month, Shopify moved to prohibit vape and e-cigarette sales across its platform in the United States, a decision…
Switching payment processors: What to map out before you move
Switching payment processors is rarely as simple as flipping a switch, and most of the friction merchants run into is…
Chargeback prevention for high-risk merchants: Strategies that work
Chargebacks are one of the most persistent and expensive operational challenges in high-risk payment processing. For merchants in categories like…
Firearms retailers: How to set up payment processing
If you sell firearms, ammunition, or accessories online, you already know the feeling: your product is legal, your business is…